But that may not be the end of the process.
Two months later, a volunteer review committee voted to permanently ban three of the books and return the others to shelves. Others dealt with racism, sex ed, abortion and women’s rights. Nearly three-quarters of the removed books featured LGBTQ characters or themes, according to a ProPublica and Texas Tribune analysis. Over the next two weeks, the school district embarked on one of the largest book removals in the country, pulling about 130 titles from library shelves for review. That’s what the governor has said that he will prosecute people for, and that’s what we’re pulling out.” “It’s the transgender, LGBTQ and the sex - sexuality - in books. “Specifically, what we’re getting at, let’s call it what it is, and I’m cutting to the chase on a lot of this,” Glenn said. Minutes later, after someone asked whether titles on racism were acceptable, Glenn said books on different cultures “are great.”
And again, I don’t have any issues with what people want to believe, but there’s no place for it in our libraries.”
And there are women that think they’re men. And I acknowledge that there are men that think they’re women. “And I’m going to take it a step further with you,” he said, according to the recording. Those comments, according to legal experts, raise concerns about possible violations of the First Amendment and federal civil rights laws that protect students from discrimination based on their gender and sexuality. He also made it clear that his concerns specifically included books with LGBTQ themes, even if they do not describe sex.
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