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Quincy Creates First-Ever LGBTQ Commission, Though Mayor Doesn’t See Point

Matthew McDonald

Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch refused to sign a bill the city council passed creating a commission designed to serve the interests of homosexual, bisexual, and transgender residents, saying it's unnecessary and potentially divisive.

"I am not suggesting that a community of our size would not benefit from advocating for greater tolerance and acceptance," Koch said in a letter to the city council, according to the Patriot Ledger. "It is my belief that we are better served when we seek to find common ground rather than advance opportunities for divisiveness."

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‘Comprehensive’ Sex Education Curriculum Has Some Worcester Parents, Students Up In Arms

Matthew McDonald

Worcester parents and students clashed over a so-called comprehensive sex education curriculum for middle school students during a school committee meeting Thursday night.

Designers of the curriculum, Making Proud Choices!, say it's designed to help kids avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases "by abstaining from sex or using condoms if they choose to have sex."

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