Re: Great Britain's Most Banned Poem


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Posted by jerry on November 26, 1996 at 16:24:44:
From 134.68.84.12

In Reply to: Great Britain's Most Banned Poem posted by Ernest Slyman on November 08, 1996 at 17:41:29:

: Censorship in Britain

: This poem by James Kirkup has been
: banned by the courts from publication in
: Britain

: (On the grounds of blasphemy, so please don't read
: it if that's likely to upset you.

: James Kirkup poem 'The Love That Dares To Speak Its Name'

Wasn't it Voltaire that said, 'I may disagree with what you say
but will fight to the death your right to say it'
I'm afraid this stretches it to the limit for me.



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