These are the most challenged library books in America — yes, most are LGBTQ+
Gender Queer, All Boys Aren't Blue, and This Book Is Gay lead the American Library Association's list of the 10 most challenged books of 2023.
April 8, 2024
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Gender Queer, All Boys Aren't Blue, and This Book Is Gay lead the American Library Association's list of the 10 most challenged books of 2023.
The number of titles targeted rose 65 percent over 2022, according to the American Library Association.
The bill’s sponsors blamed the group’s new “Marxist lesbian” president for the legislation.
Republican House members and conservative groups contended that removing books from school libraries doesn't amount to banning them, while Democrats pushed back.
“We need all hands on deck in this moment, and there’s something everyone can do,” Emily Drabinski says.