Mother Fil Police Report over "Gay" Book High School Library

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

This Book is Gay, by Juno Dawson, is one of seven that have been pulled om circulatn by the Dearborn Public Schools system after parents objected to their ntent.

The book, a semi-tobgraphil novel, tells the story of Ain, a biracial queer boy at Boy Suts summer mp who is stgglg wh his sexual orientatn and his Catholic relig upbrgg, and who is equently bullied for his appearance and effemate behavr by other boys monstratg toxic mascule behavr, cludg directg homophobic slurs at Ain, and who spend their time tryg to prove to each other who is more manly.

Butler also wrote a Facebook post railg agast This Book is Gay, the book she reported to the Dearborn Police, cg ncerns over chapters that talk about how to jo datg apps and how to talk to or bate people who intify as Christian, Mlim, or Orthodox Jews and who hold relig views opposg homosexualy. “The book qutn is lled This Book is Gay. Butler said she felt This Book is Gay was “so graphic I felt I had to make a police report about .