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“Aristotle & Dante” is groundbreaking in a world that lacks queer Hispanic role models
As a closeted gay Mexican, author Benjamin Alire Sáenz felt like he didn’t fit in. His experience represents that of countless queer Hispanics.
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Anti-“smut” board member caught illegally sneaking around high school library
She has been on a crusade against library books. So she lied to sneak into the school….
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Virginia’s book ban law will no longer explicitly target homosexuality
“To solely equate homosexuality with ‘sexual conduct’ is both minimizing and antiquated,” one advocate said.
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Texas county bans libraries from providing LGBTQ+ books to minors
“Young people deserve to see themselves reflected in the books they read…. [so they] can foster empathy, tolerance, and connection.”
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Remembering Cheri Pies, the woman who revolutionized lesbian parenting
Many credit Pies with sparking the 1980s “gayby boom.”
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Barack Obama is fighting book bans with heartwarming cameos in library TikTok videos
The former president talked to a librarian pretending to be a used car salesman in one video supporting reading and free speech.
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As conservatives ban LGBTQ+ stories, we asked queer adults to share essential reading for youth
Who was the first queer author you discovered that made you realize you weren’t alone? The one that made you imagine a future for yourself?
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Kirk Cameron demands the government investigate anti-Christian bias in library organization
The conservative Christian actor and author’s publisher has accused the ALA of attempting to “sabotage” an upcoming event.
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Anti-LGBTQ+ protesters checked out every book in a library’s Pride display
The two women wanted to stop anyone from reading about LGBTQ+ peopl
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Texas governor signs “sexually explicit” book ban in schools
The book ban would extend far beyond sexually explicit material to take out books labeled “trash” by Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Major library system banned Pride displays in children’s areas due to GOP official’s new rule
The move comes in response to new rules enacted by Missouri’s Secretary of State banning “age-inappropriate” materials.
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Parents sue library system to fight back against anti-LGBTQ+ book censorship
The library allegedly put colored labels on LGBTQ+ books and moved them to a “social section” because conservatives complained.
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School district’s book ban created “hostile environment” Dept. of Education says
A Department of Education investigation found that the Georgia school district violated students’ civil rights.
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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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Trans teacher gets death threats after Fox News articles about their LGBTQ+ books
“We’ll see you burn in hell,” the bombing threat told the teacher and their staff.
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The UK’s LGBTQ+ bookstores are thriving
These social enterprises and safe havens have become beacons of acceptance and community.
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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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GOP gubernatorial candidate says Satan is sitting in libraries
He described efforts to ban LGBTQ+ books as “an absolute battle between good and evil.”
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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.”
