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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.
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Man sues library board over LGBTQ & antiracism books. He has the nuttiest argument possible.
He hasn’t even read the 50 books he wants banned, but he’s sure that reading Allison Bechdel’s books is the same as having sex in front of kids.
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Video captures vandal removing $1,000 in LGBTQ books from roadside library
“There’s really only a couple of reasons why [such vandalism] could happen: One is straight-up hate, LGBT hate.”
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Students stop school’s censorship of yearbook story on youth protest against “Don’t Say Gay” law
Students said that the district allowed pictures from a gun violence protest. The LGBTQ rights protest had pride flags.
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School forces teachers to remove LGBTQ safe space stickers because they’re not “appropriate”
The school district demanded the teachers stop saying that their classrooms are safe spaces for LGBTQ students.
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Sheriff urges library to yank books with LGBTQ content after “thorough review”
“Based upon this review, we do not feel that this content is appropriate for young children even though it does not rise to the level of a crime.” The group complaining about the books also wanted to ban a book about the civil rights movement.
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School bans on LGBTQ books “escalating dramatically” over last year
In 98 percent of cases, the school districts didn’t follow First Amendment protections to ensure that government officials don’t ban or punish free speech.
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China censors the lesbian storyline from Friends. Viewers are not happy.
In 2016, the Chinese government issued guidelines saying TV shows should not air storylines that “exaggerate the dark side of society.”