In response to parental outrage over sexually explicit school library books and class curriculum, two measures passed in the Pennsylvania Senate this week aim to provide parents with transparency and control over access to these materials.
Books such as “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe; “It’s Perfectly Normal” by Robie H. Harris; and “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel have been found in elementary school through high school libraries in Pennsylvania and across the nation. Some have been required reading in certain classes. In words and explicit cartoons, the books depict oral sex, recreational drug use without consequence, LGBT themes, political activism, and anti-Christian themes….