Question on Sexually Explicit School Library Books Upsets Virginia Parents
They say they can’t access their children’s school records without first answering a question they believe is political and asked in bad faith.
August 9, 2023
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Homophobic Parents Freak Over LGBTQ Library Books in Virginia Schools
A group called Parent and Child Loudoun looks for a good old-fashioned school censorship fight.
November 12, 2019
Florida School District Bans All LGBTQ+ Books From K-8 Libraries
The policy appears at odds with “don’t say gay” laws, but the district claims there’s a loophole.
September 28, 2023
Oklahoma appoints Libs of TikTok creator - who allegedly inspired school bomb threats - to library committee
Even after Oklahoma schools suffered a series of bomb threats after she posted about them, the state government is bringing her in to advise about books in libraries.
January 30, 2024
Utah School District Removed the Bible, Now It Might Remove Book of Mormon
The school district will only circulate the King Jame Bible in high school libraries.
June 4, 2023
Meet the Virginia Buddhist Who Is Leading a Charge to Ban Books
Jennifer Petersen is on a crusade to keep "sexually explicit" books out of school libraries.
October 2, 2023
Hunt for Offending Books, Including LGBTQ+ Ones, Closes Library
The temporary closure in Llano County, Texas is one consequence of a rash of challenges to library and school books throughout the state.
December 21, 2021
New York Schools on Lock Out After Second Bomb Threat Over LGBTQ+ Book
For the second time in two days students in a Rochester-area school district have been terrorized because somebody doesn’t like the books in the school library.
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March 24, 2023
Idaho Republicans push bill that could label gay book characters 'sexually explicit'
On a day celebrating civil rights, Idaho’s House Committee on State Affairs moves to restrict LGBTQ+ literature in schools and libraries.
January 16, 2024
Obama Slams Book Bans in Open Letter to American Librarians
The former president took aim at the recent push by right-wing extremists to ban books from public and school libraries.
July 17, 2023
Penguin Random House and PEN America Sue Florida Over Book Bans
Many of the books removed from school libraries or placed on restricted access in Escambia County deal with LGBTQ+ or racial matters.
May 17, 2023
Ayanna Pressley Introduces Bill to Counter Book Bans Nationwide
In a bold response to the surge of book bans across the U.S., Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley is championing legislation to protect diverse literature in schools and libraries.
December 14, 2023
Republicans and Democrats Clash on Book Bans in Congressional Hearing
Republican House members and conservative groups contended that removing books from school libraries doesn't amount to banning them, while Democrats pushed back.
October 21, 2023
GOP Politician Targets Barnes & Noble With Legal Action for Queer Book
The book, Gender Queer: A Memoir, has been banned in a number of school libraries as districts across the country restrict access to LGBTQ+ content.
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May 20, 2022
Gay Penguin Tale Tops List of 'Challenged' Books
A children's story about a family of penguins with two fathers once again tops the list of library books the public objects to the most. And Tango Makes Three, released in 2005 and co-written by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, was the most ''challenged'' book in public schools and libraries for the second straight year, according to the American Library Association. ''The complaints are that young children will believe that homosexuality is a lifestyle that is acceptable. The people complaining, of course, don't agree with that,'' Judith Krug, director of the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom, told the Associated Press on Tuesday.
May 7, 2008
How Do You Fight Book Bans? GLAAD and EveryLibrary Offer a Guide
With skyrocketing attempts to ban books by and about LGBTQ+ people and people of color, the guide provides a way to fight back.
June 6, 2023
Book bans nearly triple in 2023-2024 school year: PEN America report
The increase includes books about women's sexual experiences, rape, and abuse, in addition to continued attacks on material with LGBTQ+ or racial themes.
September 23, 2024
Ron DeSantis Slammed by Florida LGBTQ+ Rights Group in Epic Ad Campaign
The ad aired starting on Wednesday, the same day as the third Republican presidential candidate debate in Miami where DeSantis will appear.
November 8, 2023
