Biden-appointed 'porn enforcer' will monitor school book bans, report says

WASHINGTON (CITC) — A newly appointed federal official will monitor book removal efforts in school libraries across the country, a position described by some as a “porn enforcer.”

Matt Nosanchuk, author of “Out and About: The LGBT Experience in the Legal Profession,” will now take over as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, Politico reported last week. In the role, he will lead webinar training sessions on book bans for libraries and schools. The first one on September 26 will host 1,000 attendees.

The webinars, hosted by the American Library Association, will focus on how the U.S. Department of Education upholds federal civil rights laws. Attendees will learn how book bans could violate these laws and how to submit potential violation complaints.

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Nosanchuk, who previously served in the Obama administration, will likely experience challenges in the role as he faces demands from parents to ban certain books and fierce calls from the political left to defend them. Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany has already dubbed the position as a “porn enforcer,” referring to the sometimes sexually explicit content in banned books.

The appointment follows a viral Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week where Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., read graphic passages from books subject to nationwide bans to prove that they are not appropriate reading for children. Included was “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” a titled banned in several schools for containing a graphic description of anal sex.

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Biden’s choice is a long-awaited one, as he previously promised to name a book ban coordinator during Pride Month in June.

“LGBTQ Americans, especially children: You’re loved, you’re heard and this administration has your back, I mean it,” Biden said during a press conference. “We are not relenting one single second to make sure that they’re protected.”

Democrats, such as Maryland Gov. Wes Moore who said book bans were similar to “castrating” children, cheered the move.