Alabama library flagged a children's book because the author’s last name is 'Gay' (www.nbcnews.com)
A public library system in Alabama flagged a children’s picture book as potentially “sexually explicit” because the author’s last name is “Gay.”...
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A public library system in Alabama flagged a children’s picture book as potentially “sexually explicit” because the author’s last name is “Gay.”...
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