The Associated Press
An Atlanta man is suing the Georgia Department of Driver Services,
contending that his rights were violated when the state rejected his
application for vanity plates making reference to his sexual
orientation.
James Cyrus Gilbert maintains in the lawsuit
that state officials rejected his application for the tags 4GAYLIB,
GAYPWR and GAYGUY.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports
that all three vanity plates are on the list of vanity plates banned by
the state, although the state has approved plates expressing some
political or religious expressions.
Gilbert said he wasn't asking for a plate that was vulgar or "over the top."
Representatives
of the state Attorney General's office, Georgia Department of Driver
Services and the Department of Revenue, the agency that administers
vanity plates, declined to comment on the lawsuit.