Cumberland City Council has voted to overturn a controversial ban on same-sex parenting books in its libraries. The decision came after a heated debate and significant backlash from the community. The vote was held during a four-hour council meeting that saw protests and clashes outside. Notable figures, including Greens councillor Danielle Wheeler and Labor councillor Sabrin Farooqui, spoke against the ban, while Labor councillor Mohamad Hussein supported it, citing religious reasons. Craig Kelly also spoke at the meeting, expressing conditional support for the ban. Six councillors switched sides in the vote. The council's decision to reverse the ban marks a significant moment in the ongoing debate over censorship and inclusion in public libraries.
What just happened? Six councillors switch sides in Cumberland City Council same-sex parents book ban vote | #6NewsAU https://t.co/utSTPudYBP
A Western Sydney council has voted to reinstate same-sex parenting books in its libraries after they were controversially banned earlier this month. https://t.co/ofs6UGVTRX
A western Sydney council has voted to overturn its controversial ban on same-sex books in an explosive four-hour council meeting as protesters clashed outside. FULL STORY: https://t.co/7XXGNkjKYf https://t.co/CadWddTtEb
Western Sydney council reverses controversial book ban after heated debate https://t.co/xussacEjda
Watch the moment Cumberland councillors voted to overturn the same-sex parents book ban, as broadcast LIVE on 6 News | #6NewsAU https://t.co/BbZkgYvQzC https://t.co/MdIAVcoWje
#BREAKING 🚨 Cumberland City Council has voted to OVERTURN a ban on same-sex parents books at council libraries | #6NewsAU https://t.co/oEYXl5l2hh
There are ugly scenes outside a Western Sydney council meeting, with a vote being held over whether to revoke a ban on a book about same-sex parenting. @KateCreedon9 #9News https://t.co/c1wruZEdRi
Cumberland councillor Mohamad Hussein, the only Labor member to support the same-sex parents book ban: “[It] goes against the values and teaching of Islam” “I ask you to understand and respect my position” WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/lpfBk0hcmy #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqP9E https://t.co/8dmSWIpu2V
Cumberland Labor councillor Sabrin Farooqui on same-sex parents book ban: “As a follower of Islam, no one is stopping my from following my religion” “Similarly, I can’t force my beliefs on someone else” WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/umZ4EvBwyb #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqP9E https://t.co/arRgWfqmYg
#BREAKING 🚨 Craig Kelly is speaking at the Cumberland Council meeting on same-sex parents books “Normally I’d be strong against censorship – but there is one exception” “And that is when it comes to children” LIVE: https://t.co/21AMH91V2F #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqP9E https://t.co/PiPEX4KGw3
‘Hate is not a family value’: protesters clash as Sydney council considers rescinding same-sex parenting book ban https://t.co/9APk4M44cl
#BREAKING 🚨 Cumberland City Council votes on whether to overturn a ban on same-sex parents books – WATCH LIVE ⬇️ | #6NewsAU https://t.co/tfMXTA8A4O
#BREAKING 🚨 “My husband is a MAN!” Hawkesbury Greens councillor Danielle Wheeler responds to heckling at Cumberland City Council meeting as she speaks against a same-sex parents book ban WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/7YCl5Jt426 #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqP9E https://t.co/s6m3j6rGjE
Cumberland City Council is expected to vote on overturning a ban on same-sex parenting books from its library after receiving backlash. https://t.co/QRhlwU6UOx
Cumberland City Council book ban LIVE updates: Councillors to meet as same-sex parents book debate rages https://t.co/sR5sD74j2M
We asked every Cumberland councillor about the same-sex book ban. Here’s what they said https://t.co/9e2CW6DMod
Could a council ban on same-sex parenting books be overturned? – podcast https://t.co/hnRtsdJAYG
The council motion that passed had absolutely no reference to children, it was an immediate blanket ban on ANY books/material related to same sex parents https://t.co/hc8W91FlF8 https://t.co/iutyLHQNnQ
Cumberland City Councillor Steve Christou has doubled down on the banning of a same-sex parenting book from the two-year-old section in a library. https://t.co/2x41tFH9RI
Petition organiser Caroline Staples discusses the outcry over Cumberland Council’s controversial ban on same-sex parenting books which had gained over 30,000 signatures urging the council to rescind the ban. https://t.co/I8OgFeIvBX