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Almost all of 2023’s most challenged books were LGBTQ+
Several were also about people of color.
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Lesbian senator’s fiery take on GOP extremists left Republicans silent
Sen. Laphonza Butler pulled no punches when defending her own.
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A teacher’s secret shelf brings banned books to the students who need them most
Students said the secret bookshelf is the one place they can find books about people like them.
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Pink will give away thousands of banned books at Florida tour stops
It’s her way to protest Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ (R) and far-right conservatives’ push to demonize the LGBTQ+ community.
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Commentary
To hide our history is to deny our existence: Kids must learn what queer folks have given the world
Queer people gave us computers, the Mona Lisa, and “Where the Wild Things Are.” LGBTQ+ youth deserve to see that they aren’t alone.
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Scholastic allegedly lets schools exclude “diverse” texts from book fairs
School librarians report that the publisher is segregating “diverse” books in an optional case.
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Texas county bans libraries from providing LGBTQ+ books to minors
“Young people deserve to see themselves reflected in the books they read…. [so they] can foster empathy, tolerance, and connection.”
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School district may ban biography of Pete Buttigieg to comply with anti-LGBTQ+ book ban law
The list of 374 books that may be banned includes literary classics like “1984” and “The Catcher in the Rye.”
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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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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.”