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Swede

(37,581 posts) Sat Oct 11, 2025, 08:48 AM Saturday

Librarian fired after refusing to censor 2SLGBTQ+ books wins $700K US settlement

Some good news.

Terri Lesley never expected to become a key figure in the heated debate about free speech and book bans that has embroiled libraries across the U.S. and Canada. And she certainly didn't expect to get fired.

Now, more than two years after she was removed from her position as library system director in Campbell County, Wyo., she has been awarded a $700,000 US ($976,710 Cdn) settlement in a lawsuit over her termination.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/wyoming-librarian-settlement-9.6935492

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Librarian fired after refusing to censor 2SLGBTQ+ books wins $700K US settlement (Original Post) Swede Saturday OP

;-{) Goonch Saturday #1

Librarians rock! PittBlue Saturday #2

Good irisblue Saturday #3

Excellent! SheltieLover Saturday #4

Good for her for fighting all those pickle faced pseudo Christians Warpy Saturday #5

Goonch

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1. ;-{)

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Sat Oct 11, 2025, 09:06 AM

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PittBlue

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2. Librarians rock!

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Sat Oct 11, 2025, 09:23 AM

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irisblue

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3. Good

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Sat Oct 11, 2025, 09:42 AM

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SheltieLover

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4. Excellent!

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Sat Oct 11, 2025, 10:48 AM

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Warpy

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5. Good for her for fighting all those pickle faced pseudo Christians

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Sat Oct 11, 2025, 12:18 PM

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who think something will simply cease to exist if no one ever talks about it, writes about it, or reads about it.

I think it woud be kinder to ban such people from libraries, altogether, it's not like they read anything but their bibles and church circulars.

It beats the hell out of banning books.

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