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School district may ban biography of Pete Buttigieg to comply with anti-LGBTQ+ book ban law
The list of 374 books that may be banned includes literary classics like “1984” and “The Catcher in the Rye.”
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Judge blocks Arkansas plan to charge librarians & store owners with a crime over “harmful” books
The state wants to turn librarians into criminals for letting kids read children’s books.
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Conservatives threatened to hold LGBTQ+ library books hostage. The plan blew up in their faces.
The bungling pair ended up raising $45,000 for the library to help expand their LGBTQ+-themed programming and materials.
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Mississippi’s new book-banning law denies minors access to e-books & audiobooks
The law forbids anyone under 18 from reading a book that mentions pooping, nudity, or LGBTQ+ issues.
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5th grade Georgia teacher fired for reading “divisive” book about acceptance
She bought “My Shadow is Purple” at the school’s book fair and then was fired for reading it to students.
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Penguin Random House sues school district for effectively banning LGBTQ+ books
The district is accused of pulling books from shelves that were flagged by a Moms for Liberty activist.
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Democrats censure “pro-LGBTQ+” Texas rep who voted to ban books & trans healthcare
She was one of four Democrats to support a ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
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Missouri GOP votes to slash state library funding over LGBTQ+ books
Republicans slashed the budget to retaliate against a lawsuit accusing the GOP of banning hundreds of library books.
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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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Federal judge gives Texas county 24 hours to return banned LGBTQ+ books to library shelves
One book banning county official wanted pastors to organize a weekly prayer vigil “to protect our children from this FILTH.”