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From: Norma Jean <nsawicki>
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 15:51:03 -0500
In the Summer 2005 issue of the newsletter published by The National Coalition Against Censorship which I received today, the state legislature in Oklahoma has passed a resolution advising public libraries to remove all
"gay-themed books, including picture books, to the adult section." The resolution is non-binding but the sponsoring legislator has threatened to withhold funding from non-complying libraries. "Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and some in Congress have joined the bandwagon, with similar legislation in the works."
In Pasadena, Texas a parent's complaint about Judy Blume's Forever resulted in the book's removal from all school libraries in the district. In northern California, a 6th grader was charged with sexual harassment (!!!) for bringing her copy of Forever to school to lend to a friend. The matter was dropped when The National Coalition Against Censorship intervened.
On a different subject, The American Society for Aerospace Science will not allow Iranians and citizens of other "embargoed nations" to publish papers or attend future conferences under their auspices despite the lifting of such bans by the Treasury Department's Offices of Foreign Assets Control. The Institute claims it is banning such exchanges for security reasons; Iranian scientists have strongly protested. Norma Jean
Received on Sat 09 Jul 2005 03:51:03 PM CDT
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 15:51:03 -0500
In the Summer 2005 issue of the newsletter published by The National Coalition Against Censorship which I received today, the state legislature in Oklahoma has passed a resolution advising public libraries to remove all
"gay-themed books, including picture books, to the adult section." The resolution is non-binding but the sponsoring legislator has threatened to withhold funding from non-complying libraries. "Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and some in Congress have joined the bandwagon, with similar legislation in the works."
In Pasadena, Texas a parent's complaint about Judy Blume's Forever resulted in the book's removal from all school libraries in the district. In northern California, a 6th grader was charged with sexual harassment (!!!) for bringing her copy of Forever to school to lend to a friend. The matter was dropped when The National Coalition Against Censorship intervened.
On a different subject, The American Society for Aerospace Science will not allow Iranians and citizens of other "embargoed nations" to publish papers or attend future conferences under their auspices despite the lifting of such bans by the Treasury Department's Offices of Foreign Assets Control. The Institute claims it is banning such exchanges for security reasons; Iranian scientists have strongly protested. Norma Jean
Received on Sat 09 Jul 2005 03:51:03 PM CDT
