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They #CheckedOut #Pride #Books in #AntiLGBTQ #Protest. It #Backfired.

Two #SanDiego #residents cleared out the #PrideMonth display at their #library and said such #materials shouldn’t be available to #children, one of several recent #clashes over #LGBTQIA #issues in #California.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/us/pride-books-library-protest.html

San Diego Library Protest Against Pride Books Draws a Backlash

Two San Diego residents cleared out the Pride month display at their library and said such materials shouldn’t be available to children, one of several recent clashes over L.G.B.T.Q. issues in California.

The New York Times

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Jul 24, 2023

“It was just kind of like, ‘Whoa, curveball,’” Ms. Peterson said. “I began to wonder, ‘Oh, have I been misunderstanding our community?’”
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Soon, she would get her answer:

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Jul 24, 2023

Stacks of Amazon boxes containing new copies of the books the #antiLGBTQ #protesters checked out started to arrive at the #library after the #SanDiegoUnionTribune #reported on the protest. Roughly 180 people, mostly San Diegans, gave more than $15,000 to the library system, which after a city match will provide over $30,000 toward more #LGBTQ-themed #materials and #programming, including an #expansion of the system’s already popular #dragqueenstoryhours

#Schadenfreude