Archive for the ‘LGBT’ Category

Fan Mail

Tuesday, July 26th, 2022

“I just finished reading you book ALMOST PERFECT. Actually, I was shocked that you received an award for it. I am reading our entire School Library of books and I deemed this totally inappropriate for High School. I’d like to tell you why?

First of all, I consider it a “groomer” book. It tells all the details on WHY to start a hormone process early and its an informative book about becoming Trans gender. I don’t consider this condition something to be affirmed. WHY? Because I consider it Body dysphoria. At NO time did you even talk about getting therapy about this condition. Kids cannot process LONG term ramifications of this disease when their adults can’t event explain what is going on in their brains. The family of this son merely screamed and yelled and of course that wasn’t appropriate as well.

I have had several friends navigate this time in their children’s lives by LOVING and seriously helping their child navigate the hormones and serious questions of their condition! Each has successfully navigated to adulthood. I can’t imagine using LIFE changing harmful and and irreversible hormone treatment and ACT like this is NORMAL! Even at the end of this book he “changed back” to being a boy…WHAT did you accomplish? You seductively enticed another boy to get involved using alcohol. ONLY drugs and Alcohol in YOUR world? This is NOT normal.

I can only imagine what you are teaching your own children…and I hope you are NOT around kids today! I’m just sick the Teacher Unions have put our children in these situations and have tried to “normalize” this as a real behavior instead of treatments that satisfy their needs.

Would you affirm eating disorders? Or a child saying their were an animal? I will use everything in my power to fight against this evil! If someone after 21 wants to cut off body parts and use hormones then that’s their business…

But PLEASE stay FAR away from my children!

Thank you for listening….”

And now, North Carolina

Tuesday, February 15th, 2022

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This woman in convinced that a North Carolina middle school has a secret copy of ALMOST PERFECT (as well as a much better book by David Levithan) and is shocked that that principal won’t let her turn the school upside down to look for it. Ironically, North Carolina is the one state that ever awarded me a state book award.

Florida

Thursday, February 10th, 2022

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I find it interesting that ALMOST PERFECT, which was published 13 years ago, is being pulled out of the library. Quite frankly, there are much more recently books about transgender people out there. I’m guessing the censors just pulled it because it was LGBTQ themed without bothering to learn anything about it. With censors, it’s always the ‘what’, never the ‘why.’

On to Utah!

Friday, January 21st, 2022
On to Utah! Someone is determined to remove the ‘dirty books’ from the Beehive State and ALMOST PERFECT made the list! Click on the cover and read the naughtiest passages from my novel, weirdly taken out of context in a giant run-on sentence: https://bwentzel6.wixsite.com/website-7/shop?page=2
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Almost Perfect Challenged in Iowa

Sunday, December 26th, 2021

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The homophobes are after ALMOST PERFECT in central Iowa (and some other much better books). I don’t think they even look at these books before challenging them.

I made the list!

Monday, September 28th, 2020

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The American Library Association published their list of most banned and challenged books of the past decade, and ALMOST PERFECT was #81! I couldn’t have done this without the Florida Tea Party.

Drag Queen Story Time

Saturday, March 7th, 2020

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A Republican lawmaker in Missouri has introduced a bill targeting drag queen story hour events at public libraries that would set up parental review boards to approve events and penalize librarians with potential fines and jail time for violations.


State Rep. Ben Baker’s Parental Oversight of Public Libraries Act would require all Missouri public libraries to establish parental review boards, with members elected by voters, that would approve library display material and events.”

Well, my family wasn’t about to stand for that. My wife, daughter and I joined about 300 fabulous protestors to let the legislature know there is no room for censorship in public libraries.

And this is why we fight…

Wednesday, January 29th, 2020

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The party of small government has no problem regulating your body if you are transgender. Or a woman in general.

Transgender solidarity forver

Thursday, July 27th, 2017

I’m utterly disgusted by the actions of our so-called president. A man who avoided Vietnam service due to bone spurs (which didn’t stop him from playing tennis or golf) is now telling brave volunteers that they are not wanted. I’m so through with this administration.

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Almost Perfect Makes List of Challenged Books

Wednesday, September 28th, 2016

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According to this article in School Library Journal, ALMOST PERFECT was challenged by a parent who submitted a whopping twenty pages of notes as to why it should be removed from the school library.