I feel bad that this issue is eating in people so much. The rejection itself is probably the worst part of it. Whether or not you actually checked out the books for they were banned, the idea that people were targeting these books were very specific reason in which they don't like anything "gay" (as they say when being polite), causes emotional trauma. Now I did check adult themed books from the public library when Iwas in elementary school. My reading level was always unusually high. Would I go back in time and not check them out? No. I learned about complex social ideas and real world problems. It was worth it.
I can’t help feel like there needs to be a lawsuit brought up over these discriminatory practices. Has the ACLU chimed in any at all on these book bans?
I am particularly bemused by DeJarnett's stance on all this. He has at least one immediate family member who is in a same-sex marriage. Maybe it's all politics, but I can't help wondering how it affects his relationship with that relative.
Re: politics or not -- We are more inclined to think it's propaganda over politics. When you fall for far right-wing talking points, the discrimination is baked in to the bottom, not the top layer.
I feel bad that this issue is eating in people so much. The rejection itself is probably the worst part of it. Whether or not you actually checked out the books for they were banned, the idea that people were targeting these books were very specific reason in which they don't like anything "gay" (as they say when being polite), causes emotional trauma. Now I did check adult themed books from the public library when Iwas in elementary school. My reading level was always unusually high. Would I go back in time and not check them out? No. I learned about complex social ideas and real world problems. It was worth it.
I can’t help feel like there needs to be a lawsuit brought up over these discriminatory practices. Has the ACLU chimed in any at all on these book bans?
The ACLU has their finger on the pulse. :)
I am particularly bemused by DeJarnett's stance on all this. He has at least one immediate family member who is in a same-sex marriage. Maybe it's all politics, but I can't help wondering how it affects his relationship with that relative.
Re: politics or not -- We are more inclined to think it's propaganda over politics. When you fall for far right-wing talking points, the discrimination is baked in to the bottom, not the top layer.
Jason Waters also has a gay brother, and I'm sure other board members have LGBT family members whether they are aware of it or not.