Letter: Library petitioners should be applauded for protecting children
The library is a place that is meant for all. That includes those who oppose gender ideology.
Neither the Wayne County Public Library controversy, nor Ashland Public Library's, was about banning books. Yet WCPL petition signers have been vilified as hateful. I applaud them. They took action to protect children.
There is much that has not yet been said.
One of the WCPL's books is "Irreversible Damage" by Abigail Shrier. It describes the astonishing increase in girls wanting to become boys. These are not people born with intersex conditions; it's caused by social contagion.
"When Harry Became Sally" is also at WCPL. Author Ryan T. Anderson details problems caused by puberty blockers, an experimental treatment gender ideology and transitioning proponents claim is reversible. That is not true.
Currently in America when a child claims to be the opposite sex, "affirmation" misleads them into puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries, often causing sterilization.
Detransitioners tell stories about how gender confusion led to actions they deeply regret. Nations, including Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, have been rethinking this model. But in America, parents are losing their rights.
One petition opponent quoted Galatians 3:28 to claim God doesn't care about gender.
A hallmark of abusing the Bible is trying to transform it to agree with one's own opinions. God cares very much about lies told about sexuality.
One such lie is that medical treatments can change boys into girls, or girls into boys. Another lie is that this is safe and proven effective in correcting gender dysphoria: It's bad medicine based on poor science.
The library is for everyone. That includes those who loathe the books "Johnny the Walrus" by Matt Walsh, and "Return of the Gods" by Jonathan Cahn, which our library also holds.
All parents, regardless of ideology, need to follow library policy and stay with children 12 and younger. I commend the WCPL for moving books that can create lifelong harm to children — including their health — into the parenting section.
Brenda Miller, Orrville
This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Wayne library petitioners should be applauded for protecting children
