Clean Up Alabama Calls for Lawmakers to Support Bills Protecting Minors
Contact: contact@cleanupalabama.org April 5, 2024 For Immediate Release:
Clean Up Alabama Calls for Lawmakers to Support Bills Protecting Minors
Prattville, AL – This week was an exciting one for Alabamians who want children protected from sexual content in public.
The House State Government Committee passed House Bill 385 by Rep. Arnold Mooney on Wednesday. This bill bans drag shows and otherwise sexual performances for minors. It also ensures the Anti-Obscenity Enforcement Act can be used to hold public libraries accountable for exposing children to obscene material.
During the hearing on HB385, Rep. Mooney clarified his legislation. “This bill has nothing to do with good, great librarians… who do really good things and fantastic things for children and for families,” Mooney said. “If a librarian does nothing to violate the standards there is nothing about which to be concerned in any way. It does not take away parents’ choices or discretion in any way.”
On Thursday, Rep. Ernie Yarbrough filed House Bill 425 which prohibits libraries and any other state funded entity from providing minors with sexual content, addressing the disturbing issues that continue to plague Alabama’s public libraries.
Speaking on his bill, Yarbrough stated, “Cherishing our rights to free speech and protecting the innocence of our children and the sanctity of conversations that need to happen between parents and their children are not mutually exclusive. The job of state funded entities is not to sexualize, groom, or push a woke gender ideology on our children.”
Clean Up Alabama is proud to support both efforts and calls on lawmakers and citizens alike to work together to pass these bills into law.
“These two bills seek to immediately put an end to the sexualization of Alabama’s children in public libraries,” said Hannah Rees, executive director of CUA. “The only way these bills will become law is if the people of this state continue to make their voices heard by contacting their elected officials.”
Alabamians who want to support this legislation to protect our children from inappropriate sexual content and behaviors should sign the petition at https://cleanupalabama.org/state-petition/
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Clean Up Alabama is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit that exists to safeguard the well-being and innocence of children by advocating for a safe and enriching environment in the children’s sections of our public libraries.