A high school
English teacher in Kentucky is catching heat for showing
her students 2 1/2 minutes of the movie Brokeback
Mountain. The teacher, who was not named,
reportedly showed a short clip of the award-winning film in
a senior cinematography class at Boyd County High School.
WKYT television reports that no sexual
content was aired, but at least one parent was upset
that any part of the movie would be shown in the
classroom. School superintendent Howard K. Osborne would not
say whether any action was being taken against the
teacher, but he did confirm that Brokeback
Mountain will not be shown again at the school.
Boyd County High School was the site of a
contentious battle regarding the establishment of a
gay-straight alliance on campus in 2002. More than 40%
of students staged a walkout in protest of the GSA at one
point. The American Civil Liberties Union intervened,
and the school board finally voted to let the GSA meet
on campus in 2004. (Sirius OutQ News)
