this is what we need to do as parents because we know there is a statistic that gay, lesbian, bisexualsgeneraler questioning children are four times more likely to commit suicide versus heterosexual children, and that's without the harassment. when you throw the harassment in, those children are at risk and the thing that we need to do is to be there for them every step of the way, for all of our children, for gay, lesbian, bisexual chifrn and so on. i think sometimes there is a prejudice where they say, well, the kid is gay, let the community deal with it. >> that's my question. particularly around the issue of civil rights. even as an african-american community we often think about civil rights only as black people. even if we're talking about black people, some are gay, lesbian, transgender. if they're in school being harassed on the basis of gender or sexual identity, we have to have the same sense of urgency, right? >> well, it's a little more complicated than that. we don't hold jurisdiction over sexual orientation. but as in the case of wilhemina's son -- they're not considered

the league has since added language to the rules clarifying that bisexual and transgender players arewelcome to compete. now to a story about just how far the government and students can push a religious school away from the core beliefs. correspondent shannon bream reports the heart of the matter is birth control. >> student says the school is providing conflicting information about whether or not the student health insurance plan covers contraceptives and turned away women trying to obtain prescriptions for them. >> she has arranged guerilla birth control clinic to operate seven hours one block away from the law school campus. >> it may need to be ongoing thing. we may need to hold it every semester. >> a fordham spokesman said -- >> the fordham conflict is playing out at other catholic universities who publicly expressed concern. the regulation stemming from the new federal healthcare law will force them to cover contraception in employee and student healthcare plan. some said if forced to, they will drop the insurance coverage altogether. the obama administration works to finalize

i am a member of the harvey milk lesbian, gay, bisexual, transbay genschetrench center c. we are opposed. parks first of all are for people and other living things. so now astroturf and i share the previous testimony regarding the kromchrome rubber. there is a danger to children and animals. with the astroturf, we will not sit on upkeep. it will commit the city two years of repair and replacement costs and the press itself will be much lower upkeep in terms of preservation. why switch grass for astroturf? the stadium lighting. this will only increase the level of lead pollution on the coast which is something of great concern. generally in urban areas. our part should be a resource for all. as the last two speakers have said, it was created to have a balance between the urban environment and nature. this was true of william hammond hall and john mclaren's vision. also the desire to make san francisco a distinctive place by providing both for its residents and for the nation in place, a distinctive and beautiful place to recreant within the city. the city as part of our inf

applause] tom amiano, who has been a historic figure and trailblazer, coming from the lesbian, gay, bisexualansgendered community. [applause] also, our newest elected official, supervisor cohen, with her election last november at age 32, is the youngest african-american ever to be elected to the board of supervisors. [applause] she is now san francisco's highest-ranking elected official who is african-american, one of three women on the 11-member body, and the only african- american on that 11-member body. let me read -- since we are short on time -- the letter from the united states senator, dianne feinstein. it reads, "dear mrs. colvin, it is a pleasure for me to join your friends, family, and colleagues in recognizing you for all the work you have done in the fight for civil rights. thank you for dedicating your life to the cause of equality. you have given so much to this country. when you refuse to give up your bus seat on march 2, 1955, it ignited a spark within montgomery, alabama, that helped begin the process of change. the landmark united states supreme court case that eventually e

repeal divided the military when a year ago president obama lifted the ban on gays, lesbians and bisexuals serving openly. now soldiers from grunts to top brass, even u.s. marines have embraced the law. so far, no reports of incidents like hazing or gay bashing. behind front lines at large bases like bagram airfield, groups of gays and lesbians meet publically. a coffee hour unheard of only months ago. >> is it easier to be a soldier? >> definitely. just knowing you won't be kicked out or have difficulties because of what you say. >> reporter: 13,000 gays were discharged during don't ask, don't tell. the old stigma runs deep. half of this group of gays asked to conceal their identity, worried about reaction among peers. but hundreds, perhaps thousands of gay soldiers have posted their own coming out videos on youtube, often to their own families. >> dad, i'm gay. >> reporter: this phone call home by airman randy phillips based in germany to tell his parents he's gay went viral. more than 5 million hits. erin jones, a navy petty officer now tells anyone who asks that she's lesbian. >> i alw

diplomats abroad to "promote and protect" the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender individuals. secretary of state hillary clinton said religious and cultural objections to homosexuality should not trump basic human rights. there was also mixed religious reaction to the administration's stand on the plan b morning-after pill. the food and drug administration was preparing to allow sales of the drug without a prescription to girls under 17. but health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius unexpectedly stepped in and said girls under 17 should not be able to buy plan b on their own. >>> the u.s. supreme court refused to intervene this week in a legal battle over whether a new york city church can hold religious services afterhours in a public school. the bronx household of faith sued the new york board of education, hoping to overturn a citywide ban on religious groups using public schools for worship services. the ban was upheld by a federal appeals court, although it was not enforced while the case was moving forward. now that the supreme court has declined to get invo

clinton followed up by criticizing nations who criminalize gay behavior or tolerate abuse of gay, bisexual or transgender people. >>> in the race for the republican presidential nomination, newt gingrich has a sizable lead in iowa just four weeks before the state's primaries. a cbs news/new york times poll shows the former house speaker with a double-digit lead over mitt romney and ron paul. and there is something of a surprise when you look deeper into the numbers. we'll have more on that part of the story ahead on the "cbs evening news with scott pelley." >>> 70 years ago tomorrow, japan bombed american ships at pearl harbor hawaii and the united states entered world war ii. survivors are gathering at pearl harbor it mark the anniversary of a day that will live in infamy. only 26 managed the trip year. there aren't many left. almost 2400 people died in the attack most sailors on board the battleships. >> these people stood between us and destruction. they gave their lives willingly. >> their bravery will be remembered and honored tomorrow in hawaii. >>> they seem to be popping up all ove

. >> that actually requires schools to incorporate the history and movements of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people into their social science instruction. >> reporter: in the workshop, educators got tips on how to address students and parents who may have concerns about the law. >> the law leaves it totally up to local schools to decide how to think it best fits into their plans. >> reporter: this year, he is teaching his own workshop on overcoming bullying. he says helping others is part of the healing process. >> when you help someone out, you're going to help like yourself out as well and kind of like you've taken responsibility. >> reporter: in san francisco, ali racemous, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now to the race for the white house. and at this hour the front runners for the republican nomination are going head-to- head in iowa. tonight's debate just got underway. it is the first debate with newt gingrich at the top of the polls. he faces former front runner mitt romney as well as rick perry, rick santorum and ron paul. this is the first of two final debates in iowa. the

repeal divided the country when a year ago president obama lifted the ban on gays, lesbians and bisexuals serving openly. now soldiers from grunts to top brass, evene u.s. marines have embraced the law. so far, no reports of incidents like hazing or gay bashing. behind front lines at large bases like bag ram airfield, groups of gays and lesbians meet publically. a coffee hour unheard of only months ago. >> is it easier to be a soldier? >> definitely. just knowing you won't be kicked out or have difficulties because of what you say. >> reporter: 13,000 gays were discharged during don't ask, don't tell. half of these worried about reaction among peers. but hundreds, perhaps thousands of gay soldiers have posted their own coming out videos on youtube, often to their own families. >> dad, i'm gay. >> reporter: this phone call home by airman randy phillips based in germany to tell his family he's gay went viral erin jones now tells anyone who asks that she's lesbian. >> i always felt like a part of me died every time i had to say, oh, my boyfriend, oh, this guy i have been talking to when i di

i'm talking about gay lesbian bisexual and transgender people human beings born free and given bestowed equality and dignity who have a right to claim that which is now one of the remaining human rights challenges of our time. all right so i think that they this is wonderful that we're saying that now hey everybody else guess what we think that this also counts as human rights or sexual orientation but we can't even get people in this country we can't get the entire republican party to feel that way which is really frustrating to me in the t.v. show about this is not going to be popular among republicans but i just i think it's . i i appreciate hillary going out and saying that and i support her and her efforts but i think it looks so hypocritical when we're going out and talking to other countries about how this is a human right a civil right and then back here at home every candidate wants a constitutional amendment. to make marriage between only a man and a woman one of them being right quick segue into our next story rick perry seems like he's clearly on the last leg of his campaign

. >> that actually requires schools to incorporate the history and moments of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. >> the law leaves it totally up to local schools to decide how it best fits into their lesson plans. >> reporter: this year he is teaching his own work shop on overcoming bullying and says helping others is all part of the healing process. >> when you help someone out, you will help yourself out as well. you take and receive. >> reporter: in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a san francisco tradition involving roving bands of people all dressed up in santa claus outfits is in full swing. this was the kickoff of the santa conbar crowl this afternoon. 1,000 santas strong. organizeez say it's a good excuse for people to wear holiday garb. since it began 17 years ago in san francisco, the event has now spread to cities nationwide. >>> and one of those cities is the big apple, where santas hit the streets in force today. jolly folks in red suits fanned out across new york city. organizers said santa con is non-denomination, no one commercial, nonsenseic

yet but that's it for the ladies they swing both ways what can we say yes or no such thing as a bisexual penguin i don't know good i like your take on this because i immediately thought that that means i was going to take this to say that you can be cured of your homosexuality because everybody. i mean you want to own as there is a pos this is they're probably out and i think they're meeting doesn't mean that they're bonded you know maybe had a tighter bond with pedro or whoever broke back march of the penguins are you. right now i like very well speaking of newt gingrich eventually like zoos he also likes all kinds of. stuff which mitt romney made fun of him for recently. we can start with this idea to have a you know call me that would minerals from the from the moon i'm in favor of spending that kind of money to do. i'm proud of trying to find things that give young people reason to study science and technology and telling them someday in their lifetime they could dream of going to the moon they could dream of going to mars. are you guys ever think progress put together a nice little

. >> they were saying she was a lesbian and bisexual and she had aids and was spreading it. >> her attempted suicide in 2008 her mother has been leading an education campaign called the amanda network to prevent teen suicide and bullying. >> for every one suicide that the kid dies, there is hundred kids that attempt. >> it about hundred parents and children attended the candlelight vigil at the candlelight methodist church. they received writes bands, purple, they donated to the anti-bullying campaign and took a pledge to stop bullying when they see it. >> this is the third candlelight vigil for amanda. when i asked her how long she was going to keep it up, she said as long as it takes to stop bullying and stop the suicide. >>> coming up next, huge target on the back of newt gingrich during last night's republican presidential debate. was anybody able to steal the spotlight in iowa? look at this invasion of santas in the bay area. why thousands were in san francisco. you can see >>> this morning political pollsters and ordinary people are critiquing the fireworks at gop presidential debate i

international human rights day, secretary of state hillary clinton urged the world to see gay, lesbian, bisexual transgender individuals as fellow human beings whose sexual orientation is genetics, not of choice. >> we need to ask ourselves how would it feel if it were a crime to love the person i love? how would it feel to be discriminated against for something about myself that i cannot change? >> in a men ran dumb, president obama ordered the state department and usaid to use foreign aid where possible to have equality for the lbgt sits. i am deeply concerned about the violence and discrimination for lgbt persons around the world. whether it's passing laws that criminalize the lgbt status, beating individuals for joining the peaceful pride celebrations or killing, men, women, children for their perceived sexual orientation. >> first and foremost, it will continue to raise the profile of the lgbt issues internationally. in many countries, 80 countries it's still the fact that it's criminalized for lgbt people to be who they are. >> the u.s. embassies and the department of the homeland security

a 14-year-old girl who told reporters that she is bisexual and challenged the candidate rick pero hisopenly in the military. the audio is difficult to understand, but she asked why you want to deny their freedom when they are fighting and dying for your right to run for president. he said this is about my faith. he believes serving open low in the military is "not good public policy." >> newt gingrich's wife calista took mitt romney by tweeting two slams. one read mitt's money never sleeps. though i personally don't mind it, but it won't play well in ohio. her other retweet about romney's appearance read poor romney. he is a sound byte candidate. he was pulled from his back and he spewed consultant-approved candidacy. get ready for sarah palin's alas alaska. will new season will shoot after the 2012 election and air on tlc. . [ both laugh ] ♪ ♪ ♪ everyone believes in keeping their promises once a year. but we believe in helping people take steps to keep them every single day. that's why every day we help people across the country get into their first homes. prepare for a comfortable r

. >> they were saying she was a lesbian, bisexual, that she was pregnant, and that she had a.i.d.s. and was spreading it. >> since her attempted suicide in november, 2008, her mother has been loading an educational campaign called amanda network to prevent teen suicide and bullying. >> for every one suicide that a kid dies, there's 100 kids that attempt it. >> about 100 parents and children attended the candlelight vigil for amanda at the campbell united methodist church. they received scarves and wrist bands in her favorite color, purpose he will. -- purple. this is her third candlelight vigil for amanda. when i asked her how long shield keep it up, she said as long as it takes to stop bullying and stop tone age suicide. abc7 news. >> coming up next, a huge target on the back of newt gingrich during last night's republican presidential debate. was anybody able to steal the spotlight in iowa? and an evasion of santas in the bay area. why thousands were in san francisco. why settle for a one-note cereal? ♪ more, more, more... get more with honey bunches of oats 4 nutritious grains co

should be cred alongside how other countries deal with the rights of people who are lesbian, gay, bisexualr trans gendered. we have never done anything like this before in our history, saying that issue of rights and protection for that group of people should be considered along side foreign aid. secretary clinton's speech on the issue similarly was the first of its kind. i've never heard anything of its kind before. >> gay rights are human rights and gay rights are human rights. it is a violation of human rights when people are beaten or killed because of their sexual orientation. or because they do not conform to cultural norms about how men and women should look or behave. it is a violation of human rights when governments declare it illegal to be gay. or allow those who harm gay people to go unpunished. >> to the leaders of those countries where people are jailed, beaten or executed for being gay, i ask you to consider this -- leadership by definition means being out in front of your people when it is called for. it means standing up for the dignity of all your citizens and persuading

this rule that is requiring schools to teach in, quote, the role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexualricans in the development of california and the united states. they have groups children learn about and they're adding lessby yab, gay, bye sexual into those groups. >> as long as the kids are learning reading, writing and everything else, i guess the more you can teach them, better? >> yeah. we'll see what happens. some controversy, you've heard of this kind of thing. in new hampshire, requiring parental notification for a minor who wants to get an abortion or that minor can seek to get a court order. sometimes there are parental consent laws. this is a parental notification law. a minor has to make sure that a parent is informed. >> gee, thanks. you're a parent. you have to sign a waiver for the parent to sign a school, yet there are a lot of states who say a child can make this monumental decision and go through this by themselves without letting you know. >> the governor first vetoed it, saying there should be an exception for rape, incest. but that was ultimately overrode. >>> on

laws for 2012, public schools will be required to teach about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender americans. utilities such as pg&e will have to add automatic shutoff valves to their gas lines. openly carrying a handgun will be illegal. companies will be required to disclose efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from their supply chains. >>> about 10 million people including many members of the military will have to find new drugstores to fill their prescriptions. on the consumerwatch, julie watts explains it's because of a battle between walgreens and express scripts. customers are caught in the middle. >> reporter: this affects people who have health insurance and get their drugs through the pharmacy benefit manager express scripts. that company and walgreens are severing their relationship next week and a lot of people are warning it's going to hurt. for larry, the possibility of losing access to walgreen's pharmacies is one big headache. >> puts us in a tough spot. >> reporter: the director of san francisco's third largest health insurance provider say

you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, be who you want to be. that's quite all right. inspired by the drag community there, gay community there as well as elton john, grace jones, madonna. so these concerns are very close to her heart. >> want to play a clip of the president talking about his meeting with lady gaga at a human rights campaign din fler october. >> i also took a trip out to california last week where i held some productive bilateral talks with your leader, lady gaga. she was wearing 16-inch heels. she was 8 feet tall. it was a little intimidating. >> toure, what do you see as the politics of this? when you see lady gaga doing a network thanksgiving special, she seems to be going in a certain kind of way, there's nothing more main stream than thanksgiving network special. at the same time, she seems to retain renegade status. >> i mean, you're right, she is retaining both those things by doing a sort of, by playing a gayish role even though she is straight. she takes these th from the gay community and does it on this national stage. but this is the bigges

signed this pledge to strengthen families, but yet they're leaving out all of the lesbian, gay, bisexualilies in the country. >> and you will apparently not be working for your brother's re-election. or election. he's not been elected before. >> right. i have never worked on a campaign and i sincerely doubt anything would change between now and anytime in the future for me to be working. >> you did favor president obama's election last time and will be working for his re-election or supporting his re-election this time? >> absolutely. i don't think there is, you know, any, any discussion that needs to be had, you know, specifically about, you know, lgbt issues and issues of equality. between president obama and anyone who happens to win the gop nomination. >> how often do you see newt? >> you know, every now and then. a few times a year. >> and how uncomfortable is it for you to discuss the personal elements of your relationship with your brother publicly like this? >> well, you know, it was a decision at first, you know, to do it. what i saw was a real opportunity i think to educate, yo

new laws for 2012, public schools will be required to teach about the contributions of lesbians, bisexualsnsgender americans. >>> pg&e will have to add -- human trafficking from their supply chains. >>> students busted for drugs on a ski trip to utah have all returned home to the bay area. the teens were found with a massive collection of illegal drugs and alcohol in elco, nevada, but not a single arrest was made. police admit a similar drug bust happened last year with the same trip organizer. police kept the stash of drugs, but chose not to cite anyone. students we spoke with say sex, drugs and drinking are nothing new on these trips. >> oh, yeah, definitely a lot of partying. >> some kids do it. you can't not notice it. >> not the drugs so much as more just like some drinking. >> and it's not clear yet if any of the students will face disciplinary action from the schools. >>> one bay area educator question whether this is a case of selective police enforcement. in a letter, she asks the elco police department if this had been a group of more inner city youth or youth from a different et

washey were saying she was a lexa bisexual, pregnant and she had aides and was spreading it. >> since the attemptedss in december 2008, he mother has been leading a campaign called the amanda network, to prevent teenss and bullying forks for every one suicide that the kid dies there's 100 kid that attempt it. >> 100 parents and children attended the candlelight villagele and received scarfs and wrist bands in amanda's favorite color purple and took a pledge to stop bullying when they see it. >> this is the third candlelight victimle for amanda when i asked her how long she will keep it up, she says as long as it takes to stop bullying and stop teenage suicide. >> magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook mexico tonight. it was so strong that it shook mexico city more than 100 miles away from the epicenter. the usgs says the quake was 40 miles deep and centered 26 26 -- there were no reports of deaths or injuries. >> the global tide of unrest is rising up in another country 50, thousand russian took the streets streets of moscow demanding the end of the rule of vladimir putin and the current syst