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GOP candidate slammed at debate for obsession with book-banning
“Do you really think books are more dangerous than guns?” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked Tudor Dixon.
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GOP official wants to defund state libraries giving kids “non-age-appropriate materials”
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says libraries need to stop giving kids materials “that appeal to the prurient interest of any minor.”
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School board meeting descends into chaos as protestors demand book bans
Police had to escort a gay man to his car as protestors shouted at him: “Leave our kids alone.”
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Texas school district removes the Bible & Anne Frank’s Diary from library shelves
Many of the 41 challenged books focus on LGBTQ and Black characters. But the Bible was also a challenged book.
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Rightwingers attacked school librarian who defended books. She’s suing them for defamation.
Conservatives said the worst they could about librarian Amanda Jones when she defended her library’s books. She’s not letting them get away with it.
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Heroic high school librarian who opposed removal of LGBTQ books receives national honor
Martha Hickson has continued to speak out against censorship and draw attention to local school board elections.
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Gay son speaks out against his fundamentalist mom’s book-banning crusade
His mom baked a pan of brownies that she claimed included “a little bit of dog poo” when he was a kid to explain what happens if you expose yourself to harmful ideas in books.
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School district slaps warning labels on books with LGBTQ characters
Even the innocuous picture book “Everywhere Babies” got a warning label “like something you might see on a cigarette package.”
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School district removes 52 mostly LGBTQ books from libraries
A rightwing activist called the police to get the books removed, but the district downplayed their removal: “We’ve not had a book burning or anything.”
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Iowa library closed after endless complaints about LGBTQ staff & theft of books
Two previous directors quit due to theft of LGBTQ books and the lack of support from the community.