New College tosses hundreds of books, many on LGBTQ issues, race and women's rights
New College in Florida dumped hundreds of books this week, with many of the discarded titles appearing to be related to sexuality, race and feminism.
A public college in Florida tossed hundreds of books in the trash this week, with many of the discarded titles appearing to be related to LGBTQ issues, race and women’s rights.
Photos and videos posted to social media by a reporter for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune show the books in at least one dumpster and cardboard boxes in parking lots at the New College of Florida.
The book titles that are visible in the photos include “Cures: A Gay Man’s Odyssey,” “Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe,” “Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom,” “Feminist Thought” and “Race Music: Black Cultures From Bebop to Hip-Hop.”
At least three LGBTQ-related books, including “Cures: A Gay Man’s Odyssey” by historian Martin Duberman, can be seen in this pile of discarded books.Steven Walker / USA Today NetworkNew College of Florida defended its actions in discarding the books, describing it as part of “longstanding annual procedures.”
“The images seen online of a dumpster of library materials is related to the standard weeding process,” the college said in a statement. “Chapter 273 of Florida statutes precludes New College from selling, donating or transferring these materials, which were purchased with state funds. Deselected materials are discarded, through a recycling process when possible.”
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