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[atruebloodwrites]

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[drdemonprince]

I have a non-phone-call-related, suuuuper easy #actionitem for all of you today!

THIS EVENING the West Chicago Library Board will vote on whether or not to keep a book entitled "This Day in June" in the children's section. A local hate group (Illinois Family Institute) is attempting to have the book banned from the children's section because it depicts LGB couples and trans/nonbinary characters.

Here's what you can do:

Send an email to the library trustees at: libraryboard@wcpld.info

and

Email the Library Director Benjamin Weseloh at: bweseloh@wcpld.info

Here is a script:

Hello, my name is ____ and I am a Chicago resident and tax payer. I am writing in support of the book "This Day in June" and its right to be included in the Children's section of the library. The book depicts LGBT characters in a respectful, humanizing way and promotes enthusiastic acceptance of diversity. It is vital that Chicago-area children are introduced to positive depictions of LGBT people. LGBT students must be able to read books that normalize their identities and fight hate. Please do not give into the Illinois Family Institute's hate-mongering about this book.

Yours, [name]

#phoneactivistlunch #todayimcalling