Explore LGBTQ+ history with these must-read banned books
From intimate memoirs to gripping novels, these reads offer a roadmap through LGBTQ+ history and self-acceptance.
October 7, 2024
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The 10 most challenged books of 2023
Book-banning efforts have been aimed primarily at books with LGBTQ+ content and those by or about people of color. Here are the top 10 books that were targeted.
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September 26, 2024
11 Most Banned Books by Schools So Far This Year
PEN America has found the most banned books targeted this school year.
October 4, 2023
Two Students Sue School District for Banning LGBTQ+ Books
"We must protect this right, including educators' and students' rights to talk and learn about race and gender in schools," a representative from the ACLU of Missouri said.
February 18, 2022
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
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
Pink Praises Hometown for Voting Out Book-Banning School Board
The new school board president, who had fought against book bans, was sworn in on a stack of them.
December 8, 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
The LGBTQ Community Mourns 'Beloved' Author Toni Morrison
Social media lit up with remembrances and quotations from the late writer.
August 6, 2019
Texas Rights Groups File Legal Complaint Over Ban on LGBTQ+ Books
The challenged school district voted last week to ban mentions of gender fluid and trans people while considering putting guns in classrooms.
November 22, 2022
Parents Blame Conservative Cell Phone Company for School Book Bans
Parents blame a small Texas wireless carrier, Patriot Mobile, linked to a Christian conservative political group, for the hysteria surrounding books in the Keller School District near Southlake.
September 5, 2022
How Book Bans Are Taking a Toll on Many Authors
More than 3,000 books were banned in the 2022-2023 school year, according to PEN America.
October 5, 2023
When Sandra Day O’Connor, Appointed by Reagan, Married Two Gay Men
Jeff Trammell came out to the history-making Supreme Court justice — and what followed was astounding.
December 15, 2023
Is This the Year Dems Embrace Marriage Equality?
This could be the year Democrats officially embrace marriage equality.
April 22, 2012
Jesse Williams's BET Speech Was Important, But Not Novel
Jesse Williams's speech on BET last weekend wasn't just for black people -- it was the speech America needed to hear and act on, including LGBT Americans.
July 1, 2016
In the Belly of No on 8
When former Log Cabin Republicans president Patrick Guerriero came to San Francisco to visit the No on 8 headquarters, he didn't know he'd wind up staying to run the biggest LGBT rights political campaign in history. But with a measly million in the bank and the Mormon church raising money hand over fist, No on 8 needed help, and Guerriero stepped in to close the gap -- and, with any luck, make history.
October 31, 2008
Key to Passing Nondiscrimination Bill: GOP Donors?
An unlikely constituency is funding the fight for LGBT rights, using the marriage equality road map.
September 8, 2015