Sat Sep 3, 2022 – 5:08 pm EDT
VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (LifeSiteNews) – A judge in Virginia has dismissed a lawsuit that was seeking to have two obscene books banned from being distributed to minors at libraries and bookstores, including one book that depicts sex acts between a man and a boy.
Despite Virginia having obscenity laws on the books, Circuit Court Judge Pamela S. Baskervill ruled on Tuesday that the state’s law does not grant her the authority to determine if two books are specifically obscene for minors. She also invoked the right to free speech as protected under the First Amendment as part of her decision to dismiss the case.
The two books in question – a graphic novel called “Gender Queer” and a fantasy novel titled “A Court of Mist and Fury” – have caused outrage among parents for containing explicit illustrations and depictions of sexual acts.
“The illustrations in ‘Gender Queer’ are incredibly graphic and specific,” Stacy Langton, founder of the pro-family Mama Grizzly movement, which seeks to protect children from pornographic and sexual material in school libraries, relayed in an interview with Fox News.
“There’s an image of pedophilia, which is a
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