“The nature of Rick and Oliver’s love is completely open to interpretation. But for the sake of this forum, let us assume that they are, in fact, gay. What, then, are the grounds for complaint? We are told that having a book with two gay characters is ‘inappropriate’—but what does that really mean? And, just as important, what does that say to our students? I will tell you: It says that being gay is inappropriate. It says that it is shameful. It says that it is something you become instead of something that you are. It sends the message that if you don’t read about it, it will go away. It
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