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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jonathan Mattise

Tennessee librarian fired for refusing to move more than 100 books from children's to adult section

Librarian Firing-Tennessee - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A Tennessee library board has fired the county's top librarian for refusing to comply with its vote to move more than 100 LGBTQ books from the children's to the adult section over its claims that they promote "gender confusion.”

The Rutherford County Library Board voted 8-3 on Monday evening to fire library system director Luanne James. James has previously said that relocating the books would violate her and county residents' First Amendment rights and compromise her professional obligation against government-mandated viewpoint discrimination.

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