A school district in northeast Florida must put back in libraries three dozen books as part of a settlement reached Thursday with students and parents who sued over what they said was an unlawful decision to limit access to dozens of titles containing LGBTQ+ content.
Under the agreement the School Board of Nassau County must restore access to three dozen titles including “And Tango Makes Three,” a children’s picture book based on a true story about two male penguins that raised a chick together at New York’s Central Park Zoo. Authors Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson were plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the district, which is about 35 miles (about 60 kilometers) northeast of Jacksonville along the Georgia border.
The suit was one of several challenges to book bans since state lawmakers last year passed, and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law, legislation making it easier to challenge educational materials that opponents consider pornographic and obscene. Last month six major publishers and several well-known authors filed a federal lawsuit in Orlando arguing that some provisions of the law violate the First Amendment rights of publishers, authors and students.
Imagine seeing a true story about penguins and deciding it’s gay propoganda
And also, how has the US got itself into a position where LGBTQ+ needs to be suppressed? Gay or not, why should these homophobic politicians get to decide what the children can be exposed to without involving the parents in the decision.
Because we have such a large number of people convinced that love is “obscene” and that love and sex are for procreation only and shouldn’t be talked about except to congratulate people who are making babies. But mostly because the people pushing those ideas are people have never truly loved anyone other than themselves and/or want to rape without consequence.
Because they’re probably closeted themselves, and it makes them feel things.
Seriously tho I had a teacher in high school who straight up said he’d date men if it wasn’t against his religion. Guess who he voted for
gay propoganda
Propogaynda
When christians beat you with their bible, beat them back with a children’s book about gay penguins!
The children’s book will probably be more fun to read, and more educational about the actual world we live in.
Let’s normalize Luxury Gay Space Libraries.
I don’t get it? A space for gays? Or Gaaaaaays in spaaaaaace!!! I need to know!!
Why not both?
Both it is!! 🌈🚀📚✨
I’m just going to drop this link off right here: https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org/ 🌈
As a cis ally, I’m totally here for it! That’s a great resource, and having those spaces in schools and public libraries are important!
Totally agree. QLL is not a replacement for local queer spaces and resources, just a supplement.
How much did this one county cost you to find out, Florida? 10 million?
At least it went to lawyers and not something stupid like hungry children.
Lmao, imagine getting your ass kicked by the gays.
Not too hard to imagine. I have many gay friends and some of them are tough af.
Picture a skinny straight guy (me) hanging out at the local gay bar with friends. I’m there all the time and know all the locals and staff too, great crowd and prob my fav place to hang for a drink.
Some guy I’ve never seen before keeps making moves on me, I just keep moving away. Someone explains I’m straight and he says, “Excellent. I enjoy the challenge.” Eventually he thinks it’s “fun” to poke my bum with a pool cue while I try play. I’ve had enough, “Dude, fuck off! No means no!” and I get ready to fight.
Well, in storms a crowd of some of the toughest guys there and the bartender, it gets so heated and they physically drag him out. A few moments later, one of my friends comes back in and asked if I’m okay. I am, it was no big deal. But he says that’s not enough. Goes back out, they drag this guy back in, force him to apologise—he’s sobbing big time—then drag him back out again.
The walkway off the street is painted as a giant pride rainbow, and apparently everyone’s favourite part was slamming him down on there and saying he’s never welcome here.
So, yeah. Don’t fuck with gay people. Not to mention some of the much older fellas have taken huge beatings back in the 70s fighting for their rights and they’re tough as nails.
