The next time you use words like these, think about what they really mean.

We don't communicate in full sentences anyway. We don't need all those words.

Hate language in the school hallways is huge. These students are too often the target of name-calling, violence and worse.

Every American child deserves the strongest protections from some of this country's most horrifying crimes.

When you call someone a 'fag,' it identifies them with a group, a group that in today's climate is open to harassment. So by calling someone a 'fag,' you are giving yourself and the people around you the license to either damage this individual verbally or physically.

If even one family can avoid getting that phone call, in the middle of the night, because of this legislation, it would be well worth it.