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Ron DeSantis says new law limiting book challenges will stop liberals from abusing the system
Book bans have reached a record high this year, and DeSantis seems to think liberals are to blame.
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West Virginia GOP wants to jail librarians who provide “obscene” books to minors
“This is a very dangerous bill,” one legislator said of the proposed law, which now heads to the state senate.
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Efforts to block LGBTQ+ issues in schools are finally backfiring, new report says
Conservatives went from blocking “critical race theory” to supporting “Don’t Say Gay” laws, but it’s not going so well for them…
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Steve Martin is “proud” his novel has been banned in one Florida county
Martin’s was one of over 300 books recently pulled from school library shelves.
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GOP congressman claims the Bible has been banned in America for 60 years
He said “generations of Americans today have no knowledge” of the Bible because it was banned so long ago.
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Library lists book as potentially “sexually explicit” because the author’s name is literally “Gay”
The library director admitted that the book was targeted because of the word “gay.”
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3 anti-LGBTQ+ groups are behind 86% of all book bans across the U.S.
The groups all have right-wing Republican support and also advocate for other anti-LGBTQ+ school policies.
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Book bans in U.S. schools & libraries increased by 33% this past school year
At the same time, students are leading the fight against book censorship, according to a new report from PEN America.
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Sen. John Kennedy reads sexually explicit passages to justify anti-LGBTQ+ book bans
The passages focused on a strap-on sex toy, oral sex, and incest. But a Democratic senator said the passages are missing the point.
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Joe Biden still hasn’t named a “book ban coordinator” despite Pride Month promise
Biden promised the coordinator would help fight nationwide book bans, but the position remains unfilled.