First it was the whole Roy Moore fiasco. Whether you agree or not with placing the Ten Commandments in a Federal building, the fact is that the U.S. District Court told him to take it out. He refused. Obviously, it was removed. And so was he. Read about it here.
Then on Election Day, voters said No to Amendment 2, which removes segregation-era language from the state's Constitution. Yeah. Amazing. Here's the thing, though - Moore campaigned against Amendment 2, saying it would "allow judges to increase taxes for education." Sigh. Fortunately a recount has been announced since in the final tally the Amendment only lost by .13%.
And now, State Rep. Gerald Allen, R-Cottendale has introduced a bill to "ban novels with gay characters from public libraries, including university libraries." From the article:
Allen said that if his bill passes, novels with gay protagonists and college textbooks that suggest homosexuality is natural would have to be removed from library shelves and destroyed.
"I guess we dig a big hole and dump them in and bury them," he said.
Books affected would include The Color Purple, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Brideshead Revisited.
I love this quote:
Ken Baker, a board member of Equality Alabama, a gay rights organization, said Allen was "attempting to become the George Wallace of homosexuality."
Read the article here.
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