"An entire library board in North Carolina has disbanded over a single trans book. The Randolph County Board of Commissioners dissolved its nine-member library board over a picture book about a trans boy, which initially caused backlash because it was located in the children's section. County spokesperson Amy Rudisill said the governing body for the county made the 3-2 decision earlier this week, hearing from about 40 people."
"The illustrated book, titled "Call Me Max", tells the story of a young trans boy who begins to make friends as he comes to terms with his identity. It is even described as a "sweet and age-appropriate introduction to what it means to be transgender," by its author, Stonewall award-winning Kyle Lukoff, who is trans. The disbanding of the library board follows a patron asking for it to be moved away from, or placed higher up in, the children's section earlier this year."
Randolph County's Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to dissolve the nine-member library board following controversy over the placement of a children's picture book about a transgender boy. The book, Call Me Max by Kyle Lukoff, is described as a sweet, age-appropriate introduction to what it means to be transgender. A patron requested the book be relocated or placed higher in the children's section; the library board denied that request. Conservative groups argued the book could encourage children to question parental guidance and lead to harmful social or medical transitioning. PEN America called the decision severe and dramatic.
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