While the book has been challenged by other schools for its sexual content, author Brent Hartinger of Tacoma said this is the first time he's heard it challenged on the chat room issue. UNIVERSITY PLACE DISTRICT BANS NOVEL ABOUT GAY TEENSĪcting on a parent complaint, University Place schools Superintendent Patti Banks has removed a novel about gay teens from district library shelves.īanks said her decision had nothing to do with the theme of homosexuality in "Geography Club." Instead, she was alarmed by the "romanticized" portrayal of a teen meeting a stranger at night in a park after connecting with that person - who turns out to be a gay classmate - through an Internet chat room. Today's article is behind a free-subscription firewall, so I'll quote some of the article here: (On Tuesday, the newpaper will hopefully print my essay response!)
Today the s#t hit the f #n in the form of an article on the front page of the daily newspaper. Last week, I wrote how GEOGRAPHY CLUB had been banned at a school district in my hometown. For those of you just joining us, I am the author of a gay teen novel, GEOGRAPHY CLUB, and its sequel, THE ORDER OF THE POISON OAK.
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