Fired for not moving LGBTQ books, a former Tennessee librarian sues
Former library director Luanne James has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Rutherford County Library System. She alleges she was wrongfully terminated in March for refusing to relocate LGBTQ-related books.
Former library director Luanne James is suing the Rutherford County Library System six months after she was fired for refusing to relocate LGBTQ-related books. Luanne James filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in Nashville. She’s claiming that Rutherford County’s library board wrongfully terminated her in March – violating […]
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