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The American Library Association’s lesbian president is on a mission to protect LGBTQ+ librarians
Emily Drabinski recently created a task force to address the ongoing challenges faced by LGBTQ+ library workers – including herself.
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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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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.