Viewer discretion: Kennedy makes Dem squirm with mentions of dildo, c--- while reading LGBTQ kids' books

Senator John Kennedy, R-La., made Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias uncomfortable while reading aloud from several LGBTQ and sexually-themed children books during a recent Senate hearing.

In a viral moment from the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that was held Tuesday to examine book bans and censorship in various U.S. states, the GOP lawmaker read certain lewd excerpts from LGBTQ books that conservative parents have been seeking to remove from public schools and public libraries, so they aren’t accessed by kids.

Giannoulias attended the hearing as witness as he has spearheaded legal efforts in Illinois to block parents from being able to ban books they deem as inappropriate to children. 

One of the bills he pushed earlier this summer was a measure that would block government funding to libraries that don’t adhere to the American Library Association’s "Library Bill of Rights," a document saying reading materials shall not be removed or restricted because of "partisan or personal disapproval."