The city ordinance was originally intended to prevent drag shows. Now, it is being used to remove certain titles from public shelves.
The city ordinance, which was originally meant to prohibit drag shows, is currently being used as a justification to think about taking some books off of common shelves. The city ordinance, which was originally meant to prohibit drag shows, is currently being used as a justification to think about taking some books off of common shelves.
The city ordinance was originally intended to prevent drag shows. Now, it is being used to remove certain titles from public shelves.
Die Kommission wird ermächtigt, in Bezug auf Artikel 264 delegierte Rechtsakte zu folgenden Themen zu erlassen. At the meeting of the Rutherford County, Tennessee, steering committee chaired by Craig Harris in November, the public library board was inquired about their opinion concerning books that conservative individuals of the community viewed as improper and potentially conflicting with a new municipality ordinance endorsing “decency.” Do you believe ‘Let’s Talk About It’ should have been taken out? Harris posed a query to Rita Shacklett, who serves as the head of the library system. He was alluding to a comic book intended for young adults authored by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan, which serves as a tutorial on matters such as relationships and sexual education. Promotion. Shacklett said the image was too graphic in their view, so it would be best to take it out. Officials and directors of the library in Murfreesboro, only 40 miles away from Nashville in Rutherford County, almost unanimously concurred that visitors of the library should not be able to consult with certain titles. At the gathering Chairman Sullivan remarked, “I found some of the books in question, that were flagged by the public, disturbing.” A vote was taken in August ending with the decision of the removal of four books from the library. Accessible digitally, “Let’s Talk About It”; “Flamer,” by Mike Curato; “Queerfully & Wonderfully Made,” edited by Leigh Finke; and “This Book is Gay,” by Juno Dawson, are no longer able to be checked out from library shelves, though board members stated the works could still be found online.
