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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1993|1993]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America | ====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Sexual/Gender Orientation|Sexual/Gender Orientation | ====Subject: [[:Category:Sexual/Gender Orientation|Sexual/Gender Orientation]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Literature|Literature | ====Medium: [[:Category:Literature|Literature]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Women's Issues Club | '''Artist:''' Women's Issues Club | ||
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'''Dates of Action:''' Around September 1993 | '''Dates of Action:''' Around September 1993 | ||
'''Location:''' Scarsdale High School, | '''Location:''' Scarsdale High School, New York | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' Collection of posters, signs, and literature gathered from the Gay and Lesbian March on Washington was to be displayed for National Coming Out Day in Scarsdale High School, and posters from the Women's Issues Club describing the event were to be publicly displayed throughout the school. | '''Description of Artwork:''' Collection of posters, signs, and literature gathered from the Gay and Lesbian March on Washington was to be displayed for National Coming Out Day in Scarsdale High School, and posters from the Women's Issues Club describing the event were to be publicly displayed throughout the school. | ||
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'''The Incident:''' Vice Principal Michael McDermott rejected the posters, on the grounds that they were inappropriate and would be "misunderstood." Without his approval, the posters and signs could not be distributed or displayed. | '''The Incident:''' Vice Principal Michael McDermott rejected the posters, on the grounds that they were inappropriate and would be "misunderstood." Without his approval, the posters and signs could not be distributed or displayed. | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' | '''Results of Incident:''' According to a member of the club no appeal to the Principal or Board of Education was sought. The existing posters and signs were removed from a display case in a little-traversed section of a hallway in the high school. | ||
'''Source:''' A member of the club, Nadia Pervez | '''Source:''' A member of the club, Nadia Pervez | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1993]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:1990s]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:20th century ]] | ||
[[Category:North America]] | [[Category:North America]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:United States]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:New York]] | ||
[[Category:Sexual/Gender Orientation]] | [[Category:Sexual/Gender Orientation]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Education]] | ||
[[Category:Women's Issues Club]] | [[Category:Women's Issues Club]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:42, 11 August 2011
Date: 1993
Region: North America
Subject: Sexual/Gender Orientation
Medium: Literature
Artist: Women's Issues Club
Confronting Bodies: Initiator: W.I.C Opposition: Michael McDermott
Dates of Action: Around September 1993
Location: Scarsdale High School, New York
Description of Artwork: Collection of posters, signs, and literature gathered from the Gay and Lesbian March on Washington was to be displayed for National Coming Out Day in Scarsdale High School, and posters from the Women's Issues Club describing the event were to be publicly displayed throughout the school.
The Incident: Vice Principal Michael McDermott rejected the posters, on the grounds that they were inappropriate and would be "misunderstood." Without his approval, the posters and signs could not be distributed or displayed.
Results of Incident: According to a member of the club no appeal to the Principal or Board of Education was sought. The existing posters and signs were removed from a display case in a little-traversed section of a hallway in the high school.
Source: A member of the club, Nadia Pervez
