Missouri school apologizes for censoring gay teens' yearbook quotes

[TexasTowelie]

A school district outside Kansas City censored lighthearted quotes by two openly gay students in their senior yearbook. The district later apologized. Photo courtesy Human Rights Campaign-Kansas City via Facebook

Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A Missouri school district said administrators censored lighthearted yearbook quotes by a pair of gay students celebrating their sexual orientation because they could have "offended" other students.

The students, Joey Slivinski and Thomas Swartz, each selected quotes expressing their sexual orientation to appear beneath their senior portraits.

The quote Slivinski submitted read: "Of course I dress well, I didn't spend all that time in the closet for nothing."

Swartz's quote was: "If Harry Potter taught us anything, it's that no one deserves to live in the closet."

Read more: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/08/19/Missouri-school-apologizes-for-censoring-gay-teens-yearbook-quotes/9891503184761/

[madaboutharry]

1. My bet is on a couple of

fundamentalist homophobic board members were the ones offended. People can be such jerks.

In my opinion, that was a violation of the students' free speech.

[Phoenix61]

2. They should apologize

What they did was offensive as hell. There was nothing wrong with either of those statements. Talk about a missed teaching moment.

[SWBTATTReg]

3. Welcome to MO!

I do admire these two kids for putting their remarks down on paper...takes courage to do...

The school administrators showed a cowardly streak in not supporting their students here.