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GOP attorney general demands book ban investigations into “Of Mice and Men” & other classics
Attorney General John O’Connor says many books that are acceptable now might be considered “pornographic” by the time his review is done.
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GOP mayor holds library funds hostage until “homosexual” books are taken off shelves
The mayor says homosexuality is against his religion. But the town’s librarian is standing up to him.
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He wants to burn books about LGBTQ topics. He just got elected school board president.
The first thing he did was to fire the superintendent – and he has the support of a majority of the board now.
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Oklahoma bill lets parents ban LGBTQ books from schools and sue if staff won’t listen
The bill would entitle parents to seek a minimum of $10,000 per day for each day that the book remains on the shelves.
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School district bans books on gender identity and students’ chosen pronouns
The administration claims the move is meant to protect students, but experts worry some queer kids will be seriously hurt.
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Students sued their school for the right to form a Gay-Straight Alliance. They just won.
A judge told the Indiana school that it can’t block students from forming an LGBTQ-positive club.
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Texas library will close for 3 days as librarians forced to hunt for kids’ books about LGBTQ issues
The closure is only the latest move in the state’s war on education as evangelical Christians and Trump supporters storm school board meetings.
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GOP candidate wants libraries to out kids who check out LGBTQ books
He also wants the person who ordered the book to stand trial in front of the board.
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GOP lawmaker demands schools tell him if they have books on racism & LGBTQ people
The Texas lawmaker said books about gay penguins cause students “psychological distress.”
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Librarian says GOP candidate checked out nearly all the Pride books just so kids couldn’t
Derrick Van Orden’s tirade over a single Pride display made at least one out teen at the library feel unsafe. He claims he was only upset over an “inaccurate” fiction book that mocked Mike Pence.