{"id":1099510,"date":"2021-12-08T16:29:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T21:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1099510"},"modified":"2021-12-08T16:29:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T21:29:41","slug":"virginia-library-places-gender-theory-books-next-to-bible-in-display-removes-after-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-library-places-gender-theory-books-next-to-bible-in-display-removes-after-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Library Places Gender Theory Books Next To Bible In Display, Removes After Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-library-places-gender-theory-books-next-to-bible-in-display-removes-after-backlash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1099510&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Dolley Madison Library in Fairfax County, Virginia, came under fire earlier this week after displaying gender-theory books next to the Bible. They have since removed the display.<\/p>\n<p>The display featured three gnomes each with either the Bible, \u201cLawn Boy,\u201d or \u201cGender Queer.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe gnomes with \u2018Lawn Boy\u2019 and \u2018Gender Queer\u2019 had bees on their stocking-hats, while the gnome with the Bible had a rainbow-colored hat, along with other rainbow paraphernalia,\u201d Fox News reported.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to Fox News, \u201c\u2018Lawn Boy,\u2019 by Jonathan Evison, includes long sections of a boy reminiscing about explicit experiences he had at 10 years old. <\/p>\n<p>A Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/american-library-association-transgender-gender-queer-comics-schools\">review<\/a> of the autobiographical comic found, it shows a nonbinary teenager and young adult who says her \u201csexual fantasies involved two male partners\u201d and whose sister tells her to \u201ctaste yourself,\u201d leading her to put what she calls \u201cvagina slime\u201d on her finger. In her journey of self-discovery, Maia visits the headquarters of a porn company that produced films called \u201cPublic Disgrace,\u201d \u201cBound in Public,\u201d and \u201cHardcore Gangbangs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the library issued a statement and apology and took down the controversial display. \u201cThe Dolley Madison Library holiday reading display was intended to highlight the freedom to read and the fact that many library patrons have more time during the holidays to do so,\u201d Fairfax County Public Library Director Jessica Hudson said in the statement. \u201cIt was not the intention of staff to create a display that could be construed as offensive. The display has been removed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time controversy has arisen surrounding these books in Fairfax County. In November, parents in Fairfax County protested outside the school board meeting, opposing what they claim is \u201cporn in schools.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve doubled down on porn in the schools. They\u2019ve all got to go,\u201d Stacy Langton, a Fairfax County mother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fairfax-county-parents-school-board-resign-after-doubling-down-on-porn-in-schools\">said<\/a>. \u201cWho\u2019s in favor of porn in the schools?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The protest was sparked by Fairfax County Public Schools <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcps.edu\/news\/fcps-reinstates-two-books-reaffirming-commitment-supporting-diversity-literature\">reinstating<\/a> the books \u201cLawn Boy\u201d and \u201cGender Queer.\u201d The committee that reviewed the books stated, \u201cAfter deliberate and lengthy discussions on the potential merits and concerns of the book as a literary work, and the potential merits and concerns associated with retaining or removing access to the book from students using school libraries, the committees unanimously recommended that the books should remain available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their reason for reinstating \u201cLawn Boy\u201d was that it \u201cis an accessible examination of race, class, socio-economic struggle, and sexual identity.\u201d For \u201cGender Queer,\u201d the committee said, \u201cThe book is a well-written, scientifically based narrative of one person\u2019s journey with gender identity that contains information and perspective that is not widely represented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both books, along with the Bible, have now been removed from the public library\u2019s display, but that\u2019s not enough for some parents. Langton said she\u2019s planning a protest outside the library on Saturday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe timing on this \u2013 it\u2019s an intentional dig,\u201d Langton said. \u201cIt\u2019s a dig on the parents who object to pornography and pedophilia-themed materials in the library, and it\u2019s a dig on Christians as a whole. I think everybody knows where Jesus stands on pedophilia. \u2026 The tolerant Left is giving you guys some holiday hate. Merry Christmas, taxpayers of Fairfax County, Merry Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"> member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dolley Madison Library in Fairfax County, Virginia, came under fire earlier this week after displaying gender-theory books next to the Bible. They have since removed the display.The display featured three gnomes each with either the Bible, \u201cLawn Boy,\u201d or \u201cGender Queer.\u201d\u00a0\u201cThe gnomes with \u2018Lawn Boy\u2019 and \u2018Gender Queer\u2019 had bees on their stocking-hats, while the gnome with the Bible had a rainbow-colored hat, along with other rainbow paraphernalia,\u201d Fox News reported.\u00a0According to Fox News, \u201c\u2018Lawn Boy,\u2019 by Jonathan Evison, includes long sections of a boy reminiscing about explicit experiences he had at 10 years old. A Daily Wire review of the autobiographical comic found, it shows a nonbinary teenager and young adult who says her \u201csexual fantasies involved two male partners\u201d and whose sister tells her to \u201ctaste yourself,\u201d leading her to put what she calls \u201cvagina slime\u201d on her finger. In her journey of self-discovery, Maia visits the headquarters of a porn company that produced films called \u201cPublic Disgrace,\u201d \u201cBound in Public,\u201d and \u201cHardcore Gangbangs.\u201dOn Tuesday, the library issued a statement and apology and took down the controversial display. \u201cThe Dolley Madison Library holiday reading display was intended to highlight the freedom to read and the fact that many library patrons have more time during the holidays to do so,\u201d Fairfax County Public Library Director Jessica Hudson said in the statement. \u201cIt was not the intention of staff to create a display that could be construed as offensive. The display has been removed.\u201dThis is not the first time controversy has arisen surrounding these books in Fairfax County. In November, parents in Fairfax County protested outside the school board meeting, opposing what they claim is \u201cporn in schools.\u201d\u00a0\u201cThey\u2019ve doubled down on porn in the schools. They\u2019ve all got to go,\u201d Stacy Langton, a Fairfax County mother said. \u201cWho\u2019s in favor of porn in the schools?\u201dThe protest was sparked by Fairfax County Public Schools reinstating the books \u201cLawn Boy\u201d and \u201cGender Queer.\u201d The committee that reviewed the books stated, \u201cAfter deliberate and lengthy discussions on the potential merits and concerns of the book as a literary work, and the potential merits and concerns associated with retaining or removing access to the book from students using school libraries, the committees unanimously recommended that the books should remain available.\u201dTheir reason for reinstating \u201cLawn Boy\u201d was that it \u201cis an accessible examination of race, class, socio-economic struggle, and sexual identity.\u201d For \u201cGender Queer,\u201d the committee said, \u201cThe book is a well-written, scientifically based narrative of one person\u2019s journey with gender identity that contains information and perspective that is not widely represented.\u201dBoth books, along with the Bible, have now been removed from the public library\u2019s display, but that\u2019s not enough for some parents. Langton said she\u2019s planning a protest outside the library on Saturday.\u00a0\u201cThe timing on this \u2013 it\u2019s an intentional dig,\u201d Langton said. \u201cIt\u2019s a dig on the parents who object to pornography and pedophilia-themed materials in the library, and it\u2019s a dig on Christians as a whole. I think everybody knows where Jesus stands on pedophilia. \u2026 The tolerant Left is giving you guys some holiday hate. Merry Christmas, taxpayers of Fairfax County, Merry Christmas.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1099510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1099510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1099510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1099510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1099510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1099510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1099510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}