I'd say you don't neccessarily be gay to write some queer fan fiction.

Putting the control of books in the library to someone with that much understanding is very good. It seems that a lot of the book bans are spearheaded by parents that watch too much Fox News that don’t even see what the book contains.

Still though please can we turn non lgbt books into having a completely unnecessary lgbt subplot just because it would be funny. I am not even gay :p

Unironically, yes. Normalizing LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, and plots is much more helpful than having them be a "spicy" token minority for audience reaction. Look at Schitt's Creek (different medium, I know) for example. The character David is pansexual and treated just like anyone else. His major love interest may be a guy but the plots about it have nothing to do with the fact that they're both men, just that they're two people in a romantic relationship with one partner being anxious and neurotic with the sass turned up to 11.

In support of you and against the asshole that replied to you and got three likes, the asshole now has two likes. What an asshole and the people that liked his shitty comment. You are correct.

What are some other MN dubs?

Minnesota is going to have state provided health insurance, you can do two things at once.

They’re basically saying librarians shouldn’t be random political appointees. They need to actually be librarians

I don't know if this is a win for at-risk groups

You don't know if it's a win to have someone with actual competency, knowledge and a passion for the written word (because you really don't go through that amount of education for that little pay if you aren't) to make the call rather than fascist PTA moms having a psychotic episode at the thought of the word "penis" being mentioned in a book? 🤦

They might not have made it impossible, but most of this book banning crap has been political point scoring rather than actual attempts to change the literary record for its own sake. Now they’d have to loudly proclaim their book bans without admitting what they’re doing, which sounds a lot harder to pull off.

Anything that underlines the offensive nature of censorship like this is a good thing in my opinion.

I’d guess the requirement that experienced librarians make the decisions is just another way to exclude politicians and random mums with opinions from the process, I imagine most who go through a library sciences degree have already got a healthy respect for libraries which limits their willingness to play these stupid games.