Posted on 06/20/2022 2:45:48 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
UNION COUNTY, N.C. — The Union County Library abruptly backed out of plans to participate in the county’s pride events and will not participate in the festival.
Pride organizers said the decision came from Union County government leaders.
Union County Pride President Cristal Robinson is organizing the county’s first pride festival in September.
Robinson said they had plans with the library to host seminars this pride month and in September when the festival will be held.
Organizers also planned a drag queen story time and partnered with the library to host a book club for teens, because they said the library is a safe space.
“We’ve actually had a few kids who have committed suicide in the last five years, and I just want to tell them we live here,” Robinson said. “We have families here.”
Robinson said she got an email from a librarian that they were backing out of all pride events.
“It’s discriminatory,” Robinson said.
She asked for an explanation but didn’t get one, but Union County later sent Channel 9 a statement.
Union County officials said three of its four library branches have “Take Pride in What You Read” displays for Pride Month. The library’s collection is available to patrons.
Robinson said she doesn’t blame the library staff.
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Used to be.
Not participating in Festival?
Are they not of the body?
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