The Supreme Court justices on Tuesday heard arguments related to a case about children’s LGBTQ storybooks in a Maryland school district.
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ThelawyerforaMarylandschooldistrictandU.S.SupremeCourtJusticeNeilGorsuchhadawildexchangethisweekaboutachildren’sbookamidanongoingcasebroughtbyparentswhowanttobeabletoopttheirchildrenoutofreadingLGBTQstorybooksintheirpublicschool.
GorsuchwasaskingAlanSchoenfeld,theattorneyrepresentingMontgomeryCountyPublicSchools,about“PridePuppy!”a32-pagebookthattellsthestoryofafamilycelebratingPrideDaywhentheirdoggetslostintheparadeandtheefforttoreunitethepupwithhislovedones.
Therhymingalphabetbook,whichwasdescribedas“affirmingandinclusive”byitspublisher,allowsreaderstospotitemsstartingwitheachofthelettersofthealphabetwhileoffering“ajoyfulglimpseofaPrideparadeandthevibrantcommunitythatcelebratesthisdayeachyear.”
Thebookwaspreviouslyusedinthedistrict’spre-kindergartencurriculum.
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