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Samantha Lock

'Hate is not a family value': book ban protesters erupt

Protesters are calling on Cumberland City Council not to ban books featuring same-sex parenting. (Paul Braven/AAP PHOTOS)

A suburban Sydney council chambers has become the battle ground for two warring groups after a decision to ban books featuring same-sex parenting.

Two groups of about 100 each gathered outside the Cumberland City Council building in Merrylands on Wednesday night, one calling for the book to be returned to library shelves and the other arguing its content amounted to a moral sin. 

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