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Tennessee librarian fired after refusing to move books that “promote gender confusion”

Rob Beschizza
Apr 01, 2026
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Luanne James. Photo: Rutherford County Library Alliance

Rutherford County Library Board in Tennessee voted 8-3 on Monday to fire the county’s library director, Luanne James, after she refused to comply with an order to remove 190 books that “promote gender confusion” from the children’s section.

James said that moving the books to the “adult” section viol…

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