{"id":2573838,"date":"2026-02-26T08:18:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-people-want-your-kids-dems-object-to-gop-rep-reading-lgbt-propaganda-for-pre-teens-claim-its-not-appropriate-for-adult-audience\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T08:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:21:29","slug":"these-people-want-your-kids-dems-object-to-gop-rep-reading-lgbt-propaganda-for-pre-teens-claim-its-not-appropriate-for-adult-audience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-people-want-your-kids-dems-object-to-gop-rep-reading-lgbt-propaganda-for-pre-teens-claim-its-not-appropriate-for-adult-audience\/","title":{"rendered":"These People Want Your Kids: Dems Object to GOP Rep Reading LGBT Propaganda for Pre-Teens, Claim It&#8217;s Not Appropriate for Adult Audience"},"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\">44<\/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%2Fthese-people-want-your-kids-dems-object-to-gop-rep-reading-lgbt-propaganda-for-pre-teens-claim-its-not-appropriate-for-adult-audience%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=2573838&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>A minnesota Senate Education Finance Committee hearing drew attention after state Sen. michael Holmstrom read from the book \u201cThis Book Is Gay\u201d during testimony about libraries and materials available to teens. Holmstrom said the book is recommended for kids as young as 12 and proceeded to read passages that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >included explicit sexual content<\/a>, prompting objections from the chair and other lawmakers who argued the material was not appropriate for a legislative setting. The exchange went viral, with the article portraying it as a stunt that highlighted broader battles over what content is suitable for minors and who controls access in schools and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-public-library-will-not-pull-canceled-dr-seuss-titles-says-it-does-not-censor-books\/\" title=\"New York Public Library Will Not Pull \u2018Canceled\u2019 Dr. Seuss Titles, Says It \u2018Does Not Censor Books\u2019\">public libraries<\/a>. The piece frames critics as saying such LGBT material amounts to indoctrination or propaganda, while supporters view it as a matter of parental awareness and exposure, not censorship. A warning about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-maces-charleston-home-vandalized-with-antifa-symbols\/\" title=\"GOP Rep. Mace&#039;s Charleston Home Vandalized With &#039;Antifa Symbols&#039;\">vulgar language<\/a> accompanies the video, and the piece includes social media excerpts and various ad and script elements.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The people who want to indoctrinate your children in public schools and libraries would like you to know that the LGBT propaganda they want to lay on them isn&rsquo;t appropriate for adult settings.<\/p>\n<p>During a hearing in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-cnn-host-don-lemon-sued-emotional-distress-following-minnesota-church-stunt-appeared-take-satisfaction-disruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota<\/a> Senate which ended up going viral for all the wrong reasons, a Democrat called a Republican member out for reading from a book he said was in the teen section and recommended for kids as young as 12.<\/p>\n<p>The reason? It wasn&rsquo;t appropriate for state lawmakers, obviously.<\/p>\n<p>The viral footage was taken from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0iZROUJ1I3A&amp;t=5017s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hearing<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.mn\/committees\/committee_bio.html?cmte_id=3119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Education Finance Committee<\/a> of the Minnesota Senate, where librarians were testifying on Wednesday about the library ecosystem in the state.<\/p>\n<p>That included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-disturbing-video-shows-adult-guiding-child-gaybcs-alphabet-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a book available<\/a> in several libraries brought in by Minnesota State Sen. Michael Holmstrom called &ldquo;This Book Is Gay.&rdquo; This book is recommended for kids as young as 12, he said, including at some of the public libraries run by several of the people who had testified during the hearing.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This book, among other things, it recommends to young children how to flirt in gay bars, it recommends to children how to enter into non-consensual sexual relationships,&rdquo; Holmstrom said, before reading from an especially graphic section of the book.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oral sex is popping another dude&rsquo;s p*** in your mouth, or indeed popping yours in his,&rdquo; Holmstrom said while reading from this masterpiece. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s only one hard and fast rule when it comes to b***jobs: Watch the teeth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And then it goes on to say that, &lsquo;Letting any guy c** in your mouth is safe sex&ndash;&lsquo;&rdquo; he continued, before being interrupted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Madam chair,&rdquo; one of the other state senators on the panel says.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh, this isn&rsquo;t appropriate for this committee?&rdquo; Holmstrom asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t need to read items that &mdash; it&rsquo;s not the things that you&rsquo;re reading that are inappropriate &mdash; you got your clippable moment, and maybe we can just just move on,&rdquo; said Minnesota State Sen. Bonnie Westlin, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sen-chuck-schumer-defends-democrats-decision-sit-sotu-trump-invited-stand-support-americans-illegals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It just seems absurd that this is appropriate for a 12-year-old, but not for the senators in this committee,&rdquo; Holmstrom responded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that some viewers will find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; WOW: Minnesota Freedom Caucus member Senator Michael Holmstrom just read from a book recommended for kids as young as 12 years old, &ldquo;This Book Is Gay.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat Chair of the Committee tells him to STOP reading the book.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh this isn&rsquo;t appropriate for this committee.&rdquo;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v6C4DJiy6z\">pic.twitter.com\/v6C4DJiy6z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrageDustin\/status\/2026782639638626387?\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Call this a stunt, but the fact is the stunt works.<\/p>\n<p>Why did this get stopped? Duh: This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/final-countdown-voters-in-these-battleground-states-will-decide-who-wins-the-presidency-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Final countdown: Voters in these battleground ...s will decide who wins the presidency - Washington Examiner\">stuff doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t belong in the Minnesota Senate. It&rsquo;s not a conversation even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/newsom-threatens-school-board-rejecting-textbook-celebrating-gay-child-sexual-predator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for adult audiences<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If that&rsquo;s the case, why would it belong on a 12-year-old&rsquo;s reading list?<\/p>\n<p>Mind you, this isn&rsquo;t the first time that we&rsquo;ve seen this kind of stuff from the people who want to control what your kids can and can&rsquo;t access &mdash; and not only do so loosely, but do so in such a way that it&rsquo;s propagandistic and evil.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not even the worst incident of this, sadly.<\/p>\n<p>And when the spotlight shines on them, what do they say? Well, that this isn&rsquo;t the time and place for their smut, because it&rsquo;s not even suitable for adults.<\/p>\n<p>But it&rsquo;s suitable for your kids, so long as the parents don&rsquo;t fully realize what they&rsquo;re being force-fed. 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It centers on a Minnesota Senate hearing about libraries, which gained attention after a Democrat criticized a Republican for reading from a book he said is in teen sections and is recommended for kids as young as 12.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The book, This Book Is Gay, is described as being available in several libraries, and the Republican, State Sen. Michael Holmstrom, said it is recommended for 12-year-olds. Librarians who testified about the state&#8217;s libraries were cited as evidence of the book\u2019s presence in libraries run by some of the hearing\u2019s participants.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; During the hearing, Holmstrom allegedly read graphic passages from the book. This prompted a back-and-forth with another senator who said the actions were not appropriate for the committee. Holmstrom argued that it\u2019s absurd to permit the content for adults but not for a 12-year-old, while the chair suggested stopping the reading.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The clip of the exchange circulated online and carried a warning about vulgar language. Supporters argued the stunt was a tactic to push censorship and argued that material like this should not be in a state senate setting or in a reading list for children. 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