Because a book ban is not about the book. It's part and parcel with banning social transition. Parents rights is a backdoor into bigotry. It's a way to convince centrists to side with fascists without them even realizing it.

BTW when librarians push back against well-meaning people who say parents have the right to determine what their child reads but not anyone else's, this is what we mean. Parents rights almost always means denying a child's rights. A book ban is a book ban, even if 1 child is a target.

"States rights" until they get enough support and then it's federal ban all the way.

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A national social transition ban is slowly working its way through Congress. While the bill is framed around parental consent, this means that any child with unaffirming parents is legally barred from social transition, and teachers are prohibited from being affirming in *any* way.

oh blurgh this happened to me a while back too. hope you find the cause of the mystery ailment soon!!

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