![]() ![]() “We do see some references to a character admitting they had sexual intercourse when they were a minor,” Rawal said. ![]() Lawn Boy is about an underserved student overcoming an incredible amount of obstacles.” “Gender Queer is a beautiful story about someone figuring out their gender identity. “We’re really tired of our rights being attacked for political points,” Rawal said. “It’s not a simple pornographic book that we just want in the schools for fun, this is actual lives we’re dealing with here.” Rawal and Sellars say they’ve read both books and feel some have misjudged what’s in the book. The letter was spearheaded by Aaryan Rawal and Frankie Sellars, both part of the Pride Liberation Movement, a group of students who are working to combat the mental health crisis among queer young people.įrom Fox 5 News (lightly edited for clarity): The books, which were pulled from shelves for reconsideration, are being defended by over 400 students in the district who sent a letter to the Board demanding they be reinstated. Parent Stacy Langman, who has, in the past, challenged drag storytimes in Fairfax County, took to the school board late last month to complain about Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison and Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer. Students Protest Book Challenge in Fairfax County, Virginia The screen shots below are one list from one website, but give a sense of why the same titles appear over and over: Google a few of the book titles and you’ll find them. I won’t be linking to them, but they’re easy to find. It’s a small handful of the same books over and over, too, as curated by groups who maintain these lists, alongside talking points and language to use in order to bring about the challenges. If you’re seeing a flood of stories about books being pulled from shelves or outright banned from classrooms and libraries, you’re not imagining it. Follow her on Instagram All posts by Kelly Jensenīefore the school year began, I noted this would be a fall of book challenges. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. She's the editor/author of (DON'T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. ![]()
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