Jun 16, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Public libraries in southern U.S. states have begun stocking gay-friendly books, and this has launched intense debate in local communities.
Louisiana State Rep. A.G. Crowe (R—Slidell) recently wrote a resolution urging librarians to keep books with gay-friendly content away from kids. According to an article by Jake Tapper and Clayton Sandell, Crowe took action after one parent complained when his child brought home a copy of "King & King" from the local library.
The book for preschoolers, published by San Francisco's Ten Speed Press, is about a prince who falls in love with another prince.
"When a book of a very bizarre nature, a very offensive nature, is found in a library in an area that would be considered very conservative, this tends to raise some eyebrows," Crowe told ABC News. "It certainly goes against our family values that we so treasure here in Louisiana."