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Penguin Random House sues school district for effectively banning LGBTQ+ books
The district is accused of pulling books from shelves that were flagged by a Moms for Liberty activist.
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Ron DeSantis signs a slate of anti-LGBTQ+ laws to make Florida “a citadel of normalcy”
The laws attack LGBTQ+ rights across the board. Opponents say they’re part of DeSantis’s White House bid.
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Ron DeSantis signs bill killing “diversity” programs in state universities
The law allows Florida officials to censor college courses that teach about “systemic racism, sexism, oppression, and privilege.”
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High school musicals are being canceled over LGBTQ+ themes
“Don’t Say Gay” laws and drag bans are threatening high school theater programs across the country.
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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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School district sued after eliminating the student newspaper for publishing LGBTQ+ content
The board president said “the national media does the same crap” in an email just before the newspaper was canceled.
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Amazon may be removing t-shirts supporting trans people’s right to own guns
The shirt proclaimed “Trans Rights or Else” with four rifles in the colors of the transgender Pride flag.
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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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Librarian says “I fear for my safety” as threats over LGBTQ+ books escalate
“I am scared to go places in public,” Amanda Jones says. “I purchased a taser. I purchased pepper spray. I got additional security cameras around my home.”
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One man seeks to ban 3,600 LGBTQ+ and anti-racist books from Florida schools
He has succeeded in getting 102 books banned from library shelves even though he’s admitted that he hasn’t read most of the books he objects to.