The Biden Administration has created a new position within the Department of Education to counter what they are describing as a move to “ban” LGBTQ+ themed books aimed at children, some as young as five or six years old.
A coordinator within the DoE will be responsible for resisting “efforts that disproportionately strip books about LGBTQI+ communities, communities of color, and other communities off of library and classroom shelves,” according to a statement by the administration.
The statement further notes that the coordinator will “work to provide new trainings for schools nationwide on how book bans that target specific communities and create a hostile school environment may violate federal civil rights laws.”
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The announcement was just one element among a raft of executive actions, many citing “LGBTQI+ kids,” and “helping families to affirm and support their LGBTQI+ child.”
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