Looks like the ban has been reversed: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6_VPtDPGUa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Cumberland Council has voted 12:2 to reverse the ban on books featuring same-sex parents at tonight’s council meeting.
Parenting books are a moral sin? And in a linked article - parenting books are sexualising children???
I’d argue that same sex parents adopting or fostering kids who would otherwise have fewer options is a net social positive and actually a pretty moral thing to do. (Especially if they’re taking the time and care to read parenting books.) Almost like a thing that a religion of compassion would approve of.
Homophobic protests and book bannings are a different kind of movement. Even if the ban was reversed these trends are scary to see.
It wasn’t even a parenting book, it was a kids book helping them to understand about same sex parents. Apparently at the meeting some people said maybe it should be moved to the adults section until it was pointed out it is for kids.
Oh ok. It’s still very weird. I would have thought that explaining same sex parents to children might be to prevent bullying or teasing of a classmate who has them. I can’t see anything sexualised about it.
It really seems like there’s a homophobic/transphobic push for censorship by religious groups spearheaded by myths that LGBTIA+ are ‘groomers’.