After an LGBTQ support group started meeting at Fulton County (Pa.) Public Library, county commissioners refused to approve the library’s request for an additional $3,000 in annual funding, up from its usual $12,000. Two commissioners on the three-person board said in a November 2 meeting that they considered the LGBTQ community a “hate group.” Two local residents started separate online fundraisers to help the library. The joint efforts have so far raised approximately $40,000. Library Director Jamie Brambley said, “I think in the end, it’s brought the community together behind tolerance and kindness.”