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LGBTQ+ allies defeated book banners in two contentious library meetings
Opponents claimed the LGBTQ+ books would “put sexual perversion or sexual acts in front of children.” But the community fought back.
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GOP official pressured city council to block gay pastor’s nomination to library board
He said having a gay person on the library council would lead to “pure evil” and “homosexual propaganda.”
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Federal judge gives Texas county 24 hours to return banned LGBTQ+ books to library shelves
One book banning county official wanted pastors to organize a weekly prayer vigil “to protect our children from this FILTH.”
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Prosecutor threatens to throw librarian in jail for stocking this book
The librarian isn’t afraid and invited the prosecutor to arrest her.
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Oklahoma library ditches sex assault support group & romance bookclub after board bans LGBTQ display
Due to bans on sexual content in presentations by public entities, the bodice rippers book club enjoyed mostly by older ladies in the community is now canceled.