{"id":2130228,"date":"2023-12-20T18:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T23:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-school-board-member-sworn-in-on-stack-of-lgbtq-books-instead-of-bible\/"},"modified":"2023-12-20T18:28:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T23:28:36","slug":"virginia-school-board-member-sworn-in-on-stack-of-lgbtq-books-instead-of-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-school-board-member-sworn-in-on-stack-of-lgbtq-books-instead-of-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia School Board Member Takes Oath on LGBTQ+ Books Instead of Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-school-board-member-sworn-in-on-stack-of-lgbtq-books-instead-of-bible%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=2130228&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><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cGender Queer\u201d \u2063and other \u2063sexually graphic books have come\u2064 under fire\u2062 for being presented to \u2062children,\u200d with the \u2064North\u2064 Dakota legislature considering a ban on such material (AP Photo\/Rick Bowmer, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>3:25\u2064 PM \u2013 Wednesday, December \u200d20, 2023<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/44-san-francisco-schools-to-see-name-changes\/\" title=\"44 San Francisco schools to see name changes\">school board member<\/a> in Virginia was sworn\u2062 in\u200d for his second\u2062 term on the school board \u2064on a stack\u2063 of banned \u2063LGBTQ+ books. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Karl\u200d Frisch was sworn into the Fairfax county School Board for his second term and swapped the \u200bbible for a stack\u2062 of LGBTQ+ books that have \u200dbeen \u2063banned in\u2063 surrounding schools for \u201csexually controversial content.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHe was sworn in on a stack of the five LGBTQ-themed books most frequently banned by other school systems,\u201d Frisch\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-just-the-beginning-larry-elder-wins-case-against-california-judge-orders-state-to-include-elder-on-ballot\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is Just The Beginning\u2019: Larry Elder Wins Case Against California, Judge Orders State To Include Elder On Ballot\">campaign website announced<\/a>. \u200b\u201cCurrently,\u2062 the Board\u2019s Vice Chair, Frisch\u200b becomes its Chair on \u2064January \u20621. He is the first LGBTQ+ person\u2063 elected to local office in \u2062Virginia\u2019s largest county and one\u2064 of only four \u200dopenly LGBTQ+\u2062 school board members in the Commonwealth out of roughly \u200c800 members.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Frisch was sworn in \u200bby \u2063his \u200bmale partner who\u2063 was holding\u200b the stack\u2064 of books which included,\u2064 <em>All Boys Aren\u2019t Blue<\/em>,\u200d <em>Gender Queer<\/em>, <em>Flamer<\/em>, <em>Lawn Boy <\/em>and <em>The Perks\u2062 of Being \u200ba Wallflower<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fairfax County School Board Member, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KarlFrisch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KarlFrisch<\/a>, Is Sworn In\u200c On \u2063A Stack of\u2062 LGBTQ Themed Books <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PUnTJogM2l\">pic.twitter.com\/PUnTJogM2l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Garrett Soldano (@GrassrootArmy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrassrootArmy\/status\/1735332482155790829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Several books,\u2062 including <em>Flamer \u200b <\/em>and <em>Gender Queer,<\/em> \u2062have contentious sexual imagery or other elements that \u2063have led to other\u2064 school districts banning them.<\/p>\n<p><em>Flamer<\/em> was penned by the distinguished writer and artist Mike Curato. Curato\u2019s work, a semi-autobiographical graphic \u200dnovel set in 1995, was published\u200b in\u200b 2020. The\u2062 protagonist\u200d of the tale is \u2063teased at a \u200dBoy \u200bScout\u2063 summer camp for \u201cacting in a manner considered \u200dstereotypical of \u200bgay men.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Characters in the graphic novel talk about\u2062 erections, masturbation, \u2063penis \u2063size, and pornography. There\u2019s also an\u200d illustration of teenage boys in\u200d their underwear.<\/p>\n<p>Similar \u2063to this, Maia Kobabe\u2019s \u200c <em>Gender Queer <\/em>has drawn a lot of criticism from parents in America for being kept in \u200dpublic school \u2062libraries \u200cacross the \u2062country and \u200dfor discussing and\u2062 depicting oral sex as well as masturbating. <\/p>\n<p>Frisch\u2019s ceremony comes after the newly \u200delected \u2062president of the Pennsylvania school board \u200dtook\u2064 office with her hand over \u200ba stack of \u200bdivisive novels in early December.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts \u200bdirectly to\u2064 your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Colorado\u2019s Democrat Supreme\u200d Court rules\u200d that Donald\u200b Trump, Biden\u2019s\u2063 biggest political challenger, \u200cengaged in insurrection on January \u20646th. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Five Arizona children are confirmed\u2062 dead after a devastating house fire. Here\u2019s one America\u2019s Makenna Blackman \u200bwith the\u200d latest on the story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Democrats in Colorado take the radical step of removing \u200b45th President\u200b Donald Trump from the ballot in the\u2063 state. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As the\u200b Senate continues to negotiate an immigration reform package, new House Freedom Caucus Chairman and\u200b Representative Bob Good explains what would \u200bhave to be in the Senate\u2019s \u2063bill for \u200bthe legislation to\u2062 pass the\u200d House.\u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A \u2062group of 11 \u200bnonfiction authors have joined \u200da lawsuit in Manhattan \u200dfederal\u2064 court that\u200c accuses OpenAI and\u200b Microsoft of \u2062misusing \u200bbooks the authors have written to train their \u2063models.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San Francisco \u2064police Sergeant David Radford contacted Tesla about data on an alleged stalker\u2019s remote\u200c access to a vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google will pay $700 million and revamp\u2064 its \u2063Play app store to allow for greater competition as part of an antitrust\u2063 settlement with U.S. states and \u2064consumers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple said \u200cit would pause sales of\u200d the smartwatches as it\u200b deals with\u200c a\u200c patent \u2064dispute \u2064over the technology \u2063that enables the blood \u2063oxygen feature on the devices.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200c What role do \u2064supporters believe LGBTQ+ literature plays in \u2063education?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200d A Virginia school\u200b board member, Karl Frisch, made a\u200b significant statement during his recent swearing-in ceremony. Instead of\u2062 taking the traditional\u2064 oath on a \u2064Bible, he opted to be sworn in on a \u2064stack of banned LGBTQ+ books. This powerful gesture has gained attention and sparked a conversation about inclusivity and diversity in education.<\/p>\n<p>Frisch, who was elected\u2064 to the Fairfax County School Board for his\u2063 second\u200d term, replaced the religious text with a stack of five LGBTQ+ themed\u200b books. \u2062These books have been \u2064banned in\u200d surrounding schools due to their &#8220;sexually controversial\u2062 content.&#8221; Among the titles included in the stack were &#8220;All\u2063 Boys Aren&#8217;t\u2062 Blue,&#8221; &#8220;Gender\u2062 Queer,&#8221; &#8220;Flamer,&#8221;\u200b &#8220;Lawn Boy,&#8221;\u2064 and &#8220;The \u2063Perks of Being\u2062 a Wallflower.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Frisch&#8217;s campaign website proudly announced his intention \u2064to\u2063 be sworn \u2064in\u2062 on these books, stating that he\u2064 was the \u200cfirst LGBTQ+ person elected to local\u200c office in \u2064Virginia&#8217;s largest county. He is also \u200bone of \u2064only four openly LGBTQ+ school board members\u200c in the Commonwealth out of roughly 800 \u2063members.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062swearing-in ceremony took place with Frisch&#8217;s male partner holding the stack of books. This act\u2064 symbolized their commitment to advocating for \u2063LGBTQ+ rights\u2063 and \u200crepresentation in education.<\/p>\n<p>The books in question, \u200csuch as\u2063 &#8220;Flamer&#8221; \u200band &#8220;Gender Queer,&#8221; have faced controversy and censorship due to their explicit sexual imagery and discussions. Some\u2062 parents and school districts have expressed concerns about these books\u2063 being available \u2062in \u2064public school libraries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Flamer,&#8221; written \u2063by Mike Curato,\u2063 is a semi-autobiographical graphic\u2064 novel that explores\u2062 the experiences of a protagonist \u200cwho\u2063 is teased at a Boy Scout summer\u200b camp for his perceived behavior as a gay\u200c man. The novel \u200bcontains conversations about topics such as erections, masturbation, penis size, and pornography. It also includes an illustration \u2064of teenage boys in\u200b their underwear.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Maia Kobabe&#8217;s &#8220;Gender Queer&#8221; has faced criticism\u200b for its depiction and discussion of oral sex and \u2063masturbation. Parents across \u2064the \u2064country \u200dhave \u200braised objections\u2062 to this book being\u2063 available in \u2063public school libraries.<\/p>\n<p>Frisch&#8217;s \u2062ceremony follows a similar act\u2062 by\u2064 the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-reasons-media-ratings-have-plunged-since-joe-bidens-inauguration\/\" title=\"4 Reasons Media Ratings Have Plunged Since Joe Biden\u2019s Inauguration\">newly elected president<\/a> of a Pennsylvania school \u2062board, who took office while placing her hand over a\u2064 stack of\u200c divisive\u2064 novels.<\/p>\n<p>This demonstration by\u2064 Frisch and other elected\u2062 officials has ignited a debate about the \u200crole of \u200dLGBTQ+\u200d literature\u200c in\u200b education. Supporters argue \u200cthat these\u2063 books provide representation \u2062and\u2063 support for LGBTQ+ students, \u200bhelping to foster an inclusive and accepting environment. On the other hand, \u200bopponents\u2063 believe \u200bthat the explicit content in some of these books is inappropriate for young \u2064readers.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of one&#8217;s position\u200b on \u2064the matter,\u2063 Frisch&#8217;s\u200b gesture has brought attention\u200b to the\u200d importance \u2063of \u200ddiverse literature and the need for respectful dialogue about its inclusion in school libraries. It serves as a reminder of the ongoing \u2063struggle for \u200cLGBTQ+ \u200brepresentation and \u2064equal rights \u2063in education\u2063 and society as a whole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A ban on sexually explicit books like &#8220;Gender Queer&#8221; for children is being considered by the North Dakota legislature. A Virginia school board member was sworn in for his second term. 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