Alabama community saves library after funding cut over LGBTQ+ books
Read Freely Alabama and concerned citizens raised over $43,000 in less than a week for the Fairhope Public Library.
March 31, 2025
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How library workers are defending books, democracy, and queer lives
Books that tell LGBTQ+ stories are under attack. In communities nationwide, librarians defend our community’s freedoms to read and exist.
April 16, 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
Brazilian YouTuber Hands Out Free LGBTQ Books in Protest of Censorship
Felipe Neto went into action when the mayor of Rio de Janeiro tried to pull a graphic novel from a city book fair because it features a same-sex kiss.
September 9, 2019
Arkansas Parents Sue Library System Over LGBTQ+ Book Censorship
The plaintiffs say they want the stigma of labels on LGBTQ+ books removed and the texts made regularly available again.
May 31, 2023
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
Illinois Becomes First State to Ban Book Bans
The law will deny state funding to public libraries that ban or restrict books because of “partisan or doctrinal disapproval.”
June 14, 2023
It's now illegal for Minnesota libraries to ban LGBTQ+ books under this new law
The North Star State has officially banned book bans.
May 24, 2024
There's Been a 33% Increase In Book Bans Across the U.S., Says PEN America
Florida has implemented the majority of bans in the U.S.
September 25, 2023
Book Bans Are Harming LGBTQ People, Advocates Say. This Online Library Is Fighting Back.
Meet the Queer Liberation Library.
December 18, 2023
'Parents' Rights' movements forget families have the right to read LGBTQ+ books
As book bans targeting LGBTQ+ and diverse communities rise in the United States, there is an urgent call for advocacy to keep books that promote understanding, empathy, and self-acceptance accessible.
April 17, 2024
Scholastic Separates LGBTQ+ Titles at Book Fairs in Response to Book Bans
The publisher's action is drawing criticism from teachers, librarians, and advocacy groups.
October 18, 2023
Far right accuses Oreos of 'grooming' because the company supports PFLAG
The National Legal and Policy Center has released an incendiary video about the Oreo brand and PFLAG. It asks, “Is your favorite cookie company grooming children?”
February 10, 2024
Jennifer Finney Boylan, Transgender Author & Advocate, Elected President of PEN America
The renowned LGBTQ+ advocate and author was elected to lead the organization that’s fighting for free expression.
December 12, 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
A new online hub for students looks to fight discrimination, censorship, and more in Texas
There are major civil rights issues facing public school students in Texas. The ACLU Texas chapter is looking to support them.
August 13, 2024
Tennessee city ordered to give $500k to LGBTQ+ groups over ordinance that blocked Pride events over drag
The repeal of Murfreesboro's "public indecency" ordinance came in the settlement of a lawsuit brought by the Tennessee Equality Project and other groups.
February 9, 2024
Publishers and library sue Idaho over book ban that defines 'homosexuality' as 'harmful to minors'
Several large book publishers and a small public library are suing the state of Idaho over its book ban that requires libraries to restrict content "harmful to minors" to patrons 18 and older.
February 6, 2025
New Jersey just banned book bans with Freedom to Read Act
Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law the Freedom to Read Act, which prohibits public institutions from removing books based on the "origin, background, or views of the material or of its authors."
December 10, 2024
'You could ban our books, but you can’t ban the story': Authors speak out at Rep. Pressley event on book bans
“We have to fight for our freedom to read,” Pressley told the audience.
September 19, 2024