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Lesbian rights pioneer Del Martin dies at 87 (San Francisco Chronicle)
Lesbian pioneers wed at San Francisco City Hall (6/17/07, CNN)

(Below photos from the Chronicle. Del on right in first, on left in second. What a beautiful woman. My heart is heavy.)

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(The New Smoke, Rusties, and the hoverboard are from Scott Westerfeld's "Uglies" series)

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Children's knitting group turfed from library under new craft ban (cbc news)

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Librarian Scores 1.25 Million for Cat Book (Library Journal)

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Swearing Removed from Kids' Book (BBC News)
Jewel of Medina statement at Random House
The Jewel of Intellectual Unfreedom (Annoyed Librarian)
Children's Writers, Don't Misbehave (Guardian)

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("Patience" at Songza)

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