‘And Tango Makes Three’ Authors Sue Florida, Say Law Suggests Book ‘Deserved To Be Banned’
thenewcivilrightsmovement.comAnd Tango Makes Three, are suing a Florida school board as well as members of the Florida Board of Education. One of the arguments is that the book, based on a true story, is implied to be obscene by the fact that it’s banned.The lawsuit was filed Tuesday, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, the two authors of And Tango Makes Three, along with six children who wish to read the book and their parents.
It challenges Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Law, also known as the “Don’t Say Gay” law. The law bans education on sexual orientation and gender identity through the third grade.
Many Florida school districts ban students up to that grade from checking out books with LGBTQ themes from school libraries.The suit alleges is that the law in question is “vague and overbroad,” thus running afoul of the First Amendment.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs argue that removing And Tango Makes Three from public school libraries was illegitimate because the libraries do not follow a specific curriculum.READ MORE: Drag Queen Story Hour Interrupted by Neo-Nazis Seen in Terrifying Video“Books in school libraries are, by nature, optional reading.
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