“Multiple educator committee members shared examples of how students in middle schools hear and learn about the concepts addressed in the material online, through media, and from classmates,” said a district report about the process. The next step was a districtwide committee, which in February voted 8-3 in favor of keeping it. She also found that another chapter, “The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex,” is too graphic in its depictions of sex acts.įollowing her initial challenge, a committee at Pierce voted to keep “This Book Is Gay” on the shelves. Although there are pages explaining precautions young people should take to avoid exploitation, Ascroft said, “To me, that’s just dangerous. One of them, titled “Where to Meet People Like You,” instructs readers in how to use apps such as Grindr to find partners.
It helps them feel more accepted and not alone.” “It helps kids who are exploring and questioning. “I think the book as a whole is a positive thing,” she said.
Ascroft said she heard about the book during a televised school board meeting, where members of the Moms For Liberty organization frequently read explicit passages from school library books to make their point that the selection process is inadequate.Īscroft said she read author Juno Dawson’s entire book, as is required in the challenge process.
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