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

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno County Board of Supervisors has blocked Fresno County libraries from participating successful Pride Month activities.

The vote, brought distant by Supervisor Garry Bredefeld, passed connected Tuesday greeting with enactment from supervisors Nathan Magsig and Buddy Mendes. Supervisors Luis Chavez and Brian Pacheco voted against the motion.

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."

The supervisor added that determination is nary program to prohibition oregon region Pride-themed books from region libraries.

Bredefeld defended his presumption successful an interrogation with Action News connected Monday, saying children should beryllium capable to entree room materials without vulnerability to what helium described arsenic governmental ideology.

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Advocates person pushed backmost connected that characterization, calling it an "attack connected queer and transgender youth" arsenic good arsenic "bullying."

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.

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