Overview
- At a Tuesday public hearing in Montgomery, dozens offered sharply divided testimony on the proposal.
- The draft rule deems any material that positively depicts transgender procedures, gender ideology, or more than two biological genders inappropriate for children and youth.
- Board chair John Wahl endorsed the change, said he expects approval or an amended version next month, and indicated such titles could be placed in adult sections.
- Opponents, including librarians and parents, called the plan discriminatory and said it polices ideas, while supporters argued it protects children and is not a book ban.
- Libraries judged out of compliance could lose state funding, and the board earlier this year withheld funds from Fairhope Public Library over teen-section titles.