ACLU sues Davis School District over removal of book about family with same-sex parents
"Utah is home to thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults, many of whom are proud parents raising children in our communities," said Valerie Larabee, Utah Pride Center executive director. "Relegating this book to the shelves behind the librarian's desk stigmatizes the book and every child that wants to read it."
The lawsuit calls for all copies of the book to be returned to library shelves and made accessible to students under the same criteria of any book at comparable reading levels.
The lawsuit also seeks a permanent injunction prohibiting Davis School District from removing similar books in the future and a declaratory judgement that the district may not rely on the state's sexual education law to restrict access to library materials.
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Why am I so scared of same sex realtionships? Easy, because it's sin. No different than if my son just robbed a bank, I would love him but not approve of his sinful behavior. You pass a law that makes it legal and expect God fearing people to More..
This lawsuit is more proof that America is under attack from a vast conspiracy of left-wing extremists who are determined to destroy traditional marriage. Indeed, the left now seeks to indoctrinate even elementary students with anti-family views.
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you can believe what you want (no matter how repugnant I find comparing gays to robbing a bank) but you do not have the right to impose those views on the rest of the community. No one forces your child to read this book and More..