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KNOXVILLE, TN (Times Free Press) -- Get ready, University of Tennessee at Knoxville officials, the fire is coming fast and furious from social conservatives and at least one state lawmaker following Fox News Radio's airing of a story about students' upcoming "Sex Week."

The April event, funded to the tune of nearly $20,000 through university money and student fees, features a lesbian bondage expert and a campuswide hunt for a "golden condom," according to a story on the conservative website Campus Reform, from which Fox News Radio got wind of the matter.

In a posting on his website, Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, said, "I just sent this letter to my fellow members of the education committee.

"After reading this article ... and another in FOX NEWS verifying this same story, I think it is well in order for us to reconsider our actions [passing the UT budget on Wednesday] and would like to make that motion so UT can either verify or deny publicly these incredible allegations.

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