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Carr, Mary M.; Greever, Barbara C. – Library Journal, 1995
Discusses steps taken by the Idaho Library Association to defeat an antigay ballot initiative by means of a coordinated, statewide public relations campaign. The ballot, known as Proposition One, would have violated First Amendment rights and caused library materials to be censored to determine whether they addressed homosexuality. (Author/JKP)
Descriptors: Censorship, Discriminatory Legislation, Freedom of Information, Freedom of Speech

Foerstel, Herbert – Emergency Librarian, 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
VanMeter, Vandelia L. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1991
Describes results of a nationwide survey of elementary and secondary school library media centers that examined their holdings on AIDS, child abuse, family violence, homosexuality, and incest. Topics discussed include accessibility through subject headings, whether the topics are covered in the curriculum, and how difficult it is to find…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Abuse, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education
Schneider, David G. – 1998
This paper reports on a study in which a select bibliography of gay fiction was compiled and checked against the catalogs of the public libraries in Franklin County, Ohio, in order to determine the collection extent and whether catalog subject access is provided for these works. Results show that the percentage of checklist titles held by each…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Cataloging