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Behind the Aegis

(55,344 posts) Sun Apr 2, 2023, 03:19 AM Apr 2023

Judge orders books removed from Texas public libraries due to LGBTQ and racial content

Judge orders books removed from Texas public libraries due to LGBTQ and racial content must be returned within 24 hours

Afederal judge in Texas ruled that at least 12 books removed from public libraries by Llano County officials, many because of their LGBTQ and racial content, must be placed back onto shelves within 24 hours, according to an order filed Thursday.

Seven residents sued county officials in April 2022, claiming their First and 14th Amendment rights were violated when books deemed inappropriate by some people in the community and Republican lawmakers were removed from public libraries or access was restricted.

The lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas in San Antonio claimed county officials removed books from the shelves of the three-branch public library system “because they disagree with the ideas within them” and terminated access to thousands of digital books because they could not ban two specific titles.

Books ordered to return to shelves include “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson, “They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group” by Susan Campbell Bartoletti and “Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen” by Jazz Jennings.

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Judge orders books removed from Texas public libraries due to LGBTQ and racial content (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Apr 2023 OP

Maybe an edit of the thread title would be a good idea? muriel_volestrangler Apr 2023 #1

And thus the need to read the ENTIRE title in the first line Behind the Aegis Apr 2023 #2

muriel_volestrangler is right. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 #3

You should edit it. intheflow Apr 2023 #5

I concur with muriel_volestrangler! Here's a suggestion... littlemissmartypants Apr 2023 #4

It's like those headlines in the multi-media forum where everyone is "destroyed " Fullduplexxx Apr 2023 #6

muriel_volestrangler

(103,599 posts)

1. Maybe an edit of the thread title would be a good idea?

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Sun Apr 2, 2023, 04:53 AM

Apr 2023

Because the truncation currently gives the exact wrong impression.

Behind the Aegis

(55,344 posts)

2. And thus the need to read the ENTIRE title in the first line

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 2, 2023, 05:49 AM

Apr 2023

mahatmakanejeeves

(64,585 posts)

3. muriel_volestrangler is right.

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 2, 2023, 05:53 AM

Apr 2023

The books were removed a year ago. It’s the order to return the books that is newsworthy now.

intheflow

(29,554 posts)

5. You should edit it.

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 2, 2023, 09:30 AM

Apr 2023

As is, the title is very misleading and feels like clickbait now that I’ve followed the link. Titles only have to match the article in LBN.

littlemissmartypants

(27,611 posts)

4. I concur with muriel_volestrangler! Here's a suggestion...

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Sun Apr 2, 2023, 06:46 AM

Apr 2023

Judge orders books removed from Texas public...must be returned within 24 hours

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Fullduplexxx

(8,458 posts)

6. It's like those headlines in the multi-media forum where everyone is "destroyed "