From: Nancy Silverrod <nsilverrod>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:21:28 -0700

Not all gay youth come from straight parents, though most do. But that's a good indication that homosexuality is not a LIFESTYLE or a CHOICE, or influenced by one's upbringing, but most likely something one is born to. And most siblings of gay people who grew up with straight parents are straight.

 

The point, though, is that how any of us feel about homosexuality--or a variety of other issues, personally, should not influence how we evaluate literature, or whether or not we should make it available. There are well-written, and poorly-written books on any topic, and what I think we should be looking for is quality and authenticity.

 

Nancy Silverrod, Librarian

San Francisco Public Library

100 Larkin St.

San Francisco, CA 94102

415U7D17

nsilverrod at sfpl.org

 

 

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind. -James Russell Lowell, poet, editor, and diplomat (181991)

 Message----From: Lbhcove at aol.com [mailto:Lbhcove at aol.com] Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 10:19 AM To: Subscribers of ccbc-net Subject: Fwd: [ccbc-net] missing GLBT materials

 

Just a reminder about gay youth:

 

All of them came from STRAIGHT parents!

 

LBH
Received on Thu 23 Jun 2005 01:21:28 PM CDT