Conflict and Compromise over Homosexual Literature.

Foerstel, Herbert

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ERIC Number: EJ493413

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Publication Date: 1994

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Conflict and Compromise over Homosexual Literature.

Foerstel, Herbert

Emergency Librarian, v22 n2 p28-30 Nov-Dec 1994

Discusses the censorship of school and public library materials dealing with homosexuality. Topics addressed include social pressures; conservative critics of homosexuality; examples of requests for limited access or removal of materials; and purchasing additional materials to represent other points of view as a more positive solution. (LRW)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Conservatism, Criticism, Elementary Secondary Education, Homosexuality, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection, Library Materials, Public Libraries, School Libraries, Social Influences

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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