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Thursday, June 9, 2005

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Gay History Books Cause Debate in Oklahoma Public Schools
06.08.05

By Ross von Metzke

O(klahoma City, OK) — The Oklahoma City public school district is facing a potential battle over a pair of books, and the subject for debate is familiar to city residents.
Members of the Oklahoma City gay community prepared to offer two books at a scheduled school board meeting Monday night, but a planned public forum on the matter was canceled. The books are intended for high school libraries and focus on major events in American history.

Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked The Gay Revolution, a book by David Carter, focuses on the Stonewall riots, widely believed to the the start of the LGBT rights movement.

The second book, Lost Prophet: The Life And Times of Bayard Rustin by John D'emilio, is a biography of a gay man who was an important leader in the black civil rights movement of the 1960s.

The proposal comes just weeks after a major controversy at the Oklahoma City Library Commission meeting, where the placement of gay themed books in the children’s section sparked widespread debate. A recent resolution passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives asked state libraries to move the books to an adult section.

One of the books' supporters, Joe Quigley, said he doesn't think the focus should be on the sexual orientation of the subjects. Instead, he said, the books should be considered for their educational value.

“If somebody's in a relationship, whether it's a heterosexual or a homosexual relationship, it's mentioned — but that's not what (the books) are about,” Quigley said. “It's about the people who are involved in these historic events.”

Members of Oklahoma City's gay community purchased the books on their own and bought enough to distribute to all Oklahoma City high school libraries. Board members were expected to consider the proposal with public input on Monday night, but the forum was unexpectedly postponed.

Now, supporters of the book will have to campaign for its approval at the board's June 20 meeting. They said they hope to get the books placed in libraries by summer so that students will have access to them in the fall.

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