Harris County’s LGBTQIA+ Commission will hold a “banned book fair” in June.
The event seeks to promote books that have been removed from government school libraries, typically because the book contains inappropriate content and is not suitable for the library’s targeted age group.
Far-left activists have pushed the narrative that concerned citizens are seeking to “ban books” when parents have protested the presence of sexually explicit materials in children’s libraries.
These “banned books” are actually available in nearly every bookstore and online, and children may even take them to school. Parents have asked that schools not carry the books and instead allow them to decide if the content is suitable for their children.
Organizers also plan to host what they call “story hours” at the “banned book” event, which will be open to children. An agenda from June 2024 suggests the “story hours” may feature drag queens.
The full list of books that will be showcased at the event has not been published.
According to the posted agenda for the commission’s Advocacy Committee, the event is scheduled for Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Barbara Bush Library in Spring.
The document also details plans for the Houston Public Library to deploy the Curiosity Cruiser, a mobile library for kids, to the event.
The book fair is only one of the LGBTQIA+ Commission’s priorities this year. A presentation on the commission’s website details its goal of creating a system by which homosexuals, bisexuals, and gender-confused people can be directed into county government positions to promote the LGBT agenda.
The LGBTQIA+ Commission was created in 2023 by Democrats on the Harris County Commissioners Court who have moved to appoint prominent homosexuals and gender-confused individuals. Members of the commission have protested the removal of gender ideology from schools.
Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey, the court’s lone Republican, opposed the creation of the commission in 2023.
“My main concern with this issue comes down to age-appropriate material,” Ramsey told Texas Scorecard.
The commission made a point of organizing the “Banned Book” event in Ramsey’s district, writing in its agenda, “Do not need Ramsey’s approval.”
