Counterprotesters wave a trans Pride flag outside the Cork City Library.
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Counterprotesters formed a human shield to prevent far-right demonstrators from shutting down a library in Cork, Ireland, over the weekend.
On Saturday, approximately 300 people gathered outside the Cork City Library in a show of solidarity with library staff and to counter the nearby “Ireland Says No” rally, where 100 far-right demonstrators were protesting the availability of LGBTQ+ books on library shelves.
“The main goal for today is that the library stays open and the staff can go to work and not worry about being harassed,” Trans+ Pride Cork co-founder Saoirse Mackin told Echo Live. “At the end of the day, people can decide what’s appropriate for them to read, and their parents can decide what they want their children to read.”
“It should be down to parents and children, not a group of people trying to wipe a series of books off the face of the earth,” Mackin added.
“The library is open today, which is good, business as usual,” Cork City Council member Mick Nugent told CorkBeo. “It’s about equality, it’s about liberty, it’s about fraternity and it’s about diversity. We’re supporting all communities that decided to make Cork their home.”
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