Georgia School's LGBTQ+ Book Purge Violated Students' Rights: DOE
According to the Department of Education, the school system has entered into a resolution agreement to remedy the damage its prior actions had on students.
May 23, 2023
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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
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
Singapore Libraries Remove Three LGBT-Inclusive Kids' Books
Books featuring gay penguin dads and other same-sex parents draw complaints from a patron, and authorities respond.
July 12, 2014
Michigan School Superintendent Apologizes for Removing Books From Schools
He says that he was trying to lower the temperature by removing books that some parents were upset about.
March 17, 2023
Texas School District That Removed LGBTQ+ Books Faces Federal Probe
The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is investigating Granbury Independent School District, apparently the first investigation over book bans.
December 21, 2022
Iowa School District Removes Book, Caves to Far-Right Online Bullying
Not even an hour after the far-right hate account targeted the school district, officials from the area responded and thanked the bully for targeting them.
March 21, 2023
North Dakota Bill Would Jail Librarians for Not Removing Certain Books
Calling books about sexual or gender identity disgusting, a Republican lawmaker seeks to ban them and imprison librarians who don’t comply.
January 29, 2023
Virginia Republicans vote to take control of local library after losing fight to remove LGBTQ+ books
After successfully defending LGBTQ+ titles from conservative bans, the Samuels Public Library in Front Royale now faces a governance overhaul aimed at increasing taxpayer oversight.
December 12, 2024
Parent Wants 'Two Boys Kissing' Book Banned From Library
A hearing will be held later this month to determine whether the book will be removed.
April 4, 2014
Texas Judge Orders LGBTQ+ Books Be Returned to Public Libraries
The order also returns books on race that were also removed.
April 2, 2023
Wyoming library director wins $700,000 after being fired for defending LGBTQ+ books
Terri Lesley has won $700,000 after she was fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books.
October 9, 2025
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
Principal Who Banned a Book With LGBTQ Themes Arrested for Child Porn
Phillip Todd Wilson had removed books parents objected to because of gay characters and controversial content.
August 29, 2019
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
Iowa's LGBTQ+ Books Ban and 'Don't Say Gay' Law Partially Blocked by Federal Judge
The judge called the ban “incredibly broad” and noted the law has already resulted in the removal of hundreds of books from Iowa libraries.
December 30, 2023
Billie Jean King says a Massachusetts challenge to a kids book about her is ‘so very sad’
A mother has asked her child’s school to remove the book because it mentions LGBTQ+ people and divorce. The lesbian tennis legend had thoughts.
May 16, 2024
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
Bombshell records expose political plot to oust rural Georgia librarian over LGBTQ+ book
Behind the scenes, Pierce County officials shared conservative social media posts and strategized LaVonnia Moore’s removal after she displayed a book about a trans child at the public library.
July 12, 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
Colbert to Sendak How Can a Gay Man Write Kids Books
Watch Stephen Colbert show amazement that Maurice Sendak, who is gay, can write books for children, and discuss removing penises from the pictures in Sendak's In the Night Kitchen.
January 26, 2012