Texas county bans libraries from providing LGBTQ+ books to minors

“Young people deserve to see themselves reflected in the books they read…. [so they] can foster empathy, tolerance, and connection.”

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Commissioners in Montgomery County, Texas have voted to restrict anyone under 18 from accessing “explicit” or “objectionable” materials in the county’s seven public libraries, including books with LGBTQ+ content.

Additionally, the county’s libraries will add more politically conservative books in an attempt to add “balance” to county libraries.

The county’s commissioners court — which oversees the county’s social services, roads, courts, health, and police as well as their budgets — voted to adopt the new library policies after a contentious 90-minute July 11 meeting.

At the meeting, Lisa Palmer said that there’s “a woke agenda” to…

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