A Missouri high school removed gay students' yearbook quotes to 'protect' their classmates

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A Missouri high school deleted the yearbook quotes of two openly gay students to avoid "potentially offending" anyone. Joey Slivinski and Thomas Swartz each made lighthearted references to no longer living "in the closet." But officials removed the quotes to "protect" classmates, leaving the quote spaces blank. Schwartz, who came out to his parents at age 15, said he was shocked the school would censor him to protect "small-minded people."

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