Georgia students defend right to express anti-gay opinions

An anti-gay marriage editorial in a Georgia high school newspaper which calls homosexuality a "reproductive error" has stirred up controversy, with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporting that some students said they were "shocked" and complained that "it could hurt people's feelings."

However, other students and representatives of the school defended the right of the paper to publish a variety of opinions. "Everybody's opinion's going to offend somebody," said one student. "I mean, if that's the case, then you can't publish anything."

A school district spokesman explained that principals do not have a right to censor the paper and that "it would have to be something that was obscene or could cause a disruption at school or riot" before action could be taken.

The following video is from CNN.com, broadcast on October 3, 2007.



