A censorship battle at an Oklahoma library is calling attention to what critics say is the hypocrisy of legislative attempts to prohibit discussions and materials about LGBTQ issues.
Literary circles were up in arms after the Enid Public Library in Enid, Oklahoma, canceled a romance book club and a sexual assault awareness book display in response to the city's library board narrowly voting to ban displays and programs that featured content about sexuality. However, the Public Library of Enid and Garfield County's Board of Directors initially said the book club and the sexual assault awareness book display could stay.
The ties don't end there. Last summer, a Pride Month-themed display at the Enid Public Library drew outcry from several citizens, and was widely discussed at a July 2021 library board meeting. "We do not need to bring in divisive things into a public building," one Enid resident said, according to the Enid News & Eagle. Fletcher, who eventually drafted the proposal that became the ban, reportedly said the issue was the promotion of certain topics, not access to them.
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