The LA Times has a Story on some books in CA. They say officials pulled 10 biographies of gay people from the shelves of a junior high campus. The ACLU cries censorship, while the school officials that pulled the books say the books reading level was too high for Orangeview students, and that the books presented a safety hazard because students who checked them out might be harassed by other students.
How\’s that for a nifty excuse?
The books are part of a series called \”Lives of Notable Gay Men and Lesbians\”.
\”We all know why these books have been banned,\” Matthews said. \”The books were banned because they had a positive statement to make to kids about gay and lesbian people. The books were banned because of deep-seated prejudice.\”
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