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Moms for Liberty wants to defund libraries that let kids check out grown-up books
They claim that the American Library Association is “pushing for books that sexualize and groom children.”
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Book banners came for this Colorado town. They didn’t anticipate resistance.
LGBTQ+ titles topped the number of book bans in the past year, but a growing number of grassroots organizations are rewriting the story.
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Sen. John Kennedy reads sexually explicit passages to justify anti-LGBTQ+ book bans
The passages focused on a strap-on sex toy, oral sex, and incest. But a Democratic senator said the passages are missing the point.
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LGBTQ+ allies defeated book banners in two contentious library meetings
Opponents claimed the LGBTQ+ books would “put sexual perversion or sexual acts in front of children.” But the community fought back.
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These are the most challenged & banned books in America right now
Seven of the top 13 most challenged books of 2022 contained LGBTQ+ themes and/or characters.
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One man seeks to ban 3,600 LGBTQ+ and anti-racist books from Florida schools
He has succeeded in getting 102 books banned from library shelves even though he’s admitted that he hasn’t read most of the books he objects to.
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Author of one of 2021’s most banned books says queer stories help youth heal & build bridges
“It used to be a parent had learned about a given book and had an issue with it. Now we see campaigns.”
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Florida teens successfully ousted two anti-LGBTQ “lunatics” from a local school board
The “lunatics” included a woman who once asked the police to investigate school libraries for offering an LGBTQ-themed book.
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10-year-old creates free library offering LGBTQ books to fight book bans
“I hope that if the library sees this there will really be no point in banning LGBTQ books and so they won’t actually do it.”
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LGBTQ authors of banned books speak out on why their stories matter
Three authors recently targeted by the religious right and Republicans spoke with LGBTQ Nation about being at the center of controversy.