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Did Sarah Palin Seek to Ban Gay Book?

By Michael Crawford

You may have heard the reports that as mayor of Wasilla Sarah Palin considered banning books from the local library. Now the traditional media is finally picking up on the story. Among the book she may have looked into banning was Pastor, I am Gay by former PFLAG regional director Reverend Howard Bess.

Palin, now the Republican Vice-Presidential nominee, was elected mayor of Wasilla in 1996 with strong support from the Wasilla Assembly of God. The Assembly of God is well known for preaching anti-gay rhetoric from the pulpit.

Good Morning America aired this investigative report into the controversy:

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2 Responses to “Did Sarah Palin Seek to Ban Gay Book?”

  1. queerunity Says:
    September 13th, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    either way she is clearly pro-censorship
    http://queersunited.blogspot.com/

  2. LGBT for Obama .com » Palin Book Banning Controversy Heats Up Says:
    September 14th, 2008 at 1:01 pm

    [...] information is coming out about Palin and her quest to ban books from the Wasilla Library during her time as Mayor. A New York Times article details disturbing information about Palin’s [...]

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