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Young V&A removes trans poster and LGBTQ+ books

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IwantToRetire · 02/07/2023 17:54

The poster was produced by charity Stonewall and read: ‘Some people are trans, get over it!’. The books removed from the YVA bookshop - Seeing Gender and Here and Queer - are illustrated books, the first on expressing and understanding the complexities of gender and the second a guide aimed at girls to educate on aspects of queer life, such as coming out and Pride.

A spokesperson from the V&A told Arts Professional the museum “made the complex decision to remove several objects from this gallery – not just the Stonewall poster – as having reflected on the interpretation, the senior team felt more consultation was necessary with young people and teachers on how to present these topics, to ensure their perspectives were more fulsomely represented” .

Full story here https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/exclusive-young-va-removes-trans-poster-and-lgbtq-books

EXCLUSIVE: Young V&A removes trans poster and LGBTQ+ books

A letter sent to PCS union members at the V&A says the decision to remove a poster advocating for trans rights and two illustrated books on queer identities was made by the museum’s director. 

https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/exclusive-young-va-removes-trans-poster-and-lgbtq-books

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LizzieSiddal · 02/07/2023 18:38

Good but I expect there to be a huge backlash in 3, 2, 1.

LoobiJee · 02/07/2023 18:24

Interesting that two trade unions - PCS and Prospect - have decided that dictating what a museum’s retail outlet should sell to children is a campaigning issue for them.

Rather than the traditional core business of safeguarding their members’ employment rights and terms & conditions of employment.

Presumably a group of activists have got themselves into positions of influence in their branch.

DemiColon · 02/07/2023 18:08

as having reflected on the interpretation, the senior team felt more consultation was necessary with young people and teachers on how to present these topics, to ensure their perspectives were more fulsomely represented

Why would those topics be presented by the V&A to young people at all? It seems pretty irrelevant to their mission. As a parent, why would I think they had any knowledge on that kind of topic?

JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 02/07/2023 18:07

I don't think they understand what the word fulsome means.

Or maybe they do 🤔