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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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Conservative group wants to pass law to jail librarians who give LGBTQ+ books to kids
Alabama lawmakers have viciously targeted LGBTQ+ rights over the past few years, and some agree with this group’s ideology.
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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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Town fires librarian who worked there for 11 years because she refused to remove LGBTQ+ books
One resident toured the teen section and claimed 60% of the books were “witchcraft.”
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A school district used ChatGPT to decide which “sexual” books to ban. It didn’t go well.
The district said it didn’t have time to review every book in its collection like the new GOP state law requires. But is AI the answer?
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Moms for Liberty says “Marxist lesbian” librarian is a threat to kids
The attack follows a “regrettable” tweet from the new president of the American Library Association.
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Kirk Cameron demands the government investigate anti-Christian bias in library organization
The conservative Christian actor and author’s publisher has accused the ALA of attempting to “sabotage” an upcoming event.
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Out author Todd Parr wrote one of the most banned children’s books. He still believes in kindness.
Parr’s books are so innocent and full of love it’s almost unfathomable that one could find issue with them. And yet.
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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.
