Who was James Baldwin? A look at the Black gay writer and civil rights activist's life and legacy
James Baldwin's work remains relevant today, on what would have been his one-hundredth birthday.
August 2, 2024
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The LGBTQ Community Mourns 'Beloved' Author Toni Morrison
Social media lit up with remembrances and quotations from the late writer.
August 6, 2019
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
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
Anti-LGBTQ+ Republican Glenn Youngkin Elected Virginia Governor
Youngkin delivered a somewhat surprising defeat to Democrat Terry McAuliffe, who called Youngkin the "most homophobic" candidate ever in Virginia.
November 3, 2021
The Grammys Honored the Wrong Album, and Adele Knew It
For all its praise of art and activism, the music industry's biggest awards ceremony did not give justice to the album that most personified these ideals.
February 13, 2017
ABC News Appoints Gay Correspondent Gio Benitez as Co-Anchor of ‘GMA’ Weekends
For young gay people of color everywhere, Benitez’s elevation to co-anchor of a network morning show is inspiring for the representation.
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May 11, 2023
Kennedy Endorses Obama for President, Plans to Campaign for Him
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday as a "man with extraordinary gifts of leadership and character" and a worthy heir to his brother, John F. Kennedy, who is still revered among Democrats four decades after his assassination. "I feel change in the air," Kennedy said in prepared remarks salted with scarcely veiled criticism of Obama's chief rival for the nomination, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, as well as her husband, the former president.
January 29, 2008
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
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.
November 14, 2023
Newsom-DeSantis Debate Leaves No Doubt as to Who's an LGBTQ+ Ally
The differences between the governor of California and the governor of Florida were stark.
November 30, 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
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.
April 8, 2022
Andrew Sullivan Hails Obama as 'The First Gay President'
Andrew Sullivan argues that Barack Obama's biracial identity allows him to understand the "core gay experience" of "displacement" more than any other American president.
May 14, 2012
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
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
Stop at Rainbow Crosswalks Honors John Lewis's LGBTQ+ Rights Legacy
The funeral procession for Lewis stopped at the crosswalks in a heavily LGBTQ+ Atlanta neighborhood.
July 30, 2020