2 Guys and a Chick Set Off Loudoun Library Dispute

[davidinalameda]

I LOVE this headline!

:rofl:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/16/AR2008021600749.html?nav=rss_metro

A children's book about two male penguins that hatch and parent a chick was pulled from library shelves in Loudoun County elementary schools this month after a parent complained that it promoted a gay agenda.

The decision by Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick III led many parents and gay rights advocates to rush to the penguins' defense. Many say that the school system should not have allowed one complaint to limit children's literary choices. Some are calling for an overhaul of the book review policy. Besides, many say, what could be wrong with a book about penguins?

The book is based "on a true story . . . of what happens in the animal kingdom," said David Weintraub, director of Equality Loudoun, a gay rights organization. "It's about the joy of being part of a family. These penguins love each other. They take care of each other."

The book, "And Tango Makes Three," by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, draws on the real-life story of Roy and Silo, two chinstrap penguins at the Central Park Zoo in New York. It also appears to make a point about tolerance of alternative families.

[qb]

1. Science is evil... I guess that's what their problem is.

Homosexuality throughout the wild kingdom is well-documented. There is a tribe in South America where homosexuality is the primary form of sexual expression. Children are conceived in heterosexual rituals.

These people just don't want to accept the fact that homosexuality is natural. (I've been reading "The Homosexual Matrix" by C.A. Tripp, published in 1975... notable in that it treats homosexuality as a normal expression of human sexuality. I especially enjoyed the chapter "The Origins of Heterosexuality").

[hulklogan]

2. I bought a copy to donate to my local public library

since at least two copies have already been stolen by fundagelical fascists.

[davidinalameda]

4. what a wonderful idea!

[DarkTirade]

3. Because as we all know

reality has a liberal bias.