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News (USA)
School bans comic book of “Diary of Anne Frank” over “sexually explicit” cartoon statues
A principal pulled the book after a member of an anti-LGBTQ+ “parents’ rights” group complained.
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News (USA)
Federal judge gives Texas county 24 hours to return banned LGBTQ+ books to library shelves
One book banning county official wanted pastors to organize a weekly prayer vigil “to protect our children from this FILTH.”
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News (USA)
Prosecutor threatens to throw librarian in jail for stocking this book
The librarian isn’t afraid and invited the prosecutor to arrest her.
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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
Gay son speaks out against his fundamentalist mom’s book-banning crusade
His mom baked a pan of brownies that she claimed included “a little bit of dog poo” when he was a kid to explain what happens if you expose yourself to harmful ideas in books.
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News (USA)
School district slaps warning labels on books with LGBTQ characters
Even the innocuous picture book “Everywhere Babies” got a warning label “like something you might see on a cigarette package.”
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Life
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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News (USA)
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.
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Politics
Oklahoma is advancing a bill that would criminalize school librarians over LGBTQ books
The bill will charge schools $10,000 a day for having LGBTQ books and blacklist school librarians who allow such books to stay on the shelves.
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Commentary
5 books that should be immediately banned from schools for promoting heterosexuality
Parents all over the country are demanding overly sexual books be removed from schools and libraries to protect their children. Here are 5 books no one is talking about that need to be banned now.
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News (USA)
GOP bill would ban teachers from talking about LGBTQ people because it “offends Christian values”
Critics say the bill would lead to more bullying. Proponents say that their religious values are more important.
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Life
Pence family bunny and LGBTQ icon Marlon Bundo has died
John Oliver’s children’s book about Marlon Bundo being gay skyrocketed the rabbit to LGBTQ fame.
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News (USA)
School district bans books on gender identity and students’ chosen pronouns
The administration claims the move is meant to protect students, but experts worry some queer kids will be seriously hurt.
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Commentary
Conservatives are attacking LGBTQ books so they can make another generation hateful
Calls to burn queer books aren’t about “obscene material.” They’re about stigmatizing LGBTQ people as pathological and sinful.
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News (USA)
This anti-gay politician was best known for complaining about a book. Until he stormed the Capitol.
Prior to his election as a West Virginia legislator, he previously caused controversy via Facebook over a book for pre-teens.
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News (World)
Mayor bans ‘Avengers’ comic book from book festival over gay kiss
He called its demure kiss between two male heroes “sexual content for minors.”
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Commentary
First they burn the books. Then they kill people. History has shown us this repeatedly.
Rightwing pastors are condemning public libraries and some have started to burn LGBTQ-themed books. History has shown us what happens next.
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Life
There’s a new Stonewall picture book for kids & it looks amazing
The book will tell the story of the riots from the point of view of the Stonewall Inn itself.
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News (USA)
Sales of Milo Yiannopoulos’ book soar after violent college protests
Dangerous was the number one best seller on Amazon.com as of Thursday evening.