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It's as I always suspected...Reading makes you gay...

(Tulsa, Oklahoma) Two days after Oklahoma lawmakers passed a resolution telling publicly funded libraries that books written for children about gay families should be placed in Adults Only sections, Tulsa libraries have moved the books from "impressionable eyes".

Oklahoma libraries do not have special Adults Only sections so, the Tulsa libraries have created a special section called the "Parenting Collection".

The decision is an about face for the Tulsa City-County Library system.

Immediately after Tuesday's vote in the House (story) Tulsa City-County Library CEO Linda Saferite told a local TV station that the library planned to continue shelving children's books with gay themes in the children's section.

"The library represents all points of view," Saferite said Tuesday. "And, the parent decides when it is appropriate for them to share books with their children."

But, on Thursday, after pressure from some local politicians Saferite announced the library had changed its mind.

"It is a balancing act," Saferite said. "And, the recent chain of events caused us to question if there was a better way to house these materials."

The furor over gay-themed books arose when an Oklahoma City mother became upset when her child brought home "King and King", a children's fairy tale book about a prince who falls in love with another prince.



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