In 1990 and 1991, some SPU students object to the content of a health sciences course on human sexuality (HSC 2035), particularly its textbook, Our Sexuality, by Robert L. Crooks and Karla Baur. The textbook had received national attention in 1988 when the conservative advocacy group Citizens for a More Informed America criticized it for being too neutral in its discussion of sexual practices. At SPU, the controversy resulted in the temporary suspension of the course and of the tenure process for one of its instructors.
Human Sexuality, Gender Identity, & Christian Mission at Seattle Pacific University