Addressing an audience in the Rose Garden the President said “Empty shelves don’t help kids learn very much"
Commissioners had considered closing the three libraries in response to a ruling from a federal judge who ordered banned books returned
"Our rural libraries rely the most heavily on this funding to serve their communities, and they will be crippled by this drastic budget cut"
Several patrons of Llano County’s three libraries filed the lawsuit in April 2022, alleging that their First Amendment rights were violated
Priorities for Balint include the Equality Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation & gender identity
“They are stooping to new lows- We need to be united and unshakeable in our support of the trans and gender non-conforming communities"
LGBTQ+ youth use social media as an escape or method to connect with others. Study finds frequent use may change young teens’ brains
“Political theatre” cooked up by “right wing think tanks that circulate these [anti-LGBTQ] bills to legislators around the country"
102 books have been removed from school libraries in Clay County, Fl. Many were pulled at the request of one man: Bruce Friedman
Frisco ISD’s new bathroom policy & Keller ISD’s ban on books referencing gender violate federal rules prohibiting sex-based discrimination
