Florida judge strikes down state law used to ban books: 'None of these books are obscene'
Judge Carlos Mendoza ruled that Florida's ban on books that "describe sexual conduct" is too broad.
August 15, 2025
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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
Is 'gay' over?
A new generation of same-sex-loving youths are breaking down the old definitions and choosing to call themselves queer, questioning, open, fluid--anything but gay. Should we mourn the old word, and what will take its place?
June 5, 2006
Iowa Man Who Burned LGBTQ Library Books Gets Off With $65 Fine
Paul Dorr, the head of a Christian right group, said his action was intended to save young people from "a life of sin and misery."
August 8, 2019
Op-ed: Banning Books, Risking Lives
Public schools in Fauquier County, Va., will consider removing a gay-themed young adult novel, but do officials understand what is at stake if they pull the book?
April 14, 2014
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
Lambda Literary Announces 2014 Winners
Honorees included Alison Bechdel and Kate Bornstein, as well as the first ever Lammy given to an LGBT graphic novel.
June 3, 2014
New Book Sends the Younger You a Message
The Letter Q is the most recent book addressing the issue of teen suicide and sheds the formalities of speaking to a broad audience you've never met. It is instead an anthology of letters from LGBT writers to their younger selves.
May 2, 2012
Hot Sheet: March 20, 2015
We say goodbye to Glee, hope it's just a 'see you later' to Looking, and get Insurgent in this week's entertainment highlights.
March 20, 2015
On a D.C. rooftop, prominent authors and activists vowed to ‘save our stories’ from book bans
“Banning books is banning stories. Banning stories is banning existence. Banning existence is banning hope,” Reading Rainbow host Mychal Threets told attendees at the Penguin Random House-sponsored event.
October 9, 2025
Lambda Literary Award Finalists You Must Read
In celebration of the 2013 finalists, we review five nominated works of LGBT literature that should be at the top of you must-read list.
March 7, 2013
Hot Sheet for June 28, 2013
The top 10 entertainment and events highlights on our gaydar this week: from mega-Pride in N.Y. and S.F. to filthy philanthropy to some hot do-si-do action.
June 28, 2013
