WELL SAID:
"When I set out to find more LGBT titles, I turned to my school’s library. Honestly? It was pathetic. There was not one single LGBT novel. But oh, of course the librarian went out of her way to buy books about gangs, drugs, and teen pregnancy. Like, for real, the people who actually do care about gangs, drugs, and teen sex sure as hell don’t read–they’re too busy (note: gangs, drugs, and teen sex. Yeah, they’re going to interrupt all that fabulous action to sit and read a good novel!). When I asked her about it, she replied, 'This is a school library. If you are looking to read inappropriate titles, go to a book store.' Uhm, how in the hell is LGBT YA lit 'inappropriate'?........."The world needs more librarians who serve the purpose of finding the right book to put in the right person’s lap. Not librarians who think that they can decide what’s 'inappropriate' and what’s not, based on their personal prejudices,"
pens Brent, 15, and the lad even has his own book blog.
The teen is on a crusade to see that gay characters are stocked in local libraries.
"When I set out to find more LGBT titles, I turned to my school’s library. Honestly? It was pathetic. There was not one single LGBT novel. But oh, of course the librarian went out of her way to buy books about gangs, drugs, and teen pregnancy. Like, for real, the people who actually do care about gangs, drugs, and teen sex sure as hell don’t read–they’re too busy (note: gangs, drugs, and teen sex. Yeah, they’re going to interrupt all that fabulous action to sit and read a good novel!). When I asked her about it, she replied, 'This is a school library. If you are looking to read inappropriate titles, go to a book store.' Uhm, how in the hell is LGBT YA lit 'inappropriate'?........."The world needs more librarians who serve the purpose of finding the right book to put in the right person’s lap. Not librarians who think that they can decide what’s 'inappropriate' and what’s not, based on their personal prejudices,"
pens Brent, 15, and the lad even has his own book blog.
The teen is on a crusade to see that gay characters are stocked in local libraries.
KUDOS TO GAY YOUTHS LIKE BRENT!!
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