{"id":2015238,"date":"2023-08-29T10:03:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T14:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/self-described-lesbian-marxist-ala-president-aims-to-pack-kids-libraries-with-porn-report\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T10:05:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T14:05:17","slug":"self-described-lesbian-marxist-ala-president-aims-to-pack-kids-libraries-with-porn-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/self-described-lesbian-marxist-ala-president-aims-to-pack-kids-libraries-with-porn-report\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Lesbian Marxist&#8217; ALA President Seeks to Fill Children&#8217;s Libraries with Explicit Content: Report"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fself-described-lesbian-marxist-ala-president-aims-to-pack-kids-libraries-with-porn-report%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=2015238&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--><h2>The \u2062American Accountability Foundation\u2064 Exposes the &#8220;Woke&#8221; Agenda in \u2064the American Library Association<\/h2>\n<p>The American Accountability Foundation (AAF), a conservative nonprofit organization, has recently released a video and memo that shed light on what it \u200bdescribes as the &#8220;subversive&#8221; and &#8220;radical&#8221; woke agenda within \u2063the American Library Association\u2063 (ALA).<\/p>\n<p>This revelation has\u200d ignited a fierce debate over\u200b the\u2063 influence \u2064of this liberal-leaning institution, led by its self-avowed &#8220;Marxist&#8221;\u2064 president, Emily \u200cDrabinski, according to\u2062 the \u2063AAF&#8217;s memo.<\/p>\n<p>The ALA, boasting over\u200c 50,000 members and coordinating programs at\u200c local\u2064 libraries\u200b nationwide, has long been a powerful force in shaping library policies and practices.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064AAF&#8217;s report, \u2062however, suggests that the ALA&#8217;s leadership,\u200b particularly \u2063its president\u2064 Drabinski, has an agenda that\u2063 goes \u2063beyond traditional library\u200d services.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It is a blatantly obvious and self-evident truth that\u2063 politics and pornography have\u200d no\u200d place\u200d in our children&#8217;s libraries,&#8221; the AAF stated\u200d on its website.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One \u2063of the\u2062 most concerning\u2062 statements\u200d captured in the\u2063 video footage featured Drabinski dismissing public concerns about libraries allegedly &#8220;grooming children,&#8221; labeling such views as &#8220;extremist&#8221; and asserting that &#8220;almost no one\u2062 in the public shares that \u200dview.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She \u2064further elaborated on her vision\u200d of libraries as \u2064&#8221;a \u2064terrain of\u200b struggle \u200bfor those of\u200b us on the \u200bleft,&#8221; indicating a \u200cdecidedly ideological approach. According to the \u200bmemo, she claimed that libraries are &#8220;good \u200cplaces that do all \u200dkinds of things that people on the right don&#8217;t like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She has also openly\u2063 criticized the \u200didea of\u2063 gender as a binary system and has advocated for LGBT books in children&#8217;s sections\u200b of libraries. Her support for \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/self-described-lesbian-marxist-ala-president-aims-to-pack-kids-libraries-with-porn-report\/\" title=\"'Lesbian Marxist' ALA President Seeks to Fill Children's Libraries with Explicit Content: Report\">drag queen story \u200chours<\/a>\u2063 further garnered attention.<\/p>\n<p>The AAF&#8217;s memo revealed\u200b a series\u200d of statements made by Drabinski, including her\u2062 view that the &#8220;subversion&#8221; of\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nick-cannon-to-star-in-whos-having-my-baby-spoof-game-show-with-kevin-hart\/\" title=\"Nick Cannon To Star In \u2018Who\u2019s Having My Baby?\u2019 Spoof Game Show With Kevin Hart\">traditional family structures<\/a> is an integral part of her &#8220;queerness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She has also argued that\u2063 libraries have an obligation \u2063to provide books about &#8220;gay people doing gay things&#8221;\u2064 and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-sens-torch-attorney-general-garland-for-labeling-parents-as-domestic-terrorists\/\" title=\"GOP Sens. torch Attorney General Garland for labeling parents as domestic terrorists\">labeled concerned parents<\/a> as an\u200c &#8220;angry, white mob&#8221; and\u2064 the &#8220;Christo-fascist right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, according to the memo, \u200dDrabinski said she decided she was a lesbian after reading a library book, so in \u200dher opinion, &#8220;queers\u200c of all\u2062 kinds have always found a home in the library.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She \u2063further\u200c suggested that complying with certain laws \u2064has become &#8220;difficult.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062addition to\u2064 her \u2062controversial views, \u200ba \u200ddeleted\u200d tweet from April\u200d 2022 has also\u2064 come \u2062under scrutiny, according to the U.K.\u2062 Daily Mail. In\u2063 the tweet, she \u200cidentified herself as a &#8220;Marxist \u2063lesbian&#8221; and expressed \u200dher belief in collective power \u2062for a better world.<\/p>\n<p>This tweet has played a role in some states&#8217; moves to\u200b defund and sever ties\u2064 with \u200cthe ALA.<\/p>\n<p>The ALA&#8217;s concerning woke ideology has \u2064raised concerns among conservatives and parents across the\u2064 country.<\/p>\n<p>Montana became the first state\u2062 to officially cut its ties\u2063 with the \u200bALA, citing its leadership by a &#8220;Marxist,&#8221; Fox News reported.<\/p>\n<p>Republican lawmakers in other states, including Wyoming, Arizona, and Georgia, NBC News reported, have also initiated efforts to\u2064 halt federal funding to the ALA, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-demand-answers-on-commerce-secretary-raimondos-financial-ties-to-china\/\" title=\"House Republicans Demand Answers on Commerce Secretary Raimondo\u2019s Financial Ties to China\u00a0\">receives financial support<\/a> through the Institute of\u200c Museum\u200d and\u2064 Library Services.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative\u2064 politicians in\u2063 several states have encouraged their libraries to withdraw from the ALA, characterizing the organization as\u2062 &#8220;radical&#8221; and \u200baccusing it of promoting a sexual agenda for children, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In 2023, ALA announced that Emily \u2063Drabinski, a self-proclaimed &#8220;Marxist lesbian&#8221; and a member of the \u2062Democratic Socialists of America, would\u200c be its \u2063new president.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bwaltens?\">@bwaltens<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3XZoqdnozt\">https:\/\/t.co\/3XZoqdnozt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yKnGcVXiRV\">pic.twitter.com\/yKnGcVXiRV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Texas\u2062 Scorecard (@TexasScorecard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasScorecard\/status\/1692538178232578533?\">August 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the backlash, Drabinski, who identifies as &#8220;queer,&#8221; in the \u2063same footage, \u2064remained unapologetic about \u200dher political opinions and sexuality. She expressed her desire to ensure that books reflecting the experiences of black people and\u2064 LGBT individuals are available in local libraries, stated AAF in their memo.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/self-described-lesbian-marxist-ala-president-aims-pack-kids-libraries-porn-report\/\">Self-Described &#8216;Lesbian\u200b Marxist&#8217; ALA President Aims to Pack Kids&#8217; Libraries \u200cwith Porn: \u200dReport<\/a> \u200b appeared first on\u2063 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The conservative nonprofit, American Accountability Foundation, exposed the &#8220;subversive&#8221; and &#8220;radical&#8221; woke agenda of the American Library Association. 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