Some authors of LGTBI-themed books censored in Castellón plan to take legal action
El Castelló Town Hall announced this week the cast of 32 books with perspective and Thematic LGTBI in eleven public institutes. An initiative focused on students between 12 and 17 years old, which sought to promote coexistence in equality, tolerance and respect for diversity, according to the council.
La Christian Lawyers Association He asked the court to paralyze this process with extremely precautionary measures, through a contentious-administrative appeal. Now, the court of Litigation No. 1 of Castellón has admitted the measures requested by Christian Lawyers.
The association considers that it violates several fundamental rights, such as that of parents to decide the education of their children, ideological and religious freedom and the obligation of the administration to be objective and neutral.
Prohibited books
According to the organization, the content of some of these books not only includes sexually explicit content, but also resorts to the constant scorn of religions, not only the Catholic, but also Islam, Judaism and the evangelical religion. He assures that in these books you can find statements such as »The bishop gets his ass "or" Hustlers in the Vatican ".
The head of the court orders notification of this decision, against which there is no appeal, to the parties and gives three days to the Town Hall to allege what it deems appropriate. The Castelló Town Hall He has already announced that he will plead the car. With its result, the proceeding regarding the lifting, maintenance or modification of the precautionary measure adopted will be resolved.
These are the 32 LGTBIQ + books censored by a Valencian judge. Books that promote respect and diversity. Inadmissible and an attack on freedom of expression and our democracy. pic.twitter.com/KzCpQxS8rK
- Berkana Bookstore (@libreberkana) October 16, 2021
Perplexity
«We have been perplexed by this decision because we fully believe that giving these books to schools contributes to inclusion and respect for diversity and, obviously, encourages tolerance and also provides tools for teachers«, Has assured the Councilor for Culture, Feminism and LGTBI, Veronica Ruiz,
The mayor explained that «We reaffirm ourselves with the acquisition and distribution in the centers of these lots of books, bought under technical criteria, because we are in a democratic and free society, where tolerance and fundamental rights must prevail, because today's youth will be the adults of morning. We do not understand any violation of religious or ideological freedom to which Christian Lawyers appeal in the car. "
Legal aberration
For its part, Olympe Lawyers, legal office specialized in matters LGTBIQ + based in the Valencia, affirms that the court «justifies the extraordinary urgency of taking such measures in 'irreparable damage' that could be caused to minors by having books on LGTBIQ + subject matter at their fingertips. This is an aberration at the legal and ethical level, as they are absolutely legal books, which have also been in bookstores and libraries for years, the association likes more or less ultra-catholic«.
Regarding the performance of the judge, the lawyers defend that «It can only be concluded that either the judge has not studied the case in an individualized way and has accepted the measures to remove the subject from above or that the judge really believes that thematic books LGTBIQ + they can cause harm to minors. Both decisions are terrible for democracy and violate the fundamental rights of the minors themselves, the authors and the LGTBIQ + collective«.
Judicial measures
Among the writers that appear in this new index of prohibited books, a group of authors based in Spain He has decided to organize and plans to take legal action against the car that censors his books. They declare that in no way their writings can offend the religious feelings of anyone and that, quite the contrary, their reading can be «incredibly useful»For many people, both teenagers LGTBIQ +, who are "who begin to discover and build their identity and need support that is not always easy to find, as adult readers who must understand the value of equality, sexual and gender diversity and respect them as much as they deserve«.
