Those protesting this say it sends a damaging message to the LGBTQ+ community, that is reeks of homophobia and transphobia. 40 teachers union members protested outside the school, two school governors' resigned, teachers have walked out with staff shortages leading to the school having to close. The fact this has caused such a furore at the school is frankly bizarre. The archdiocese also made this comment: "Literature that insults the faith, which in the case of Mr Green’s book was a highly sexualised re-writing of the Lord’s Prayer, understandably causes offence to many Christians, and as such has no place in a Catholic school." 'In such circumstances, we have no alternative but to affirm our unequivocal and well-known theological and moral precepts and to act in accordance with them.'
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Simon Hughes, who told the school to cancel the visit had this to say, and I quote: ''From time to time materials or events emerge for consideration that fall outside the scope of what is permissible in a Catholic school. This is a Catholic School, after all, for goodness' sakes - what did they expect when they were signing up for the job? It is wrong to force the school to close and for children to lose their education because they don't like the fact that children will not get to hear about the quote 'queer stories' from this author. I'm sure they're well written, I'm sure many young people have resonated with them, the author would not be as successful as he is if this were not the case.īut here's where I draw the line - these teachers going on strike over the fact this author is not allowed to come in to discuss his LGBT books are completely, unequivocally wrong. Now, I have not read these books so I can't speak to their plotlines in detail.Īnd I have absolutely nothing against these book, or this author per se. Heartbreak boys - the story of two newly dumped gay male teens who essentially team up to make their exes jealous and get over their heartbreak.
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His works include 'Gay Club' - a novel about a group of queer teens,Īlex in Wonderland - a book about a young boy who falls for a another boy who has a gilrfriend- a play, of course, of Alice in Wonderland. Simon James Green has written 12 books for children and young adults focused around LGBT+ characters. Teachers at a Catholic boys school have gone on strike after religious leaders in the borough cancelled a talk by a gay author, who was due to give a talk on his LGBTQ-themed books.