Salem Keizer school district in Oregon has been in hot water after parents discovered that a pornographic book, Gender Queer, was available in the school library. The school formed a special committee, headed by a woman named Suzanne West, to determine if the book should be removed. Wests job description reads: Crafting and developing strategies that support the districts movement to become a more anti-racist and anti-oppressive school system.
The committee voted last week to keep the book, which well get into. But first, take a look at some of the explicit content found in Gender Queer:
Its no surprise that parents have been outraged at the committees decision to keep this pornographic book available for their children. We obtained a copy of an email Suzanne West sent to one concerned parent. The email provided official statements from committee members regarding their decision and they are so unbelievably insane, you have to read them yourself:
Poster Comment:
Gay porn illustrations available at link. Decided not to upset folks at 4um.