Maine PBS Station Ponders Airing Buster's 'Gay Episode'

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Officials of Maine Public Broadcasting Network expect to decide this week whether to air an episode of a children's program starring a cartoon rabbit that became a focus of controversy because it features lesbian parents.

PBS dropped plans to distribute the half-hour episode of "Postcards from Buster" nationwide following objections from U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings. Instead, individual stations will decide whether to broadcast the episode.

About 25 members of the public spoke at a meeting Saturday of MPBN´s Community Advisory Board that featured colliding views about same-sex marriage, the role of public broadcasting and what constitutes appropriate material for children's television.