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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Nov 29, 2023

#Lawsuit #seeks to #block #Iowa #law that #bans #books with #sexacts, #restricts #LGBTQ #topics in #schools.

“The #FirstAmendment does not allow our #state or our #schools to #remove #books or issue blanket #bans on #discussion and #material simply because a #group of #politicians or #parents find them #offensive,” said #ThomasStory, an #attorney with the #ACLUofIowa.

https://www.iowapublicradio.org/state-government-news/2023-11-28/lawsuit-seeks-to-block-iowa-law-that-bans-books-with-sex-acts-restricts-lgbtq-topics-in-schools

Lawsuit seeks to block Iowa law that bans books with sex acts, restricts LGBTQ topics in schools

The ACLU of Iowa and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of eight students challenging a state law that restricts discussions of LGBTQ topics in schools and bans books that describe sex acts.

Iowa Public Radio