Rally calls for freedom of expression at Belleville Public Library

Rally calls for freedom of expression at Belleville Public Library

A group of concerned Belleville and area residents rallied outside of Belleville Public Library on Saturday to protest what they describe as an infringement on their freedom of expression and access to public spaces.

The negotiations of the coalitionists of CDU, CSU and SPD have not yet been concluded – but what is contained in their negotiating papers would restrict freedom of expression.

In Tennessee, Rutherford County public libraries vote to remove materials that promote transgender themes. - National Coalition Against Censorship

In Tennessee, The Rutherford County Library System has approved a measure to remove all library "material that promotes, encourages, advocates for or normalizes" transgender themes.  The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the Board to object to this decision. Targeting a particular viewpoint on gender is constitutionally impermissible. Viewpoint-based discrimination violates the principles of [...] The post In Tennessee, Ruther…