Morning Stories, a weekly podcast of stories from ordinary folks, aired Heal this book in December 2005. This podcast is about an art exhibit that the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) did with books that had been damaged by a homophobic and misogynistic patron. From the transcript: This person used the card catalog and did [...]
Posts Tagged ‘homophobia’
Heal this book: reversing vandalism
Posted in public library, tagged art, homophobia, mutilation, vandalism on October 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Minister Polak, I’ve got my eye on you
Posted in censorship, LGBT, school libraries, tagged bc politics, book banning, children's books, homophobia on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was surprised to hear that BC Premier Gordon Campbell named Mary Polak to his cabinet as the Minister of Healthy Living and Sport. Whenever I hear her name I remember that she was the the Surrey School Board Chair who supported banning three kids picture books that had representations of gay and lesbian parents: [...]
