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"
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 the school board won’t do its job to ensure kids start the school year with basic materials, the state will," said Governor Newsom
"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
“I’m frankly shocked because eliminating LGBTQ content from libraries is what you might expect in Mississippi, but never here in San Diego”