https://bookriot.com/hr7661-book-ban-legislation/
"Following this week’s State of the Union Address, House Republicans worked
quickly to advance legislation to ban books from public schools nationwide.
House Resolution 7661 (H.R. 7661), also known as the “Stop the Sexualization of
Children Act” would modify the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
by prohibiting use of funds under the act “to develop, implement, facilitate,
host, or promote any program or activity for, or to provide or promote
literature or other materials to, children under the age of 18 that includes
sexually oriented material, and for other purposes.”
The bill was introduced by House Representative Mary Miller (Republican,
Illinois). 17 additional Representatives cosigned it.
H.R. 7661 is an anti-trans bill, and tucked within its provisions are those
that ban books for those under 18 that “include sexually oriented material.”
This is the same vague language used in numerous states across the U.S. to ban
books from public schools and public libraries. This bill includes “lewd” and
“lascivious” dancing as prohibited topics or themes. No such books for young
readers exist, but facts don’t matter to a regime seeking total and complete
control.
The bill goes on to further define “sexually oriented material” as anything
broaching the topics of “gender dysphoria or transgenderism.” The latter is an
intentionally harmful word used as a cudgel to harm trans people. Such a broad
definition also ensures that this kind of bill could be applicable in any
situation where it would benefit the banners. It isn’t a stretch to see a bill
like this used to outright ban all books by or about LGBTQ+ people under the
guise of it being “sexually oriented.”
Though this legislation would apply to institutions using funds from the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, there’s little question that
it would expand to include all public libraries, not just those in public
schools. We’ve already seen this very thing play out across the country."
Via Esther Schindler.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
