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Maryland Parents Can’t Opt Kids Out of LGBTQ-Related Lessons: Judge

The group of parents are upset that their kids would be exposed to diverse authors and viewpoints in their English classes.

Author of 'This Book Is Gay' Stands Firm Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Opponents

Juno Dawson says the book is meant for teens as a way to provide them with an additional resource in sex education.

Report: U.S. Schools Ban Over 1,000 Books, Many by LGBTQ+ Authors

Out of the top six banned titles, four deal with queer themes.

Library Board Votes to Keep LGBTQ+ Books After Queer Author's Mom Speaks

She came with her two sisters as backup to support her child's work.

Gay TikTok Influencers' Story of Love and Raising Twins Now a Book

During a time when books by LGBTQ+ authors are being banned, this book seeks to normalize families of different types who all share one thing: love.

Vermont Bookstore Fights Book Bans with Pride Readathon for June

Organizers hope to raise funds for a summer camp for LGBTQ+ kids.

This queer author is teaching kids to be kind: 'There is nothing political about kindness'

Jackson Cooper tells The Advocate about his new book, A Kids Book About Kindness, and its universal message everyone needs to hear.

Penguin Random House Launches LGBTQ+ Zine to Support Queer Voices

The world's largest trade book publisher aims to celebrate and amplify LGBTQ+ voices.

RuPaul’s new online bookstore under fire for selling right-wing extremist, anti-LGBTQ+ titles

The online store declined to comment, but flagged certain books as 'contrary to our core values' and vowed to donate proceeds to fight book bans.

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LGBTQ+ Groups Fight School Censorship With 'Teach the Truth' Day

There will be events across the nation Saturday to promote honest teaching about racial and LGBTQ+ issues.

Pink to Hand Out Thousands of Banned Books at Florida Concerts in Partnership with PEN America

The music superstar takes on book bans in the state that has the most of them.

Op-ed: We Will Not Be Silent About the 'Stonewall' Movie

Larry Kramer and others can't tell us to be quiet about Roland Emmerich's forthcoming film, say 11 Latino queer activists.

Conservatives Are Ludicrously Accusing GLSEN of ‘Grooming’ Kids

They claim that making school better for queer and trans kids is somehow indoctrinating kids into “woke gender ideology.”

This Group Ensures LGBTQ-Inclusive Lessons Are Actually Taught

Blue states are passing laws mandating LGBTQ people and rights are included in school curricula, but progress has been slow and spotty.

Black Queer Author Leah Johnson Shares the Inspiration and Rage Behind Opening a Banned Books Store

“Loudmouth is, at its core, a product of rage,” says Johnson, whose books have been the subject of book bans.

Kamala Harris Makes Historic Visit to Stonewall Inn, Vows to Fight Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate

As one of Harris’s many firsts, she is now the first sitting Vice President of the United States to visit the famed queer space.

Samantha Allen Explores the Growing LGBTQ Population in Red States

The author discusses her book, Real Queer America, on the LGBTQ&A podcast.

These Queer Stories For Kids Are Must-Reads

Trans author and legislator Lisa Bunker shows it's possible to have mainstream children's books with positive LGBTQ characters.

A Gay Man Writes a Love Letter (and Warning) to His Gay Son

Author Richie Jackson discusses his powerful new book Gay Like Me on our LGBTQ&A podcast.

Naomi Wolf, Outrage, and the Terrors of LGBTQ+ Censorship

The author of The Beauty Myth on the controversy around her latest book, the LGBTQ+ activism of her family, and how being censored is a kind of death.

Former Obama Staffer Karine Jean-Pierre on How We Can Beat Trump

Jean-Pierre, an out executive at MoveOn and author of a new book, discusses on LGBTQ&A how Democrats can unite and win next year.