Madison County Public Library administrators were asked to go over a list of potentially "sexually explicit" books to be moved from the children's and young adult section to the adult section. The majority of these books were about the LGBTQ community. At least one was added to the list because the author's last name is Gay.

“Read Me a Story, Stella” is a children’s picture book about a pair of siblings reading books together and building a doghouse. However, because the author’s name is Marie-Louise Gay, the book was added to a list of potentially “sexually explicit” books to be moved from the children’s section of the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library (HCPL) system.

  • snooggums@kbin.social
    25·
    1 year ago

    Really shows how much thought is put into the book bans.

    Zero. Zero thought is put into these reactionary bullshit book bans.

    • Zorque@kbin.social
      6·
      1 year ago

      Nah, if gay people didn’t exist they’d have to find another group to persecute. Aside from black people, hispanic people, college educated people, women, gingers, vegans, people who once owned a Prius, that guy who rides a bike to work twice a month…

  • MNByChoice@midwest.social
    6·
    1 year ago

    I mean, last names tend to hang around a while. Maybe the author’s family was really happy a long time ago. We can’t have that now can we?!

  • Pat_Riot@lemmy.today
    4·
    1 year ago

    Don’t tell them about the most famous bomber plane from WW2. They’d have a fit about Enola Gay dropping the Little Boy.