About books on gender roles: People are going through puberty at 14, and this is when questions about gender come up in a very pressing way. If you're trans, yo

About books on gender roles: People are going through puberty at 14, and this is when questions about gender come up in a very pressing way. If you're trans, you might be disturbed by these changes and want some background information. So it's actually correct for books about gender to be in the school library. I can't endorse a particular book ("Gender Queer"), of course -- is that a real example? Usually the school librarian will be another check point on who has access to these books, if the library is open to a wider age group than, say, middle schoolers. This kind of "just asking questions" -- singling out this particular category of book -- does carry special weight in the light of things like the coordinated campaign targeting Boston Children's Hospital. Why the extra scrutiny?