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August 24, 2006

Not Worthy

Webster Schools have decided to pull Rainbow Boys, a book about gay teen life, from a  reading list after parents complained.  Apparently, a few moms and dads got the vapors when they saw that the book was part of the  summer reading program

Never mind that little Johnny only has to pick two books from the hundreds of choices, or that he can choose another book by filling out a "permission to read off-list" form.  The unadulterated homosexuality of Rainbow Boys polluted that list by its very presence.  It was getting gay all over the place, and it had to be stopped!

I guess life is worth living in Webster -- if you're straight.  If you're gay, well, not so much.