PBS Pulls Kid's Show Episode which contained lesbian Couples

[KaliTracy]

January 26, 2005
Official Criticizes a PBS Cartoon
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (AP) - Education Secretary Margaret
Spellings denounced PBS on Tuesday for spending public
money on a cartoon with lesbian characters, saying
many parents would not want children exposed to such
lifestyles.

The episode of "Postcards From Buster," which has not
yet run, shows the title character, a bunny named
Buster, on a trip to Vermont, a state that recognizes
same-sex civil unions. The episode features two
lesbian couples, although the focus is on farm life
and maple sugaring.

A PBS spokesman said late Tuesday that the nonprofit
organization had decided not to distribute the
episode, "Sugartime!," to its 349 stations but that
the Education Department's objections were not a
factor in that decision.

{emphasis mine}

If you haven't already, please write or call letting them know how you feel about this (if you have an opinion on it, of course).

[Hollowkatt]

1. Well, then

I'd have to insist that Arthurs parents not be pictured either as that could scar the psyche of any gay children :D

[K-W]

2. God forbid we expose children to reality.

Pun intended.