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Ban Taking Books Out of Public Library Collections Aimed At Children Over Sexuality, Gender Identity, Ayana Pressley Says

Ban Taking Books Out of Public Library Collections Aimed At Children Over Sexuality, Gender Identity, Ayana Pressley Says

U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Hyde Park) has filed a bill designed to ban public libraries and school libraries from excluding from their collection "books written or illustrated by an individual who is a member of an underrepresented community." "Underrepresented community" includes racial minorities, homosexuals, people who identify with a  gender identity that does not correspond to their biological sex, and members of a religious minority, according to the bill, which Pressley titl

U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Hyde Park) has filed a bill designed to ban public libraries and school libraries from excluding from their collection "books written or illustrated by an individual who is a member of an underrepresented community." "Underrepresented community" includes racial minorities, homosexuals, people who identify with a  gender identity that does not correspond to their biological sex, and members of a religious minority, according to the bill, which Pressley titl…