The council said most tombstoners were between 14 and 19-years-old and the associated anti-social behaviour included underage drinking, foul language and violence.
In a way, the language issue has become like the anti-abortion or gay marriage issues in the United States: every politician has to make their statement on the issue to define which camp he or she belongs to.
They were close, but a group of anti-abortion Democrats were holding out, hoping to get a vote on the stricter abortion language written last year by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI).
The league has partnered with the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network and the Ad Council on an ad campaign addressing homophobic language and has worked with the gay rights advocacy group GLAAD on initiatives to address anti-gay bullying and other issues.