Ban on Same-Sex Parenting Book for Kids Overturned Amid Protests

Protesters on both sides of the debate gathered outside Cumberland City Council as the decision was made.

Protesters and counter-protesters gather outside the Cumberland City Council to voice their views on the bans on an LGBT book and drag story time in Sydney, Australia, on May 15, 2024. AAP Image/Paul Braven

Protesters gathered outside a four-hour Cumberland City Council meeting where a decision to ban same-sex parenting books from the region’s libraries was ultimately rescinded.

On May 1, a small majority of western Sydney councillors led by Granville Ward councillor Steve Christou voted to ban the book “Same-Sex Parents” by Holly Duhig from Cumberland’s libraries.