Prior review: Homosexuality editorial

I do not encourage homosexuality, however, that does not mean that I would discriminate against a gay or lesbian. I think that homosexuals should be able to express themselves just as a heterosexual does. After reading the news article and viewing the excerpt from Katie Thompson's editorial, I do not feel that it was necessary to stop the school newspaper from being released. The controversy over homosexuality is a very big part in today's world, and I think it is necessary for people to express their feelings on the matter. It doesn't matter whether someone is arguing for or against homosexuality, as long as it is done in a respectful manner, I think that it should be permitted. From what I can tell, the article written by Thompson, a lesbian teenager, was just stating her opinion on the matter in a respectful way. There was no reason for the principal to pull it; not even because he thought the material was too mature for high school students. There is no way to protect us from hearing this information, it is on the news, in the papers, on the radio, it seems to be everywhere. Also, it is something that we may be exposed to at school anyway, like when we are faced with a gay or lesbian couple. People are going to talk and things are going to be seen, there is no preventing that. There for, there is no reason not to publish an article simply because it discusses homosexuality.
Although I do not feel that there was reason to prevent this particular article from circulating throughout the school, I do think that some articles should not be printed. This means that prior review my an administrator is a necessary action to be taken. For example, if an editorial encourages an illegal act, it shouldn't be printed. Most of the time, it is likely that every article will pass the inspection of the administrator and will be printed. However, there will be an occasional article that shouldn't be printed, and with prior review, it will be stopped before going out to all the students.