Wednesday, October 2, 2024

It's for the children...

 Another book in the Christian County Library system that seeks to influence your children. All access for all ages. That's the library's policy.

Trans Teen Survival Guide by David Rice

This book in the Youth Collection in Ozark in the Christian County Library. It's for teens as young as 12. Maybe even for preteens the way it reads.

Read on Substack

Missouri Liberty Radio tonight at 6 p.m.

 Off the Cuff with Sam Britton

Listen live HERE. Tonight's show involves lithium batteries--and Sam's guest Kevin Faulkner will discuss safety issues with them. Faulkner owns the Battery Station in West Plains, Missouri.



Monday, September 30, 2024

Twelve Stones Podcast: Ep. 2, Pastor Reggie Micham

Pastor Reggie Micham describes the battle to provide a safe environment for children in our local library. Reggie's determination to do something about the sexually explicit and age-inappropriate books was one of the sparks that ignited citizen involvement in Christian County.

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Queer Equals Marxist

 

 

 By Gretchen Garrity 

Gays Against Groomers interviewed James Lindsay about the underlying meaning of Queer--one of the letters in the LGBTQA+ acronym. Lindsay has co-authored a book, "The Queering of the American Child," that explains the political goals of Queer Theory. Early in the interview, Lindsay tells us that the Q letter in LGBTQA+ is "hiding behind the other letters...and is using the LGBT (but not Transgender) as human shields." Fascinating information, and important to know as our local library has numerous books (see them below the videos) that push this indoctrination on children.

 

Incidentally, the American Library Association's former president, Emily Drabinski, wrote an academic paper titled, "Queering the Catalog: Queer Theory and the Politics of Correction." 

Queer equals Marxist. It is revolution in our libraries to destabilize families, the better to overcome our culture, and ultimately our nation. Watch below:


Doing a keyword search for "queer," the following books pop up in the Christian County Library system.

Queer ducks (and other animals) : the natural world of animal sexuality

Queen's English (Young Readers' adaptation)

Ash's Cabin

Icarus

Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales

Love that story : observations from a gorgeously queer life

Gender Queer

Real queer America : LGBT stories from red states

Queer : the ultimate LGBT guide for teens

The New Queer Conscience

The Queer Bible: Essays

Queer and fearless

 

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Your Local Library Pushes Gender Ideology on Kids

 

 Lots of gender ideology books in the Christian County Library are noted HERE. There are many people in Christian County who are fighting this pernicious ideology...everyday citizens and elected officials are making a stand. Do not let your public institutions fall to the death cult.

 

 

 

 

Friday, September 27, 2024

Library Board Minutes Tell a Story

Board Minutes of July 26, 2021

By Gretchen Garrity


The attorney for the Christian County Library Board of Trustees has sued the Board for allegedly violating its bylaws for election of officers at the August 27, 2024 meeting. See HERE. The board’s attorney, Harry Styron, is representing the board in the suit against...the board.

Although the original complaint named board Secretary Janis Hagen as the plaintiff along with the “Christian County Library District,” that has since been amended to name only the Library District, which in essence, is the governing body—the Christian County Library Board of Trustees.

While officer elections are mandated in the bylaws for December, the bylaws do not specifically prohibit officer elections at other times of the year. Indeed, when occasional vacancies and July trustee appointments occur the Board has held elections then, as recently as 2023.

It makes sense that officer elections would also occur in July since the Christian County Commission appoints library board members each year at that time, or whenever a vacancy occurs.

However, the lawsuit revolves around the attempt to prevent the newly-elected board from assuming their positions.

BACKGROUND HISTORY

At the July 26, 2021 board meeting Secretary Janis Hagen was absent, and a board vacancy prompted an election of officers that included leaving the office of President vacant until December, and to have Trustee Hagen remain in her position as board secretary.

Listed under Old Business, a vice-president and treasurer were elected, as well as a member-at-large. The minutes read exactly as follows:

Election of Board of Trustee Officer Positions for Remainder of 2021.”

Each of five positions is then noted, with accompanying explanation. The full slate of officers (as well as the member-at-large position) was listed to be elected, although the Board decided not to elect a president due to the board vacancy. Three positions were elected and one position remained the same.

At the July 25, 2023 Board meeting, a president, vice-president, and treasurer were elected. Hagen remained as secretary. The following December meeting was a reaffirmation of the same slate.

The board attorney, therefore, has sued the board for doing what it has already been doing for several years. 

Why now?

At the September 24, 2024 board meeting, the board voted to amend the bylaws to specifically state that officer elections can occur at any time of the year, as warranted. The annual mandated election of officers will remain as well, but in July instead of December. This affirms what has already been occurring in the last few years.

Video below, scroll to about 54 minutes in for discussion of the bylaw changes.


THE MISSOURI SUNSHINE LAW

One other issue mentioned in the lawsuit is a purported violation of the Sunshine law. Because the August agenda called for a vice-president election, and not typically “officer elections,” the lawsuit claims the public was not properly notified. The Missouri Sunshine law states, “All public governmental bodies shall give notice of the time, date, and place of each meeting, and its tentative agenda, in a manner reasonably calculated to advise the public of the matters to be considered…”

Since officer shuffles often happen, even if only one officer is slated to be elected, the library staff member who wrote the agenda would have better served the public and the Board by using the term “officer elections.” The question then, was the public “reasonably” advised of a board election?

Incidentally, the library board has often elected members to the Member-at-Large position. However, that seems to have ended with the appointments of Diana Brazeale and Echo Schneider in 2023.

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

The Cultural Marxists in Christian County Want Your Kids to Have Complete Access to This Book

 

Sex Plus🍑 is a Youth Book in Nixa by David Rice

Christian County Library thinks your teenager needs access to this book. No permission needed. No warning label—sexually explicit material. Why?

Read on Substack

Monday, September 23, 2024

Deconstructing the Sex Binary

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Saturday, September 21, 2024

The Transgender Ideology in Our Library

 


By Gretchen Garrity

Local citizens and parents may not be aware of the globalist, ideological agenda of transgenderism that is being actively pushed in our local library. In her essays, collected in her book, "Transsexual, Transgender, Transhuman," Jennifer Bilek describes the process that moves humanness toward a "differently" human future. Bilek explains:

"'Transgenderism' is a word acting as a social bridge between transsexualism and transhumanism...A transhumanist existence is one where biological reality, such as the border between male and female, would become irrelevant."

Bilek has been researching the gender industry for over a decade. She says, "It is becoming apparent to many now that medically assaulting children's reproductive organs will go down in history as one of the greatest scandals of all time. What is still escaping most people is the connection this medical assault on children's reproductive organs has to technology; how we are all being systematically, sexually traumatized, and conditioned to dissociate from ourselves by technology."

https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781947378247/LC.GIF&client=sprgr&type=unbound&upc=&oclc=1198207405


The rabbit hole goes very deep on a global level. But it has also reached our communities, impacting children and young people we may know. The Christian County Library is providing many books dedicated to the transgender agenda, from infants to teens. I looked at the Coolcat Catalog after perusing the last couple years of the  Rainbow Reading List, and while there are hundreds of books in our library, I have listed just under 30 books that deal mainly with gender ideology. 

A few deal with subjects unrelated to gender ideology, but do show the indoctrination that is occurring in our culture. I noted a few books that have appropriated classics for children, like Anne of Green Gables, and Treasure Island. There are many of those that recast stories and characters to reflect something far different than the originals.

The links take you to the online catalog of the Christian County Library. Note the ages at which gender ideology is being promoted. If you want to read a parent's perspective on gender transitioning, go HERE. It's heartrending and infuriating. And this sort of thing is IN OUR LIBRARY where vulnerable children have access.

  1. The Pronoun Books, for ages 3 and under (Tags: Gender, Gender Identity, Gender studies, Diversity, Early Reader)

  2. Antiracist Baby, for ages 0-4 (Tags: Social justice, activism, race relations, diversity)

  3. I’m Not a Girl, for ages 3-6 years (Tags: Transgender, Gender Identity, Acceptance)

  4. Books like My Fade is Fresh, for ages 3-7. (Tags: Gender non-conforming)

  5. Small Knight and the Anxiety Monster for ages 4-8. (Tags: Gender non-conforming)

  6. My Moms Love Me, for ages 3-5. (The baby is described as "ungendered" in a review on the Coolcat website.) Publishers Weekly, May 2, 2022

  7. Julian is a Mermaid, for ages 4-8 years. (Gender non-conforming)

  8. Julian at the Wedding, for ages 4-8 years. (Gender non-conforming)

  9. When Aidan became a Brother, for ages 4-8 years. (Tags: Gender, Transgender)

  10. I Am Jazz, for ages 4-8 years. (Tags: Transgender, Self-acceptance)

  11. It Feels Good to be Yourself, for ages 4-8 years. (Tags: Gender Identity, Transgender)

  12. It’s Okay to be Different, for ages 3-6 (Social Emotional Learning)

  13. Racial Justice: Let us March On! For ages 4-8 years. (Social Justice)

  14. I Love You Because I Love You, for ages 4-8 years (Tags: Gender Identity, Social Justice, Harmony)

  15. Were I Not a Girl, for ages 4-8 years (Tags: Gender Issues, Male Impersonators, Trans)

  16. The Young Activist’s Dictionary of Social Justice, for ages 7-12. (Tags: Social Justice, Gun Control, Gender Transition, Organizing, Climate Justice, Racism)

  17. Rainbow Revolutionaries, for ages 8-12 (Tags: Gender identity, diversity, pride activism)

  18. Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag, for ages 5-8 years (Tags: Pride, Activism, Social Justice)

  19. The Every Body Book, for ages 7-12 years, (Tags: Gender, Gender Expression, Reproductive Health, Sex)

  20. Anne: An Adaptation of Anne of Green Gables (sort of), ages 8-12 years (Tags: LGBTQIA, Relationship, Graphic Novels)

  21. Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism, for ages 9-12 years (Tags: Multi-culturalism, Social issues, Race)

  22. A Snake Falls to Earth, for ages 10-14 (Tags: Asexual, Climate Change, Magic, Spirits)

  23. Identity: A Story of Transitioning, for ages 11 and up (Tags: Gender, Juvenile, Graphic Novel)

  24. Beyond the Gender Binary, for ages 12 and up (Tags: Social justice, Gender Theory, Gender Nonconforming, Queer Studies, Gender Fluid)

  25. Stay Gold, for ages 14 and up (Tags: Transgender, Coming of Age, Coming Out, Bullying)

  26. I Was Born for This, for ages 14 and up (Tags: Transgender, Mental Health, Romance)

  27. The Honeys, for ages 14 and up (Tags: Gender Fluid, Thriller, Horror, Paranormal)

  28. The Feeling of Falling in Love, for ages 14 years and up (Tags: Transgender, Romance, Homophobia)

  29. A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix, for ages 13 up (Tags: LGBTQ+, Romance, Lesbian, 19th Century)

    https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780374310684/LC.GIF&client=sprgr&type=unbound&upc=&oclc=1174327746
    Young girls are particular targets and victims of gender ideology

    Note how these books, thanks to a concerted effort on the part of book publishers, are geared toward children of every age. The above books were added by the library staff to their collections in just the last couple years. There are many, many more. My impromptu list was close to 160 books with varying themes. Parents should have the right to control access to them. These books are shelved with unfettered availability to children of every age.

    There is a monthly meeting of the Christian County Library Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 6 p.m. at the Nixa library branch. Make your voice heard.