Madison County Public Library administrators were asked to go over a list of potentially “sexually explicit” books to be moved from the children’s and young adult section to the adult section. The majority of these books were about the LGBTQ community. At least one was added to the list because the author’s last name is Gay.
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“See, it’s not really censorship because…” is an argument anyone should be ashamed to make. Conservatives never have a problem with Mein Kampf in any context.
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So then are you suggesting that it’s totally ok to remove a book from the children’s section because the author’s last name is “Gay”? Because that’s what this entire post is about.
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Hiding children’s books from children at the behest of bigots kinda defeats the purpose of having children’s books. It’s effectively a ban, which is why you’re defending it.
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So you support book bans and want to call them something else.
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Gender Queer was never intended for children. It is aimed at adults and young adults.
The NEA recommended it on a list of books for educators and some people misinterpreted this (perhaps purposely, since it acts as really nice fuel for the fear fire) as being recommended for children.
It is not, nor was it ever, a children’s book. And should not be in a children’s section. At the youngest, it could be in the YA section (depending on a local library’s discretion).