Library officials in the American state of Idaho have put the book The Joy Of Gay Sex back onto their bookshelves after a lawsuit was threatened.
A local Nampa Public Library Board voted in June to permanently remove The New Joy Of Sex and The Joy Of Gay Sex from the shelves.
The board decided the books should be stored in the director's office, making them available to the public only upon request.
However, last week the American Civil Liberties Union threatened to sue the library, claiming that by removing the books from the shelves violated the American constitution's First Amendment in regards to the freedom of speech.
The Nampa City Attorney told the library board the cost of fighting the ACLU lawsuit would run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the issue was not worth the money.
A local Nampa Public Library Board voted in June to permanently remove The New Joy Of Sex and The Joy Of Gay Sex from the shelves.
The board decided the books should be stored in the director's office, making them available to the public only upon request.
However, last week the American Civil Liberties Union threatened to sue the library, claiming that by removing the books from the shelves violated the American constitution's First Amendment in regards to the freedom of speech.
The Nampa City Attorney told the library board the cost of fighting the ACLU lawsuit would run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the issue was not worth the money.
So the book is back where it belongs, on the shelfs for all to see. Now all boys and girls can try to figure out how to do the position on page 112.
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