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The Hill reports:
A librarian in Louisiana filed a lawsuit against two men and a conservative organization, alleging they defamed her when they attacked her for supporting the teaching of books involving the LGBTQ community.
Amanda Jones, a middle school librarian and the president of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians, alleged in the lawsuit that a “public campaign” against her started after she spoke out against removing certain books from the Livingston Parish Library system at a board meeting.
The lawsuit also alleges that Ryan Thames, who runs a Facebook page called “Bayou State of Mind,” posted a meme of Jones on or around July 21, showing her smiling and sitting behind a desk and saying that she advocated teaching anal sex to 11-year-olds.
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The Twitter account of the above-cited right wing group, Citizens For A New Louisiana, is full of Trump cultist, anti-vax, “stolen election” batshittery.
Librarian sues for defamation after conservative activist attacks over LGBTQ books https://t.co/doVmwtXRqz pic.twitter.com/ltTGaXfAtS
— The Hill (@thehill) August 13, 2022
While y’all were distracted… #winning pic.twitter.com/wEXfqZhX0X
— Citizens for a New Louisiana (@newlouisiana) July 28, 2022
Asking the tough questions no one else will… pic.twitter.com/VoR4lqh1kL
— Citizens for a New Louisiana (@newlouisiana) July 27, 2022
I keep telling you that these people are first-rate hypocrites. Well, here’s your proof. Last week, Citizens for a New Louisiana got called out by the American Library Association for censorship! When we responded, THEY CENSORED IT! What a bunch of agenda-driven political hacks! pic.twitter.com/NS8AS9grdP
— Citizens for a New Louisiana (@newlouisiana) July 15, 2022
The librarians are fighting back.
A middle school librarian in Louisiana filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday arguing that two men falsely labeled her a pedophile who wants to teach 11-year-olds about anal sex.
From @tylerkingkade: https://t.co/NX3FmUiVll
— Mike Hixenbaugh (@Mike_Hixenbaugh) August 13, 2022