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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

‘Leather and bondage’: Supreme Court spars over details of LGBT+ children’s books at center of religious freedom dispute

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case brought by a group of religious parents from Maryland who hope to obtain the right to remove their children from classes that read storybooks featuring LGBT+ characters.

In preparation for Tuesday’s arguments, the nine justices read books such as Pride Puppy, which takes readers through the alphabet while sharing the story of a girl whose puppy gets loose while at a pride parade. Also, Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, a story about a girl who worries she will spend less time with her favorite uncle after he marries his boyfriend.

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