Lavonnia Moore, the former branch manager of the Pierce County Library in Blackshear, GA, filed a lawsuit against the library system after she was fired for a trans-inclusive display.
In June 2025, Moore was fired after allowing a child to include the book “When Aidan Became a Brother” by Kyle Lukoff in a “Color Our World” reading display. The book includes a transgender character.
Unbeknownst to Moore until her termination, an online hate campaign from the Alliance for Faith and Family demanded that people encourage the Pierce County Commissioners and the Three Rivers Regional Library System to“tak[e] a stand against promoting transgenderism at our local library.”
Moore was informed she was fired on the spot for “poor decision making” with allegedly no investigation, warning, or prior communication.
“The parent was right there, so I let [the child] put up what they love to see in the library, and it was [“When Aidan Became a Brother”],” Moore told Georgia Voice in June. “I wasn’t going to tell the kid no; I was just happy the kid was reading.”
Nearly a year and a half later, Moore’s lawyer, Wade W. Herring, filed a lawsuit against Pierce County and the Three Rivers Regional Library System on Oct. 26. The suit claims the termination violated Moore’s civil rights and seeks compensation for lost wages and benefits, as well as compensatory damages for emotional pain.
Moore suffered “embarrassment, humiliation, isolation, and financial hardship, including health costs and lost retirement” due to the termination, according to the lawsuit. The suit alleges Moore was discriminated against because of her religious beliefs, sex, and race.
The lawsuit further alleges that the library system has “opposed Moore’s efforts to find other employment” and she has “remained under-employed or unemployed” since getting fired.
Moore has raised more than $35,000 in donations to support her legal fees and living expenses since being fired.
