In the US a ban on gay websites have been lifted for a school district in New Jersey. The Vineland city's school district recently disabled a filter that has been blocking its students from visiting websites related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.
The filter was so restrictive it even kept Vineland High School junior Justin Rodriguez from doing research on Harvey Milk, one of the country's first openly gay elected officials.
It isn't clear how long the filter has been in place, but the district removed it March 31 following complaints from students and staff, and days after the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey filed an Open Public Records Act request seeking documents on the matter.
"Frankly we feel filtering based on LGBT content is discriminatory and against the law," said Jeanne LoCicero, deputy legal director for the state's ACLU chapter. "Hopefully other districts will look at this situation and follow Vineland's lead."
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