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Woman fights anti-LGBTQ+ book bans by sending queer books to red states
Florida, Texas and Alabama are among the red state recipients.
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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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Pride event canceled because they were going to give away banned books
Organizers haven’t even been given a list of banned books to avoid.
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Most of the books conservatives are trying to ban in Tennessee are LGBTQ+
Even when confronted with the data, anti-LGBTQ+ organizations say they’re just concerned with “sexually explicit material” in libraries.
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Minnesota bans book bans
A new law makes it illegal to remove titles from libraries based on ideology, including LGBTQ+ content.
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Library board members sue to stop far-right group banning LGBTQ+ books
The three plaintiffs allege their removal was retaliation for their stance against restrictions on books.
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The archaic Comstock laws were named for a man who also fueled the US obsession with book banning
Anthony Comstock destroyed 15 tons of books during his 1800s quest for a “pure” nation, which also included banning abortion medications through the mail.
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All aboard RuPaul’s Rainbow Book Bus
The drag legend is giving away banned books that slay.
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Protestors interrupt a Moms for Liberty’s “fascist” book banning meeting
One protestor who called himself “Rainbow Spartacus” wore a rainbow-colored Roman soldier outfit and a rainbow cape.
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West Virginia GOP wants to jail librarians who provide “obscene” books to minors
“This is a very dangerous bill,” one legislator said of the proposed law, which now heads to the state senate.