By Hannah Nightingale | The Post Millennial
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case brought forth by Maryland parents against Montgomery County Board of Education members over the mandated inclusion of storybooks that “celebrate gender transitions, explore Pride parades, and introduce same-sex romance between young children.”
The case was brought against the board by Muslim parents Tamer Mahboud and Enak Barakat, Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox parents Jeff and Svitlana Roman, and Catholic Chris and Melissa Persak, all of whom have children in the county, as well as the unincorporated association Kids First, which was formed to “protect parental opt-out rights in the Montgomery County schools.”
In their petition to the Supreme Court, which was granted in January, the filing stated that the board introduced “LGBTQ-inclusive” storybooks in November 2022. Books listed in the case include Pride Puppy, Intersection Allies, What Are Your Words?, Born Ready, Jacob’s Room to Choose, and Love, Violet. According to the Washington Post, Justices at the high court have been reviewing the books aimed at children as part of their review of briefs, exhibits, and declarations in the case. The books cover topics such as Pride parades, pronouns, same sex relationships, and transgender children.