Word spread MassResistance activists were planning on attending the library board meeting, progressive groups galvanized into action
A teacher in Cobb County, GA. was fired after a contentious 4-3 vote for reading a children's book deemed to "consider gender beyond binary"
“Libraries and are places where children can and should be welcomed, safe, respected and included. Books and librarians literally save lives”
A reading teacher in the district, told the Tampa Bay Times that “the rest of the nation — no, the world, is laughing us”
The battle over books on LGBTQ+ themes, and even race relations has become a national issue with conservatives railing against libraries
In the case of the book about Secretary Buttigieg, a reasonable assumption a local official told the Blade was because Buttigieg is openly gay
U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks also rejected a motion by the defendants including attorneys for the state, seeking to dismiss the case
"If a nation built on freedom of expression allows certain voices & ideas to be silenced- why should other countries protect them?”
"State will deliver the books — and we’ll send the district the bill and fine them for violating state law”
City council says they don’t want ‘garbage’ on the public library’s shelves- the library should reflect the community’s Christian majority