Ten Arlington-area pastors urged Mayor Jim Ross and city council to forego LGBTQ Pride month displays in public libraries, according to documents obtained by KERA News.
Ten Arlington-area pastors urged Mayor Jim Ross and city council to forego LGBTQ Pride month displays in public libraries, according to documents obtained by KERA News.
DALLAS When the Arlington, Texas, Public Library recently set out to develop an internal policy for selecting seasonal book displays, director Norma Zuniga assumed it would be a straightforward task.
Arlington's Library Advisory Board may restrict LGBTQ-themed displays from the children's and young adult sections of city libraries at the behest of local pastors and people who believe all books with LGBTQ characters touch on sexual acts.