The American Library Association (ALA) is being asked to include books on coming out of the homosexual lifestyle.
The American Library Assocation annually celebrates Banned Books Week (BBW) the last week of September. The Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX) plans to capitalize on what they see as an opportunity. Regina Griggs, executive director of PFOX, says, "Books about leaving homosexuality are censored in most high school libraries, although gay-affirming books for youth are readily available." She continues: "For example, Charlie Makela, supervisor of library services for Arlington County, Virginia, public schools, rejected P-FOX's donation of ex-gay books although she accepts books from gay groups. Ms. Makela is also the chair of the ALA Supervisor's Section of the American Association of School Librarians. "Shouldn't the ALA enforce its own diversity policy?" Griggs asks. "Ex-Gay books are also not made available in many community public libraries." According to the ALA website, "Intellectual freedom – the freedom to access information and express ideas, even if the information and ideas might be considered unorthodox or unpopular – provides the foundation for Banned Books Week." Judging by the ALA's own practices, books containing ex-homosexual themes are unorthodox and unpopular enough to not deserve any shelf space. Apparently they are bad enough to be banned even during BBW. PFOX urges ALA to stop censorship and urges citizens to raise the question with their local public and school libraries.
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