Tag Archives: Alexi Giannoulias
Freedom Versus Foolishness
As of January 1, a new Illinois state law is in effect that removes grant funding from public libraries that ban books “because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.” House Bill 2789 was signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker last summer and is just the latest in a string of policies advanced by this administration and motivated by its apparent obsession with indoctrinating kids into sexual orientation and gender identity ideology.
Posted in Child Exploitation, Education, Faith, Illinois Politics, Marriage/Family/Culture, Pornography, Sexuality
Tagged ALA, Alexi Giannoulias, American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights, books, children, First Amendment, Governor J.B. Pritzker, House Bill 2789, LGBTQ, libraries, pride, sexuality
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Fictional Book Bans
Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Secretary of State, recently testified before a U.S. Senate Committee on the issue of how to determine what books belong in libraries and who determines what stays and what goes. Under questioning by Senator John Kennedy (R-LA), Giannoulias found himself at a loss for words after Kennedy read obscene passages from two controversial books, Gender Queer and All Boys Aren’t Blue, often found in public and school libraries.
Posted in Child Exploitation, Education, Federal, Illinois Politics, Marriage/Family/Culture, Pornography, Sexuality
Tagged Access to Library Resources and Services for Minors, ALA, ALA Bill of Rights, Alexi Giannoulias, All Boys aren’t Blue, American Library Association’s Bill of Rights, child exploitation, Fictional Book Bans, Gender Queer, Governor Pritzker, HB2789, Illinois Secretary of State, Interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights, libraries, minors, pornography
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