Opinion
Diverse Books Promote Self-Worth, Unity, and Empathy
PFLAG Bucks County takes on Banned Books Week in relation to Central Bucks School District’s recent library policy change.
Rachel Fitzpatrick and Jessica Dziobecki
September 19, 2022
PFLAG Bucks County takes on Banned Books Week in relation to Central Bucks School District’s recent library policy change.
The current anti-LGBTQI+ rhetoric and legislation sends a chilling message to LGBTQI+ people that they do not matter, they are not equal, and that they should go back to being invisible.
Sunday’s event will feature local bands, student speakers, school board candidates, and organizing efforts to support LGBTQ youth and oppose books bans.
The MAGA millionaire whose PAC bankrolled right-wing school board candidates in 55 school districts across Pennsylvania last election cycle thinks people need to “protect” Central Bucks School District from outsiders’ influence. Maybe it’s his money and politics we need protecting from?
It’s no coincidence that advocates for loosening child labor restrictions also push for expanding charter schools and voucher programs.
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