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Town fires librarian who worked there for 11 years because she refused to remove LGBTQ+ books
One resident toured the teen section and claimed 60% of the books were “witchcraft.”
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Ron DeSantis said Florida’s banned books are “pornographic.” Here’s what was actually banned.
They’re pretty innocuous and included some classics.
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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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Republican wants to expand definition of “child pornography” to make it easier to ban LGBTQ+ books
“Reasonable people everywhere recognize these books as obscene and reasonable people do not want their money used to subsidize obscenity.”
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Town defunds its own library again after conservatives said it supports “sinful desires”
The town voted against a property tax to fund the library after conservatives claimed it was “grooming” children.
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GOP governor says he’s against LGBTQ people getting married
“Maybe I’m old fashioned…” Gov. Henry McMaster started before things went from bad to worse.
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Best selling novelist donates $50k to library defunded over books with LGBTQ content
Nora Roberts said a community library getting defunded is “both appalling and sad.”
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GOP candidate reported to police for absolute dumbest reason possible
She was holding up an LGBTQ book that she wanted to ban. Someone called the cops because she was in possession of it.
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Town votes to defund library after claims it was “grooming” kids
“They are trying to groom our children to believe that it’s OK to have these sinful desires,” a defund activist said. “It’s not a political issue, it’s a Biblical issue.”
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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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LGBTQ authors of banned books speak out on why their stories matter
Three authors recently targeted by the religious right and Republicans spoke with LGBTQ Nation about being at the center of controversy.
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6 LGBTQ books politicans and parents have tried to ban this year
Across the country, conservatives have been clutching their pearls at the thought of young people reading about LGBTQ identities.
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The far right isn’t attacking books. They’re attacking children.
The right is weaponizing Q-Anon ideology and sexual assault to ban LGBTQ books, putting kids in danger.
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High school students clap back at school board protestors claiming book “teaches kids how to be gay”
One student pointed out the irony in all the “Free Speech” Trump supporters draped in American flags and calling for government censorship and book burning.
