{"id":2206089,"date":"2024-03-25T21:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T01:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-biden-compares-restricting-sexually-explicit-books-in-schools-to-nazi-germany\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T21:13:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T01:13:13","slug":"jill-biden-compares-restricting-sexually-explicit-books-in-schools-to-nazi-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-biden-compares-restricting-sexually-explicit-books-in-schools-to-nazi-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Jill Biden draws parallels between limiting sexually explicit books in schools and Nazi Germany"},"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\">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%2Fjill-biden-compares-restricting-sexually-explicit-books-in-schools-to-nazi-germany%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=2206089&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>First Lady Jill Biden emphasized the Biden administration&#8217;s support for the LGBT\u2064 community at a fundraising dinner in Los \u200cAngeles. Drawing parallels to \u200cNazi Germany, she warned against the gradual erosion of democracy \u200dthrough\u200b acts like book bans. Biden \u2064reaffirmed her advocacy for LGBTQ rights, highlighting President Biden&#8217;s\u200c achievements in advancing equality and\u2063 opposing harmful practices like conversion therapy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>First lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jill-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jill Biden\">Jill Biden<\/a> touted the Biden administration\u2019s work to help the LGBT community during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2024\/03\/24\/remarks-as-prepared-for-delivery-by-first-lady-jill-biden-at-the-human-rights-campaign-2024-los-angeles-dinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"keynote address\">keynote address<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/human-rights-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jill Biden\">Human Rights Campaign<\/a>\u2018s fundraising dinner in Los Angeles. She spent part of the speech making a historical comparison between \u201cbook bans\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nazis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nazi\">Nazi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Germany\">Germany<\/a> during World War II.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHistory teaches us that democracies don\u2019t disappear overnight,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1772035857651790291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> Saturday.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>She added, \u201cThey disappear slowly. Subtly. Silently. A book ban. A court decision. A \u2018don\u2019t say gay\u2019 law. Before World War II, I\u2019m told, Berlin was the center of LGBTQ culture in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne group of people loses their rights. And then another, and another. Until one morning you wake up and you no longer live in a democracy,\u201d the first lady said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden was referencing the censorship, book bans, and book burning that were conducted in Nazi Germany and Austria in the 1930s, likening them to parents who frequently attended school board meetings starting in 2021 and expressed outrage over explicit and pornographic books appearing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scholastic-pulls-captain-underpants-spinoff-author-apologizes-over-passive-racism-harmful-to-asian-americans\/\" title=\"Scholastic Pulls \u2018Captain Underpants\u2019 Spinoff, Author Apologizes Over \u2018Passive Racism\u2019 \u2018Harmful\u2019 To Asian-Americans\">school libraries<\/a> or a child\u2019s curriculum. <\/p>\n<p>The first lady has been a vocal supporter of the LGBT community and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-deputy-spox-has-history-of-anti-cop-rhetoric\/\" title=\"State Dept. Deputy Spox Has History of Anti-Cop Rhetoric\">made similar comments<\/a> last October.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerica, my friends, we do not ban books,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2023\/10\/20\/jill-biden-condemns-anti-lgbtq-book-bans-at-pflag-convention\/\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> at the PFLAG National Convention in Arlington, Virginia. <\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the first lady also celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"her husband\">her husband<\/a>\u2018s LGBT victories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to President Biden, marriage equality is now the law of the land. He ended the ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood. He\u2019s made it possible for trans Americans to serve openly, honorably in the military. And he\u2019s standing firmly against conversion therapy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeffconway\/status\/1771726366423069112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"highlighted\">highlighted<\/a> his work for the transgender community despite \u201cMAGA extremists.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere are victories in the small moments too, moments that would have been unimaginable just a few decades ago: being free to walk down the street as your authentic self, co-workers that use your chosen name and pronouns, communities that support you and understand you,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, the MAGA extremists are seeking to erase these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/homicides-at-15-year-high-in-democrat-run-los-angeles\/\" title=\"Homicides at 15-Year High in Democrat-Run Los Angeles\">hard-fought gains<\/a>, trying to unwind all the progress we\u2019ve made. They want us to be afraid. They want to take our victories away, but we won\u2019t let them. Your president won\u2019t let them. I won\u2019t let them. We\u2019re going to fight. And we will win,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>During Saturday night\u2019s speech, Biden remembered Nex Benedict, a nonbinary 16-year-old student who died by suicide from an overdose and drug toxicity. Activists have suggested a fight in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-pta-sold-out-parents-for-politics-during-schools-biggest-crisis\/\" title=\"How The PTA Sold Out Parents For Politics During Schools\u2019 Biggest Crisis\">school bathroom<\/a> was related to Benedict\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaws and attitudes can lead to devastating consequences, harm that can\u2019t be undone, that leaves parents torn by grief. Parents and grandparents like Sue Benedict \u2014 may Nex rest in peace \u2014 and the countless others who have lost LGBTQ children to suicide, bullying, and hate. Parents who have stood by their kids, loved them, learned from them, but who will never have another tomorrow with them,\u201d Biden said of Benedict. \u201cThis is our chapter of history, and it\u2019s up to us how it ends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Benedict had reportedly poured water over two girls in the bathroom, which led to an altercation that lasted less than a minute. Benedict died by overdose the following day. Last week, Tulsa County District Attorney Stephen Kunzweiler determined no charges would be filed in Benedict\u2019s death. A complete autopsy report is expected on March 27.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Lady Jill Biden highlighted the Biden administration&#8217;s support for the LGBT community at a Human Rights Campaign fundraising dinner in LA. Drawing a historical parallel, she likened &#8220;book bans&#8221; to Nazi Germany, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding democracies. Her speech underscored the need to learn from history&#8217;s lessons to preserve democratic principles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2206090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24084289311928-1024x680.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2206089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24084289311928-1024x680.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206089","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\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2206089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2206090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2206089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2206089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2206089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}