Hate Groups Are Helping Cultists Take Over Library Boards To Axe Books On White Supremacy, LGBT Issues

Truthout reports:

In places ranging from Kootenai County, Idaho, to Ann Arundel County, Maryland, to Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, to the town of Frisco, Texas, local efforts are underway to limit what libraries offer — especially when it comes to promoting racial equity and gender inclusivity.

Some locales are making opposition to critical race theory — either through books or community lectures and discussions — their core focus, but other locations are adding virulent opposition to comprehensive sex education and LGBTQIA+ acceptance in a trio of concerns.

What’s more, while most of these opposition groups purport to be homegrown and grassroots, all have access to the support and resources (including model legislation) of numerous national right-wing organizations. These include the Alliance Defending Freedom, the American Legislative Exchange Council, the Family Research Council, Family Watch International, the Heritage Foundation and Project Blitz.

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Anti-library right-wingers are taking over public library boards to remove books, ban programming that challenges white supremacy, and cut library budgets.https://t.co/KPSzIqPJN0

— Maya Schenwar (@MayaSchenwar) July 13, 2021