Mac’s dad wakes Mac up again in the middle of the night to go for a ride in the spaceship. His dad says he disagrees with Mac about the censorship issue and that he thinks that Ms. Sett marked out the words to make the kids feel more comfortable. He says he would feel uncomfortable if his class were reading a book that mentioned “boy-parts.” Mac is shocked at his father’s attitude, and his treatment of body parts as “bad words” undermines the feminist point of view Marci has taught him. They argue, and his dad tells him they will have to agree to disagree. Mac asks his dad to take him home and feels disappointed to know that they have such different perspectives.
Several letters to the newspaper address the LBGTQ+ community in town. The first letter describes bullying witnessed of an LGBTQ+ student and pleads that community members do better to make the town a safe and inclusive place. Ms. Sett writes a letter in response that says these issues of sexuality have no place in school and maybe the LGBTQ+ students should join the Bible club. The final letter is from the president of the Bible club, who says that the Bible club is affirming of LGBTQ+ students and that some of their members even identify as such.
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