And so it begins, turning off the lights ..

@hippyjoe1955 Because according to the last census, 20 million people in the USA identify as LGBTQ+. Perhaps they'd like to read something that isn't all heterosexual. 🙄

@Scribbles Then let them pay for their own library. Not sure what is so hard about that. Equally not sure what is so special about gay porn either.

@hippyjoe1955 Separate libraries? Seriously? People used to want to separate whites and colored people for libraries in America too.

LGBTQ+ Library patrons are part of the public. It's not illegal in America to be LGBTQ+. They pay taxes, have jobs, find love and get married, join the army, buy a house, go to church. etc.

Not sure how libraries work where you live but here: Libraries are funded through a wide combination of revenue sources, including local taxes, nonprofit and for-profit grants, and individual donors. If a library has heterosexual relationships in books, it's only fair if other sexualities are represented too as THEY are part of the PUBLIC and as patrons too! Anything less is an insult and prejudice. You wouldn't like it if it went the other way and people wanted to ban everything heterosexual or tell you to get your own library.

Have you ever read a lesbian or gay romance drama? It's not porn. It's not any more graphic then some of the heterosexual stuff in the libraries. Lol
If it's not anything special to you, then let the people who do enjoy it read it. No one is making you read it.

And if you're worried your grandkids are reading a kid's story in which a girl falls in love and kisses a girl. Then you can explain that while most civilized countries are tolerant and celebrate LGBTQ+ sexuality and culture and people, you are welcome to explain why you think it's wrong and be an intolerant bigot.

@Scribbles If you think the average tax payer wants to pay for gay porn then you are very mistaken. Your numbers are bogus as well but carry on.

@hippyjoe1955 I don't care about the average tax payer. I'm demanding representation of the Public!
Minorities are important! Books in Spanish! Gay books!
A bible! A Quran. I don't fucking care! Include ALL of the books.

We expect people to be in charge of themselves when it comes to info from the internet. Why is books any different?

Democracy is still a thing isn't it?

@Scribbles Then fund it yourself. You are the deviant wanting to be mainstream.

@hippyjoe1955 🤣🤦‍♀️
You don't seem to get that at least 20 million people are paying taxes to be patrons of a PUBLIC library. If you are afraid of legal citizens and legal sexualities and genders and want to be a control freak about your books perhaps you should fund YOUR own library.

@Scribbles Your numbers are completely bogus. If you think that it is somehow important to promote your deviancy then go do it yourself.