Court Rules Gender Queer Obscene; Parents Forced By Schools to Seek Judicial Relief

"Gender Queer, A Memoir" by Maia Kobabe has been ruled "obscene for unrestricted viewing by minors" by Circuit Court Judge Pamela S. Baskervill, with the Order to Show Cause pictured at right.  (Natanson, "Va. Republicans Seek to Limit Sale of 2 Books in Barnes & Noble for 'Obscenity.'")  

School boards refusing to remove from schools books depicting or describing graphic child sex abuse material (CSAM) or the like has forced parents to seek judicial relief: "Parents have exercised their protest at the school boards and they are not being heard."  (Willis, "'Doesn’t Mean the Books Are Banned': Va. Judge Rules Pair of Books Obscene for Kids")

It is time to remove "Gender Queer" from public schools.  As Timothy Anderson put it, "There is no First Amendment right to distribute sexually explicit materials to minors."  (Natanson, "Va. Republicans Seek to Limit Sale of 2 Books in Barnes & Noble for 'Obscenity.'")

Here are a number of reliable sources on the topic:

Matter, Jacqueline. “Virginia Parents Who Want ‘Obscene’ Books Banned Plan to File Restraining Order Against Barnes & Noble.” FOX 5 DC, May 20, 2022. https://www.fox5dc.com/news/virginia-parents-who-want-obscene-books-banned-plan-to-file-restraining-order-against-barnes-noble.

Morris, Andrea. “‘Major Legal Victory’: VA Judge Rules Gender Identity Books Too Obscene for Minors.” CBN News, May 21, 2022. https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2022/may/major-legal-victory-va-judge-rules-gender-identity-books-too-obscene-for-minors.

Natanson, Hannah. “Va. Republicans Seek to Limit Sale of 2 Books in Barnes & Noble for ‘Obscenity.’” The Washington Post, May 20, 2022, sec. Local Education. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/05/20/gender-queer-barnes-and-noble/.

Nester, Alex. “Parental Advisory: Court Rules ‘Gender Queer’ Novel Too Sexually Explicit for Schools.” The Washington Free Beacon (blog), May 20, 2022. https://freebeacon.com/?p=1596996.

Nightingale, Hannah. “Court Rules ‘Gender Queer’ Too ‘Obscene’ for Viewing by Minors.” The Post Millennial, May 20, 2022. https://thepostmillennial.com/court-rules-gender-queer-too-obscene-for-viewing-by-minors.

Notheis, Asher. “Virginia Beach Judge Rules Two Books in Public Schools Obscene for Children.” Washington Examiner, May 20, 2022. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/virginia-beach-judge-rules-two-books-in-public-schools-obscene-for-children.

Willis, Carl. “‘Doesn’t Mean the Books Are Banned’: Va. Judge Rules Pair of Books Obscene for Kids.” WJLA-ABC7, May 19, 2022. https://wjla.com/news/local/virginia-judge-books-obscene-banned-kids-school-district-ban-library-gender-queer-court-mist-fury-sexual-content-barnes-noble-fairfax.

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