Gov. Pritzker Says Pornography in Schools Allows Children to "read different perspectives"

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker took to Twitter to celebrate how his administration is preventing local governments from controlling whether pornographic books are allowed in public schools and libraries. These radical books advocate for non-marital recreational sex, thus contributing to increased numbers of unplanned pregnancies and abortions among young people.

“Illinois became the first state in the nation to ban book bans earlier this year,” Pritzker said on X.

“2022 had the most attempted book bans on record for the ALA. It was time for us to act. 

Unlike Republicans, I want our children to read as much as they can and to read different perspectives.”

Illinois became the first state in the nation to ban book bans earlier this year.

2022 had the most attempted book bans on record for the ALA. It was time for us to act.

Unlike Republicans, I want our children to read as much as they can and to read different perspectives. pic.twitter.com/AyD3F3WEXG

— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) October 2, 2023

Earlier this year, Pritzker signed legislation empowering the state government to remove public funding from libraries and school districts if they enact bans against pornographic materials. The law was written in response to local governments removing progressive sexual materials from public libraries.

Harlem School District 122 is one such district that removed graphic sexual content such as the book "Gender Queer" from its shelves in response to parental backlash.

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