Leftists upset over removal of LGBT porn from library's teen section

By John Labriola - Citrus County's liberal and homosexual activist minority came out of the woodwork Tuesday morning as they packed a Library Advisory Board (LAB) meeting to angrily protest the recent removal of a pornographic LGBT novel that was shelved in the Lakes Region Library's teen section.

The book, "Jack of Hearts (And Other Parts)," was among 26 books recently challenged by a Floral City resident. Commissioner Diana Finegan obtained excerpts from the book and distributed them to her colleagues at a recent county commission meeting. Commissioners agreed the book was pornographic and it was removed from circulation.

But the decision upset the county's liberal busybodies. 

"We need to make sure children find literature that echoes their lived experiences!" said Alicia McBratney, an Inverness Democrat who also appeared at a recent Inverness City Council meeting to argue in favor of pro-abortion Amendment 4.

A number of the activists parroted LGBT talking points, including repeating the homosexual canard that kids will commit suicide if not exposed to gay porn, using the phrase "living their authentic selves" to describe a risky and immoral lifestyle, and accusing opponents of being "Nazis" and "book banners" and engaging in "discrimination" and "bullying" for wanting to keep children safe from smut. The use of such hyperbolic emotional rhetoric is a form of psychological manipulation designed to obtain adult acquiescence into the grooming of children into sexual perversion. 

Recently appointed liberal LAB member Burke Reagan said he read several of the challenged books as well as excerpts from Jack of Hearts. He said he had no problem with the explicit sexual content and profanity in any of them, saying "they were fine to me." 

"I think they are very beneficial for the kids who are experiencing those types of feelings," he claimed.

But over a dozen conservative residents showed up to the meeting to push back. 

"I don't know why you're letting these people bully you. You are here to protect innocent children. That's your job and we have to step up to the plate," said Patti O'Connell of Floral City. "And I don't care how much they make fun of us and use this emotional hostage-taking. You're not going to get the kids without us fussing, and we're not going away either."

Library staff has finished reviewing most of the challenged books. A couple of books were moved to an older section, but Jack of Hearts is the only book that has been removed from circulation. Library Director Adam Chang decided to let most of the rest of the books remain in the teen section. The resident who challenged the books has appealed Chang's decision to the LAB, which will make a recommendation at the next meeting.

At one point, LAB Chairman Justin Strickland erroneously stated that "this review process has been expensive for the county." Library Director Chang confirmed to the Citrus Crusader that the review of the 26 books is being conducted on county time and is not costing the system any additional funds or extra staff hours.

Strickland discussed creating a workshop of citizens to decide what to do about challenged books in general. The idea will be discussed at the LAB's next meeting on Oct. 22.

Also Tuesday, Chang reported that he removed links to the American Library Association's website from the county library's website in response to citizen complaints. The links were to the ALA's "Bill of Rights," which was adopted as part of the county's Library Policy two years ago.

Also approved by the LAB on Tuesday was the library system's $5.3 million budget for 2024-25, which is up more than 7 percent from the current year.

The budget includes a $312,570 line item to purchase about 1,300 books a month for the library system. The volume of books coming in is so enormous that it's impossible to vet what materials get into the system, including the possibility of acquiring pornographic content for children. But no LAB member made a motion to even consider reducing that expense.
 
The County Commission will hold its initial budget hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 5 p.m. in the Citrus County Courthouse, 110 N. Apopka Ave., Inverness, FL 34450.

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