Huntington Beach sued for moving ‘sexually explicit’ books out of children’s section

(Worthy Insights) – Library goers hit now-famously conservative Southern California enclave Huntington Beach with a lawsuit on Thursday over new rules that restrict minors’ access to public library books deemed “sexually explicit.”

A transgender advocacy nonprofit, Alianza Translatinx, along with two unnamed Huntington Beach teenagers and one named adult, Erin Spivey, a longtime librarian filed the suit in Orange County Superior Court.

“Libraries should reflect, not erase, and be spaces where young people can discover who they are,” said Alianza Translatinx CEO Khloe Rios-Wyatt in a written statement. “Huntington Beach officials, driven by fear of challenging ideas, are trying to erase stories and identities — but we refuse to be erased.” [ Source (Read More…) ]


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