Well, fuck.
Via Index for Free Expression, emphasis mine:
The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed a resolution that would ban books on gay families from the children's sections of public libraries.
The measure does not have the power of law but calls on Oklahoma libraries to "confine homosexually themed books and other age-inappropriate material to areas exclusively for adult access and distribution." The resolution's sponsor, Republican Sally Kern said that the vote shows public libraries that they must aware of the "values that our state upholds". Kern called one book, King and King, "obscene". King and King tells the story of Prince Bertie who searches for love among eligible princes before falling for Prince Lee. "This isn't censorship, because I'm not asking that they be thrown away, be burned. I'm asking that they just be put in with adult collections and then if a parent wants their child to see a book like that they can check it out," Kern said.
Yeah, we certainly don't want children stumbling across Heather has Two Mommies all on their own. Christ on a crutch.
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