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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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Teacher fired over video of bookshelves allegedly empty from DeSantis’s book banning
DeSantis publicly disavowed Covey’s video as a “fake narrative,” but Covey is standing by his claims.
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North Carolina senate passes “Don’t Say Gay” bill that would out trans kids to their families
The bill would also ban books and potentially cost the state a multi-billion dollar backlash.
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GOP bill would throw librarians in prison if they don’t remove books about sexual or gender identity
The North Dakota lawmaker who introduced the bill called such books “disturbing and disgusting.”
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Facebook & Instagram may change their adult nudity policies to be more trans-inclusive
An oversight board called the social networks’ moderation policies “confusing,” “unworkable,” and biased against women, trans, and non-binary people.
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GOP proposes anti-drag bill that classifies gender non-conforming performers as “adult oriented”
The Arkansas GOP thinks if you’re gender non-conforming and tell a dirty joke, you’re like a sex worker.
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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.
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Louisiana asks people to report teachers & librarians who “sexualize children” with books
The state’s attorney general launched the new reporting system barely a month after announcing his run for state governor.
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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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Gay realtor launches website to help LGBTQ Texans flee the state
Saying the state has transformed “into a juggernaut of right-wing conservatism,” Bob McCranie is helping LGBTQ people get out.