SRRT Resolutions 1973: Sex-Related Material

Text of 1973 SRRT Resolution against the Supreme Court decision censoring sex-related materials.

91´«Ã½

Sex-Related Material

Adopted at 1973 Annual Conference

Since the Supreme Court has lately encouraged the outright, wholesale censorship of sex-related material,

And since the most vulnerable and so most likely victims of such censorship are underground, alternative, and freepress publications,

The Social Responsibilities Round Table of the 91´«Ã½ emphatically states its belief that sexual, no less than political, philosophical, artistic, and other material, should enjoy full First Amendment protection,

Strongly recommends that American libraries finally recognize their unfulfilled obligation to the many sexual minorities and interests among their publics by amply stocking material relevant to them,

And urges those who may be victimized by the recent Court decision to request legal, financial, and spiritual help from 91´«Ã½'s Office of Intellectual Freedom, Freedom to Read Foundation, and Leroy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund.

This resolution is to be transmitted to the Liberation News Service, Alternative Feature Service, and other freepress as well as library media.