Librarians in public schools in Charlotte County, Florida, were instructed by the school district superintendent to remove all books with LGBTQ characters or themes from school and classroom libraries. The guidance by Charlotte County Superintendent Mark Vianello and the school board’s attorney, Michael McKinley, was obtained by the Florida Freedom to Read Project (FFTRP) through a public records request and shared with Popular Information. FFTRP requested “electronic records of district and school decisions regarding classroom and library materials.” In response, FFTRP received a document memorializing a July 24 conversation between Vianello and district librarians, known in Florida as media specialists.
So taking away those books is supposed to stop all kids from turning gay?
Why haven’t all the thousands of straight character books turned gay kids straight?
Enough of this stupidity.
Nah. It’s supposed to make all LGBTQ+ kids feel like they are alone and that something is wrong with them so they hide who they are and are easier for others to manipulate.
If you find yourself googling art from YA fiction, you’ll soon realize that the straight characters have a better chance of turning the gay kids gayer.
I’d guess the district is practicing CYA given all the fucked up legislation Desantis is signing into law. School admins are notorious cowards.
And they probably think back when the majority of people through history were illiterate, there must have been absolutely zero chance of LGBTQ+ people.