Old school book ban and burning....

It's being reported in The Birmingham News that a state lawmaker is trying to ban gay books. In summary: "An Alabama lawmaker who sought to ban gay marriages now wants to ban novels with gay characters from public libraries, including university libraries... A bill by Rep. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, would prohibit the use of public funds for 'the purchase of textbooks or library materials that recognize or promote homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle.' Allen said he filed the bill to protect children from the 'homosexual agenda'... When asked about Tennessee Williams' southern classic 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof,' Allen said the play probably couldn't be performed by university theater groups. Allen said no state funds should be used to pay for materials that foster homosexuality. He said that would include nonfiction books that suggest homosexuality is acceptable and fiction novels with gay characters. While that would ban books like 'Heather has Two Mommies,' it could also include classic and popular novels with gay characters such as 'The Color Purple,' 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' and 'Brideshead Revisted'... The bill also would ban materials that recognize or promote a lifestyle or actions prohibited by the sodomy and sexual misconduct laws of Alabama. Allen said that meant books with heterosexual couples committing those acts likely would be banned, too. His bill also would prohibit a teacher from handing out materials or bringing in a classroom speaker who suggested homosexuality was OK, he said. Ken Baker, a board member of Equality Alabama, a gay rights organization, said Allen was 'attempting to become the George Wallace of homosexuality'..." So, if you look at an earlier post of mine on the bible, you'll realize that the senator's ban includes the bible as well! Hot.