Minnesota school district removes LGBTQ children's book with nudity, despite objections

A Minnesota public school district defended its decision to pull an LGBTQ children's book from its elementary school shelves, despite facing objections from some parents and school librarians.

Rochester Public Schools said it pulled the 2022 book, "The Rainbow Parade" by Emily Neilson, from its elementary school media center last month after a Franklin Elementary School parent raised concerns about nude illustrations in the book.

The book tells a story about a young girl going to her first Pride parade with her two moms.