Alabama Public Library Service board asks AG for opinion on regulating local libraries
The vote came at the urging of APLS District 5 board member John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Republican Party.
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Patriot Front resurfaces in Birmingham
The hate group has been most active in Birmingham, focusing mostly on graffiti and vandalism. Members recently protested a Prattville pride picnic in person.
ALGOP joins discourse criticizing LGBTQ content in public libraries
A proposed resolution calls for the Alabama Public Library Service to cut ties with the American Library Association.
Prattville Library Board returns books to shelf, declines to move others
The board previously decided to move six books within the children’s room of the library to a higher shelf.
New director steps in as Prattville library debate continues
Andrew Foster said the calls to remove or reclassify certain books for minors containing LGBTQ and sexual content are a "steep slope."
A historian calls Republican threats to defund Alabama Archives “fascist”
“Restricting marginalized history is textbook fascism,” historian Maigen Sullivan told APR.
Mobile pastors condemn public support and funding for LGBTQ+ Pride events
The pastors state that they oppose “sexually-focused activities” in public places “where children may be places in danger.”
Tennessee, Kentucky judges block bans on gender-affirming care
The state join Alabama and Arkansas judges in all issuing similar rulings against laws banning the treatments in their respective states.
State Sen. Elliott plans to bring bill defunding Archives during Special Session
Elliott wants to punish the department for holding a gay history luncheon.
White supremacist group Patriot Front protests Prattville pride picnic
Local protestors also showed up at the event, holding signs conflating the LGBTQ community with pedophiles.