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Jacksonville library was wrong to cancel the LGBT prom

By Tom Rogan
Published June 28, 2019 7:22pm ET
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Jacksonville library was wrong to cancel the LGBT prom
The Rainbow Flag flies beneath the American flag at the Stonewall National Monument, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, in New York. The Rainbow Flag, an international symbol of LGBT liberation and pride, was flown for the first time at the monument. | (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

As a government organization, Jacksonville public library must serve the public without regard to content based restrictions on speech, or submission to threats.

In turn, the library was wrong to cancel a LGBT prom event scheduled for Friday.

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