After pressure from LGBT groups, Klobuchar supports anti-bullying bill

Sen. Amy Klobuchar has signed on to support Sen. Al Franken’s Student Non-Discrimination Act. Klobuchar has faced criticism in recent weeks for not supporting key LGBT bills, including a repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, a resolution condemning Uganda’s “kill-the-gays” bill and an initiative to allow same-sex partners to sponsor each other for immigration purposes.

As the Star Tribune reports, Klobuchar was not one of the original 22 cosponsors of the anti-bullying bill but eventually added her name after pressure from the Family Equality Council, a national group that is backing the legislation.

“We’re hopeful Sen. Klobuchar signs onto [the bill] on behalf of the 3,000 kids being raised by same-sex couples in Minnesota and the nation’s one million LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender] families raising about two million children,” said FEC spokesman Kevin Nix on Thursday.

Klobuchar added her name later that day.