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Virginia Mom Gives Impassioned Defense of LGBTQ+ Library Books: Video
This is the type of allyship that deserves a standing ovation.
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September 7, 2023
New Jersey Librarian Files Federal Complaint After Being Fired for 'Gay Lifestyle'
The librarian says he was let go for being who he is.
April 28, 2023
Georgia Senate passes bill banning American Library Association from state libraries
The bill’s sponsors blamed the group’s new “Marxist lesbian” president for the legislation.
March 2, 2024
LGBTQ Books Most Challenged in Libraries
The American Library Association's annual report finds a rise in coordinated efforts against books with affirming LGBTQ themes and characters.
April 20, 2020
Bisexual Veteran's Story Highlighted at Library of Congress
The library's "Serving in Silence: LGBTQ+ Veterans" collection seeks to encompass the experiences of all segments of the community.
November 2, 2023
7 Biographies to Add to Your LGBTQ Library
In an era of tell-all memoirs, these biographies tell the story of activists and artists who died before they could offer their own.
December 26, 2019
Transgender case against Library of Congress advances
An employment discrimination lawsuit brought by a transgender Army veteran Diane Schroer against the Library of Congress can go forward, a federal court has ruled.
March 31, 2006
LGBTQ+ Books at the Center of Library Controversies in Michigan & Iowa
In rows over LGBTQ+ books, a community in Michigan has raised more than $100,000 to fund its library, while Iowa librarians are fighting against banning such books.
August 12, 2022
This Book Is Gay Heads to Adult Section of Alaska Library
But all the other young adult nonfiction books are moving too, a decision that library staffers hope will allay parental concerns without singling out the LGBT book.
December 3, 2015
Father seeks $20k in damages for lesbian book in library
A Bentonville, Ark., father of two teenage boys wants $20,000 from the city after his sons found a book on lesbian sex on a public library bookshelf.
April 24, 2007
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
Kansas Library Removes LGBTQ+ Books in Order to Keep Lease
St. Marys Public Library yielded to city commission demands influenced by the Society of St. Pius X, an anti-LGBTQ+ group, which has sparked concerns over censorship of LGBTQ+ content.
November 24, 2023
ACLU Warns New Jersey Library Not to Censor LGBTQ+ Book
The library’s leadership moved the book Gender Queer out of the young adult section.
July 17, 2023
Texas Judge Orders LGBTQ+ Books Be Returned to Public Libraries
The order also returns books on race that were also removed.
April 2, 2023