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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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Anti-“smut” board member caught illegally sneaking around high school library
She has been on a crusade against library books. So she lied to sneak into the school….
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Florida schools banned this sweet children’s book for alleged “adult content” — it has none
The book includes non-sexual illustrations of the men living together, which is apparently too steamy for this school district.
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Virginia’s book ban law will no longer explicitly target homosexuality
“To solely equate homosexuality with ‘sexual conduct’ is both minimizing and antiquated,” one advocate said.
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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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Lawyer demands school district ban the Bible after it banned other books for being sexually explicit
“The District must hold religious texts to the same standards it holds all other library books,” the attorney wrote.
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House GOP passes bill defunding gender-affirming care for trans military personnel
The law also bans the Pentagon from purchasing any book that “espouses radical gender ideology.”
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Mississippi’s new book-banning law denies minors access to e-books & audiobooks
The law forbids anyone under 18 from reading a book that mentions pooping, nudity, or LGBTQ+ issues.
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A Democrat ally schooled a GOP leader on why transgender bans make no sense
Democratic state Rep. Peter Meredith schooled GOP leader Jonathan Patterson on how transphobic laws hurt intersex people and others.