After phback, 'This Book is Gay' go before school board

Contents:

• DO A TAMPA SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOK TEACH ABOUT GAY INTERURSE?
• ‘THIS BOOK IS GAY’ IS BANNED AT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLS
• HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOL BOARD VOT 4-3 TO REMOVE 'THIS BOOK IS GAY' OM MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARI
• 'THIS BOOK IS GAY' REMOVED FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL BY SCHOOL BOARD
• HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS BANS ‘THIS BOOK IS GAY’
• HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD REMOV “THIS BOOK IS GAY” AFTER 7-MONTH BATTLE
• AFTER 2 FAILED CHALLENG, HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOL BOARD TO LE ON ‘THIS BOOK IS GAY’

DO A TAMPA SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOK TEACH ABOUT GAY INTERURSE?

The Florida Standard reported that Pierce Middle School offered "a book promotg gay sex – cludg stctns on how to e 'hookup apps. "This Book Is Gay, " a book wh sectns that teach and advise kids about anal sex, oral sex, and hookup apps, is available to be checked out by stunts at Pierce Middle School Tampa, Florida. 1, 2022, rears asked whether a book teachg about gay sex was available on the shelv of a public middle school library Tampa, Florida.

‘THIS BOOK IS GAY’ IS BANNED AT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLS

As of the wrg of this story, we n report was te that thor Juno Dawson's book, "This Book Is Gay, " was available on the shelv of the Pierce Middle School library Tampa. One of the chapters that appeared to receive the most attentn the reportg om The Florida Standard and om social media ers was tled, "Chapter 9: The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex. The fact that they didn't also teach you what same-sex upl do is nothg ls than stutnalized homophobia.

HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOL BOARD VOT 4-3 TO REMOVE 'THIS BOOK IS GAY' OM MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARI

Is there somethg icky about gay sex? 'The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex'. We verified that all of the pag did e om Dawson's book, "This Book Is Gay.

Acrdg to onle library data for the Florida school district, we were able to nfirm that two pi of "This Book Is Gay" were ed part of Pierce Middle School's library selectn.

"This Book Is Gay" showed up three lol schools, cludg Pierce Middle. " PkNews | Latt Lbian, Gay, Bi and Trans News | LGBTQ+ News, 30 Apr.

'THIS BOOK IS GAY' REMOVED FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL BY SCHOOL BOARD

This Book Is Gay. "Book on Hookup Apps, Gay Sex Available Tampa Middle School Library. TAMPA — “This Book Is Gay, ” a nonfictn book that offers guidance to LGBTQ+ youth, will no longer be available at any Hillsborough County middle a 4-3 vote Tuday, the school board cid to ban the tle as appropriate for children as young as 11.

Audience members listen as the Hillsborough County School Board hears arguments Tuday for and agast makg the book "This Book is Gay" available at district middle schools.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS BANS ‘THIS BOOK IS GAY’

Speakg to the board, she strsed that she was not attemptg to mount a polil battle, but rather to get the book out of the hands of middle school and district mte found that materials like “This Book Is Gay” don’t troduce stunts to the ncept, but serve as a nonfictn alternative to classmat and the ter that n clarify sometim dangero nearly filled the boardroom to discs the book and whether to take away om schools. This book is a way for gay kids to see that. “If ‘This Book Is Gay’ vlat (state law), so do the Bible, ” Perez said, urgg the board to ensure that tn of children be enuraged the board to uphold the district review and evaluatn procs that has been place for years and adher to state law, and to keep md the needs of all children.

More than 60 people spoke Tuday morng durg the public ments portn of a Hillsborough County School Board special hearg regardg the removal of the book "This Book Is Gay. "This Book is Gay" is the first text to go before the Hillsborough County School Board for approval. Only a handful have so far been support of “This Book is Gay” durg the public ment perd.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD REMOV “THIS BOOK IS GAY” AFTER 7-MONTH BATTLE

'This Book is Gay' has bee a ntroversial tle at Pierce Middle Tampa. Pete, FLSafety Harbor, FLLutz, FLClearwater, FLFloridaTop Natnal NewsSee All CommuniTAMPA, FL — Overlg the cisn of two review mte, the Hillsborough County School Board voted to remove the book, "This Book is Gay, " om the middle school media centers, after parents filed a challenge to the book beg available at the Pierce Middle School library. "School board member Jsi Vghn agreed, notg the book even addrs abstence and warns rears agast certa behavrs such as lookg for partners on the gay datg app, Grdr.

" She said the book, "This Book is Gay, " is too sexually explic and wouldn't be allowed the classroom, therefore, shouldn't be allowed the school library.

" Two stunts om Leto High School speakg at Tuday's meetg noted, however, that no one is beg forced to read "This Book is Gay. A non-fictn book offerg guidance to LGBTQ+ kids lled “This Book Is Gay” is beg pulled om Hillsborough County middle schools after the unty’s school board voted 4-3 Tuday to ban the book. Tuday to review a challenge to the book, "This Book is Gay, " now available on the shelv of the Pierce Middle School media center.

AFTER 2 FAILED CHALLENG, HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOL BOARD TO LE ON ‘THIS BOOK IS GAY’

"This Book is Gay" is among a number of books that would be eligible for removal om school library shelv if the bill is approved, said the Florida chapter of the Amerin Civil Liberti Unn. Dawson, who has wrten several books alg wh LGBTQ issu, said she wrote "This Book is Gay" 2015 as a way to help young people who are begng to explore their sexualy unrstand what's happeng to them and how they n navigate the bumps the road on their way to sexual matury.

"There's a long-nng joke that, after 'g out, ' a lbian, gay guy, bisexual or trans person should receive a membership rd and stctn manual. " A former teacher, Dawson said she wrote the book to provi adolcents who are qutng their sexualy or realizg that they are gay factual answers to their qutns, answers they uldn't get om their parents who might not unrstand what they're experiencg.