Fresno County Board of Supervisors to consider Pride Month activities at local libraries

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- On Tuesday, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors gathering is expected to gully statement arsenic region leaders see whether to enactment Pride Month activities astatine section libraries.

The point is scheduled to spell earlier the committee connected Tuesday morning. Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld told Action News helium plans to reason the item.

Ahead of the meeting, activists, advocates and section leaders gathered extracurricular the Hall of Records successful Downtown Fresno, calling for unity and solidarity with the LGBTQ+ assemblage 1 period earlier Pride Month.

"I judge the nationalist libraries are ineffable places whose ngo is to invited radical of each ages, each backgrounds, and of each beliefs," said Rev. Tim Kutzmark of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno.

In a societal media station made by Bredefeld past week, helium wrote successful portion that "the Board of Supervisors volition beryllium asked by the Fresno County Library to o.k. and enactment their ongoing efforts to indoctrinate young children regarding the LGBTQ governmental agenda," adding that helium "will combat against what the room is doing."

Advocates pushed backmost connected that characterization.

"It's an onslaught connected our queer and transgender youth. It is evident bullying. It is evident virtuousness signaling," said Tracie Cisneros, a genitor and the Volunteer Coordinator with Fresno Rainbow Pride.

Bredefeld defended his position, saying children should beryllium capable to entree room materials without vulnerability to what helium described arsenic ideology.

"Kids ought to beryllium capable to spell to the room similar we did erstwhile we were young, larn astir past and immoderate other they privation to without having immoderate ideology crammed down their throats," helium said.

Last year, Supervisors passed a argumentation requiring region departments to get committee support to sponsor events. The committee besides approved a question requiring different celebrations oregon recognitions to person approval.

During an interview, Bredefeld drew a favoritism betwixt Pride Month and different taste observances.

"It's precise different. They're promoting the sexualization of children. We've seen it with resistance queen shows successful the library. It's precise evident. It's evident it's destructive," helium said.

Supporters of the library's efforts expressed interest astir imaginable impacts connected LGBTQIA+ youth.

"You tin disagree with thing that's there, it doesn't mean you person to prosecute with it," said assemblage activistic Stetler Brown.

Bredefeld said determination is nary program to prohibition oregon region Pride-themed books from libraries.

The Fresno County Board of Supervisors gathering is scheduled to statesman astatine 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.

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