Drag Performances at the RiverPark Center
The GhostLight Lounge, inside our Beautiful RiverPark Center, has been shut down. The RPC Executive Director has moved on and there are no longer drag shows being produced there.
We are still working with the Kentucky State Legislature to craft legislation that will regulate drag performances as the adult entertainment it is.
Porn in Our Library
In August of 2023, Daviess County Citizens for Decency asked the Daviess County Public Library to move all pornographic books out of the teen section and into the adult section. We also asked that all other books in our audit be labelled with content warnings.
The DCPL Board refused. Since the DCPL Board refuses to work with us, we will continue to work with coalition partners across the state to craft legislation to protect our children and their parent’s rights.
For a list of pornography in the Teen Section of the DCPL click below.
UPDATE: With the very real possibility that a conservative majority will control the board beginning in September, outgoing Chairperson, Susan Montalvo-Gesser and Director Erin Walls are now changing policy with respect to book appeals. They have proposed a new rule forbidding any review of a book that has been reviewed in the previous 18 months to 3 years. Additionally, they have moved to make the process much more difficult by requiring citation of “evidence” that the subject book is harmful.
* As of this update the period of time has yet to be determined. 18 months and 3 years were both discussed and will be voted on at the July board meeting.
Porn in Our Schools
In late July of 2023, still embroiled in the fight with DCPL, Citizens for Decency undertook an audit of all local School libraries. An open records request was sent to Daviess County Public Schools (DCPL) and Owensboro Public Schools (OPS) in care of their respective superintendents. Upon receipt of the requested information, we began combing through it. The volume of pornographic literature was staggering. We submitted our written reports to Anita Burnette (OPS) and Matt Robbins (DCPS) in early October. That report and links to the literature can be found below.
OPS and DCPS are both very fortunate to have had leaders like Mrs. Burnette and Mr. Robbins at the helm during what could have been a very difficult time. Both Superintendents recognized the literature for what it is and promptly had it removed. When asked by a staff member, why he would allow a group like Citizens for Decency to tell them what to do, Mr. Robbins answered, “We’re not, we’re doing it because it’s the right thing to do.” All 79 books were removed from Apollo and Daviess County High Schools libraries. OPS never had as many as DCPS but there were some there. To their credit, of the 11 books cited, 10 were removed.
Commonwealth Decency Coalition
The Commonwealth Decency Coalition is a group of like-minded individuals and organizations from across Kentucky. We advocate for issues like School Choice, Removal of Gender ideology, DEI and CRT from our schools, removal of obscene materials from our children’s libraries, creation of adult entertainment statutes to regulate drag performances, enforcement of age restrictions on internet porn, and other issues critical to the preservation of childhood innocence, the nuclear family and our way of life.
A Nation in Transition: Why This Moment Matters
Across America, families are watching their communities change in ways that feel sudden, coordinated, and deeply unsettling. Schools, media, government agencies, and even churches are being reshaped by an ideology that seeks to redefine morality, history, and the role of the family. At Citizens for Decency, we believe it is essential to understand what is driving this transformation.
In 1963, Congress recorded a list of 45 Communist goals—strategies designed to influence American culture from within. These goals included:
gaining control of schools and teachers’ associations,
infiltrating the media,
breaking down traditional morality,
weakening the family,
replacing religion with political ideology,
and discrediting the Constitution and the Founders.
Today, many of these goals are reflected in the cultural battles we face:
Education Critical Race Theory, gender ideology, and the rewriting of American history have become widespread. These ideas trace back to Marxist “critical theory,” designed to dismantle Western values.
Media and Entertainment News outlets, Hollywood, and streaming platforms overwhelmingly promote a single ideological narrative, shaping public opinion through repetition rather than debate.
Morality and Family Explicit content in teen literature, the erosion of parental rights, and the push for state‑run childcare all weaken the family—the cornerstone of a healthy society.
Faith and Tradition Churches are pressured to adopt political activism in place of biblical teaching, fulfilling the goal of replacing revealed religion with “social religion.”
Government Power Unelected bureaucracies now wield enormous influence, issuing mandates and policies without voter approval. This “administrative state” is the preferred tool of socialist movements seeking centralized control.
These trends are not random. They reflect a long‑term ideological project now reaching maturity.
At Citizens for Decency, we stand for the values that built this nation: faith, family, freedom, and the belief that parents—not the State—are responsible for raising children. We are committed to exposing harmful content, defending parental rights, and protecting the moral foundations of our community.
This isn’t a step away from home— it’s our home leading the way.
