Idaho man wants
The Joy of Gay Sex pulled from local library

A Nampa, Idaho, man is trying to have The Joy of Sex and The Joy of Gay Sex pulled from the local library's shelves. After Randy Jackson was alerted to the books' presence by the 15-year-old son of a friend, he asked the Nampa Public Library board on two occasions to have the books removed, and both times he was denied, the Associated Press reports. Now Jackson is appealing to the Nampa city council, which took no action on the matter Monday but urged the library board to reconsider its decision to keep the books at its next meeting in June. In the past the board has unanimously opposed removing the books, with board chairman Sharon Brooks saying the decision was "based on the principle of freedom of information rather than that book," according to the AP. "We want to be a neutral provider for both a social and political role, to meet the needs of a diverse group of in our community," Brooks told a local paper, reports the AP. "We are open to working with the public, with the council." (The Advocate)