Wisns middle school featur 'This Book is Gay' library, stirrg onle outrage | WLUK

Contents:

• WISNS MIDDLE SCHOOL FEATUR 'THIS BOOK IS GAY' LIBRARY, STIRRG ONLE OUTRAGE
• CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR

WISNS MIDDLE SCHOOL FEATUR 'THIS BOOK IS GAY' LIBRARY, STIRRG ONLE OUTRAGE

In a ntemporary moment marked by the risg tis of neoliberalism, fascism, xenophobia, and homo- and cis-natnalism, they approach kship as both a horizon and a source of vlence and possibily. Rightwg activist Bernard Gaynor applied to the board earlier this year to review the classifitn of Genr Queer by non-bary wrer Maia Kobabe, a graphic novel-style memoir about genr ’s ph follows the footsteps of nservative activists the US, who have shown up drov to school meetgs and mand the book removed om the US, Genr Queer is the most challenged book librari. However, Gaynor and his supporters appealed agast the cisn and the board sought submissns on the classifitn om the an opn released on Thursday, the review board said Genr Queer warranted to keep this classifitn bee “the ntent of the publitn is jtified ntext, is appropriate for s tend dience of people who are terted the thor or terted the subjects of genr inty and asexualy, and has a posive tone and character as well as many layers of posive msagg” review board found the pictns of sex and nudy the book were jtified the ntext of a nonfictn memoir scribg the thor’s lived board noted that the M ratg would advise the public that the book may offend some sectns of the adult muny and may not be suable for younger the review, the board was flood wh more than 500 submissns both for and agast the book, forcg to lay makg a cisn for several more weeks until Thursday.

“The book is highly pornographic, ” Gaynor told Ne March. ”Gaynor said on Friday he was seekg legal advice on the week Big W removed om shelv the sale of Wele To Sex, a sex tn and nsent book aimed at adolcents, after a social media mpaign agast the book led to staff beg abed attempted boytt of the book has rulted a boom sal and has subsequently sold out on former US print Barack Obama this week labelled ph to ban books om librari by the Amerin right as “profoundly misguid”. 'Livg two liv' and 'blendg ': Reproductive cizenship and belongg the parenthood narrativ of gay men 13.

Interracial gay partnerships post-apartheid South Ai: The 'journey' of a heterosexual rearcher 14.

CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR

He has also served on several boards and mte, cludg the Natnal Coaln for Gay and Lbian Equaly and the Lbian and Gay Equaly Project.

He is a -founr of the Durban Lbian and Gay Centre (wh Nonhlanhla Mkhize and the late Ronald Louw).

He is a -thor of The untry we want to live : Hate crim and homophobia the liv of black lbian South Ains (wh Nonhlanhla Mkhize, Jane Bent & Relebohile Moletsane, HSRC Prs, 2010). Illiberal Homonormativy and Transcultural Queer Polics Q Dadao 735.