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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Mar 16, 2023, 09:47 PM Mar 2023

Prosecutor to Librarian: Get Rid of LGBTQ+ Book or Face Felony Charges

A local prosecutor in Michigan is threatening to use a law aimed at catching predators during sex crime stings to target a public librarian if she does not remove an LGBTQ-themed book from the shelves. The librarian remains steadfast in her opposition to his demand.

Amy Churchill, the director of the Lapeer District Library in a small town in Michigan’s thumb, says she’s undeterred by local county prosecutor John Miller’s threat to charge her with a felony, Bridge Michigan, a local publication, reports.

Miller demands that she take the book Gender Queer: A Memoir off of the public library’s shelves.

He's said the content is inappropriate for children, as many conservative-led counties and school districts nationwide have deemed the work. In particular, critics argue the artwork inside the book is too graphic for minors.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/prosecutor-librarian-rid-lgbtq-book-152434334.html

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Prosecutor to Librarian: Get Rid of LGBTQ+ Book or Face Felony Charges (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2023 OP
Okay ... although I of course disagree, but it's one thing at the school library ... Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2023 #1
Lapeer County, MI roamer65 Mar 2023 #2
Population 9,000. Grins Mar 2023 #4
How is this shit not getting challenged in court? Initech Mar 2023 #3
 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
1. Okay ... although I of course disagree, but it's one thing at the school library ...
Thu Mar 16, 2023, 10:51 PM
Mar 2023

But this shit, are you kidding me, the public library?

This is going way too far.

Where's the GoFundMe for Amy Churchill?

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