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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Sharon Brown, Member of the Public
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Sharon Brown testified about library materials and religious content in schools, opposing LGBTQ+ materials for children while advocating for religious content and technological updates. Council Member Rita Joseph reminded her that the hearing focused on arts education, equity, and access.
- Opposed "homosexual and sexually graphic material" in libraries and supported removing certain books from children's access
- Described the U.S. as a "Judeo Christian nation" and advocated for religious elements in schools
- When redirected to stay on topic by Council Member Rita Joseph, stated she does not want children to have access to "homosexual material" and wants children to have access to "Jewish and Christian material"
Sharon Brown
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Hello.
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My name is Sharon Brown.
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Before I begin, remember Israel released the hostages, let Yahweh's people go, defend Israel.
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The Cultural Affairs Library International Libraries should not have homosexual and sexually graphic material for children.
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Children should be barred from these books as well as other banned books of a sexual nature.
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They've had drag shows and different things like that in school and they're cracking down on that.
5:31:43
And I'm glad that they don't have the librarians to give them the books about homosexuality and transgender.
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This is a Judeo Christian nation.
5:31:54
We are currently putting prayer, bible, and different things like that back in school, and we are kicking out the transgender agenda.
5:32:04
So the libraries are not gonna have these books, but we can update the libraries with technical technological and make them technologically savvy and as well as books and paper materials, they can also get into the technological age.
5:32:23
It can be updated easily and also build more from scratch.
5:32:28
There's also audio, video, podcasts, movie screenings of biblical nature as well as other things like that, but we are eradicating the transgender agenda from schools.
Rita Joseph
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Can I also
Sharon Brown
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ask you stay
Rita Joseph
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on topic?
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The hearing is about arts education and ensuring education, equity, and access.
Sharon Brown
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Okay.
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So, we we do not want the children to have access to homosexual material, but we want them to have access
Rita Joseph
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to a Jew that Christian Ma'am, I ask you to stay on topic.
Sharon Brown
5:33:07
Yes, the access I would want them to is Jewish and Christian material.
5:33:14
Thank you.