All posts tagged "book bans"
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Oklahoma to Require Teachers to Pass Anti-Trans Ideological Test
Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters is partnering with PragerU on a teacher certification test that pushes conservative ideology.
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DC/DOX Returns With Powerful LGBTQ Documentaries
The third edition of D.C.’s premier doc film fest features 'State of Firsts,' "I Was Born This Way,' and 12 world premieres from 25 countries.
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New York Public TV Erases Drag and Trans-Themed Episodes
WNET removed three "Let’s Learn" episodes featuring LGBTQ content after GOP lawmakers threatened to pull funding from public broadcasters.
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A Surge in Anti-Trans Legislation: 120 Bills Proposed for 2025
Lawmakers in 13 states have introduced at least 120 proposed laws seeking to roll back rights or legal protections for transgender people.
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Florida District Agrees to Return 36 “Obscene” Books to Libraries
A Florida school district agreed to return 36 books flagged as "obscene" to school library shelves as part of a settlement.
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Log Cabin Head Claims Harris is “Wrong” for LGBT Americans
The president of the gay Republican group repeats right-wing attacks on Democrats, claiming LGBTQ Americans already have full equality.
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Moms for Liberty Brings its Bad Parenting to D.C.
Washington, D.C. closes out the summer with a transphobic Moms for Liberty summit.
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Minnesota Bans Book Bans
Governor Tim Walz signed a law that prohibits library books from being censored solely due to disagreement with their content.
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People Who Challenge Books Could Be Fined $100 Per Incident
A provision in a Florida education bill seeks to charge for excessive challenges to books on school library shelves.
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Libs of TikTok to Advise Oklahoma on School Library Books
Oklahoma's top education official has named Chaya Raichik, the founder of Libs of TikTok, to an advisory committee for school libraries.
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285 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Have Been Introduced in 2024 — So Far
Advocates predict a continuing flood of legislation in the upcoming year seeking to effectively erase or criminalize LGBTQ existence.
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School District Bans Dictionaries for Violating “Don’t Say Gay” Law
A Florida county removed dictionaries from library shelves to comply with the "Don't Say Gay" law's ban on "sexually explicit" material.
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2023: Year of the Ban – A Special Report
From bans on health care to sports to books, 2023 saw an ongoing assault against LGBTQ visibility in its various forms.
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Police Visited a School to Remove an LGBTQ Book
Police responded to a Massachusetts middle school with the intent of removing 'Gender Queer,' an oft-banned book dubbed "obscene."
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Florida AG Compares LGBTQ Books to Nazi Propaganda
Florida's Attorney General defends her state's efforts to remove LGBTQ books by pushing an authoritarian view of free speech.
