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The 8-1 vote against an appeal to remove two books on LGBTQ issues from the Kelly Walsh High School library. This comes after a committee tasked with reviewing the books recommended they be kept in the collection in September, prompting the appeal. Some parents and community members have attended school board meetings for about a year demanding the removal of books they often claim are pornographic or sexually explicit. The board also approved stricter requirements for purchasing controversial materials in the future.
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The Campbell County Library Board amends mission statement, cuts ties with state library associationThe board has attracted both praise and criticism from members of the community over the past 15 months due to the library including books on sex education and LGBTQ topics in their collection aimed at children and teens. They also voted to cut ties with the Wyoming Library Association, amend the library's mission statement to include language on reflecting community values, and continue with plans on forming a commission to vet books for children and teens for content.
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Among survey respondents across the eight states that make up the Mountain West, about 67% support policies that protect trans individuals from discrimination in jobs, housing or in public spaces. That's compared to 64% nationwide.
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The county commission appoints the board, whose serve three year terms. This is the first time since earlier this year that there has been a full board after resignations, term limits, and decisions against serving additional terms left several vacancies. The library continues to draw criticism from some in the community about books on sex education and LGBTQ issues aimed at children and teens.
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Books on LGBTQ issues, sex education, and gender identity have come under fire by some activists and members of the Gillette community who find them offensive and objectionable. The library says it includes materials to serve a broad set of views, even if some may find them controversial.
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In recent years the state legislature has seen an increase in conservative Republicans who are focusing more on personal rights and freedoms. Those rights…
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The Wyoming Legislature will take on just about every possible hot-button social issue this week, hearing bills on guns, abortion and same-sex…