BOSTON — A funny thing happened on the way to the Senate's vote to pass legislation enacting comprehensive public school sex education when it became apparent that content that will be taught to children as young as 12 in Bay State classrooms is purportedly too randy to be discussed among adults inside the Senate chambers.
The telling incident occurred Thursday afternoon during consideration of an amendment pertaining to healthy relationships. State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry (D-Dorchester) took the microphone and proceeded to deliver a passionate series of remarks regarding the importance of teaching young people about respecting the opposite sex, and adopting a "yes means yes" standard.
The president of the Massachusetts Senate announced Thursday afternoon that another state senator was out of line when she used a common slang term for oral sex while making a speech from the floor.
Apparently, state Senator Linda Dorcena Forry offended the decorum of the Senate when she used such language while discussing the proposed sex education bill.
