-
PublishedJanuary 27, 2023
Turner-based school board keeping ‘Gender Queer’ in high school library
A controversial book about gender and sexual identity will remain available to students at Leavitt Area High School after a 5-3 vote by Maine School Administrative District 52 directors.
-
PublishedNovember 11, 2022
Controversial books to stay in Spruce Mountain High School library
Regional School Unit 73 directors voted to keep 'Gender Queer' and 'White Fragility' on the shelves after hearing many comments on both sides of the argument over whether the books' content was appropriate for a school library.
-
PublishedNovember 10, 2022
Two contested books will stay in Spruce Mountain High School library
Regional School Unit 73 directors voted to keep 'Gender Queer' and 'White Fragility' on the shelves.
-
PublishedOctober 28, 2022
Appeal filed to remove controversial books from Jay high school library
A committee previously reviewed the books and recommended they stay in the library.
-
PublishedSeptember 12, 2022
Parents plan to address gender identity education at RSU 9 meeting
The concerns to be addressed at the board of directors meeting are with a poster about gender identity hanging in the window of the guidance counselor's office at Mt. Blue High School.
-
PublishedSeptember 1, 2022
Farmington bookstore participating in ‘Gender Queer: A Memoir’ giveaway
Devaney, Doak and Garrett Booksellers in downtown Farmington has partnered with Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance to offer teenagers and educators free copies of "Gender Queer: A Memoir" following its ban from the Dirigo High School library in Dixfield.
-
PublishedAugust 24, 2022
Want to borrow ‘Gender Queer’ from your local library? You may have to get in line.
As of Wednesday, nearly all of the copies of the graphic novel were either checked out or in the process of being checked out from libraries across Maine.
Gender Queer
advertisement