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I thought this was over last year when a town court judge dismissed the charges, but Ulster County Court Judge J. Michael Bruhn reinstated the charges earlier this year, ruling that the criminal case against West was not about the constitutionality of gay marriage, but whether West lived up to his oath of office to uphold the law. (365gay.com)
State Rep. A.G. Crowe, R-Slidell, has filed legislation calling on all public libraries to remove books that feature same-sex parents or gay characters from the children's book sections and confine it "exclusively for adult access and distribution."
"King and King" is a picture book for little kids. Kids and parents look for picture books in the picture book section. The only way kids from LGBT families are going to find these books is if they especially ask for them, outing themselves in what is clearly a not tolerant community. This isn't fair.
Also, when the books don't circulate because nobody knows to look for them in these weird sections, I bet they use the low circulation statistic to justify not buying additional ones.
A few mornings ago, over breakfast, I looked to my right, and our awful little cat was squatting and peeing right next to the dining table. We'd finally found a solution-- clean gym clothes. Apparently, he doesn't like to pee near clean gym clothes, so we just line the floor with the clothes, in the places he uses instead of his litter box. But experimented and took them away! Pancakes and cat pee are a bad combination.
"What's a library, dad?"
"Oh, it's just a place where homeless people come to shave and go BM."
- Chris and Peter in Peter Griffin: Husband, Father...Brother?
As Homer Simpsons says, "It's funny because it's true."