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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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
Moms for Liberty and Florida Teacher Schemed to Manipulate Student Book Controversy
An Escambia County teacher reportedly collaborated with Moms for Liberty to get a student to check out a book the group called pornographic.
November 15, 2023
Florida's book bans have now come for dictionaries
A children's dictionary is one of almost 3,000 books under review at a Florida school district.
January 12, 2024
123 men were arrested in Florida for human trafficking — Not one was a drag queen
Social media users are making fun of Florida after a sting operation in the state implicated 123 men on human trafficking, but not one drag queen.
January 21, 2024
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
Penguin Random House Launches LGBTQ+ Zine to Support Queer Voices
The world's largest trade book publisher aims to celebrate and amplify LGBTQ+ voices.
June 19, 2023
How Do You Fight Book Bans? GLAAD and EveryLibrary Offer a Guide
With skyrocketing attempts to ban books by and about LGBTQ+ people and people of color, the guide provides a way to fight back.
June 6, 2023
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