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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.

Gender Queer, All Boys Aren't Blue, and This Book Is Gay
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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.