Mahmoud v. Taylor is a pending United States Supreme Court case about parents who wish to opt their children out of LGBTQ-themed storybooks in public schools.
[2] In October 2022, the Montgomery County Board of Education in Maryland approved LBGTQ-themed storybooks as part of the language arts curriculum.
The lead plaintiffs Tamer Mahmoud and Enas Barakat are Muslims; others included Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox parents.
[7] A federal judge ruled against a request for a preliminary injunction to temporarily require notice and opportunity to opt out.
[8] A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit agreed, finding that the record lacked evidence that the schools compelled families to change or violate their religious beliefs.