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Source: The Advocate
Kansas Library Removes LGBTQ+ Books in Order to Keep Lease
St. Marys Public Library yielded to city commission demands influenced by the Society of St. Pius X, an anti-LGBTQ+ group, which has sparked concerns over censorship of LGBTQ+ content.
CHRISTOPHER WIGGINS
NOVEMBER 24 2023 9:04 AM EST
In an alarming development for the LGBTQ+ community in Kansas, the public library in St. Marys has removed all youth-oriented LGBTQ+ books from its shelves to secure its lease for another year.
This decision, highlighted by the Kansas Reflector, was in response to pressure from the city commission, influenced by the Society of St. Pius X, a religious group opposed to LGBTQ+ content.
City commissioner Gerard Kleinsmith had been particularly vocal in this debate, expressing his desire to terminate the librarys lease due to the inclusion of transgender-inclusive literature, which he derogatively refers to as garbage, according to the publication.
Despite claiming to oppose censorship, Kleinsmith and other commissioners, all members of the Society of St. Pius X, have made it clear that their religious views heavily influence their decisions regarding the librarys content.
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stopdiggin
(12,341 posts)Ya' know - that there might be yur problem ...
SWBTATTReg
(23,443 posts)And while the rest of the Country (in reality, most of the Country) has come to accept the LGBT communities. Another stain on KS.
I hope that you're proud of yourselves in KS. I'll make sure that I no longer buy any sunflower seeds or any other KS products.
Valdosta
(296 posts)Move them to storage? Burn them?
slightlv
(3,561 posts)Library position some years ago. I lived working there. One of the few places that felt like "home"... these days I'd be hard pressed not to throw more than a few of their right wing titles back at them as garbage... not to mention quite a few of their Christianist books I similarly declare garbage... like the Left Behind series of nothing but sheer heresy. No doubt I'd be thrown out in no time flat.
There are avid readers in Ks... and a lit of people who don't believe in censorship. But most of them, like me, have been gerrymandered so bad our votes are completely diluted. Still... we keep pushing.