Ryan Adamczeski, The Advocate; Publishers and library sue Idaho over book ban that defines 'homosexuality' as 'harmful to minors'
"Several large book publishers and a small public library are suing the state of Idaho over its book ban that requires libraries to restrict content "harmful to minors" to patrons 18 and older.
House Bill 710, which went into effect on July 1, allows community members to request that their local library move books they claim are "harmful to minors" to an adults-only section within 60 days or be liable for $250 in damages. There is no appeal process outlined in the law.
"Harmful to minors" includes content that contains "sexual conduct," which the law defines as "any act of masturbation, homosexuality, sexual intercourse, or physical contact with a person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks or, if such person be a female, the breast."
