Prosecutor to Librarian: Get Rid of LGBTQ+ Book or Face Felony Charges
Critics call it a violation of the First Amendment.
March 16, 2023
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LGBTQ Books Most Challenged in Libraries
The American Library Association's annual report finds a rise in coordinated efforts against books with affirming LGBTQ themes and characters.
April 20, 2020
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
Top 5 LGBTQ+ books banned in the U.S.
The American Library Association says it documented over 820 attempts to censor books and related LGBTQ+ services at libraries and educational facilities in 2024.
April 9, 2025
All The LGBTQ Books We Loved in 2019
From queer romance novels to self-help, antiracism to scientific query, this year we read them all. Here are some of the best.
January 3, 2020
8 Incredible Illustrated Books for LGBTQ Readers
Straddling genres, these tomes are fascinating or funny reads.
December 27, 2019
Author of 'This Book Is Gay' Stands Firm Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Opponents
Juno Dawson says the book is meant for teens as a way to provide them with an additional resource in sex education.
March 27, 2023
Despite Book Bans, LGBTQ+ Fiction Sales Soar
Between May 2022 and May 2023, 6.1 million LGBTQ+ fiction books were sold.
June 8, 2023
Celebrity Auction Will Get LGBTQ-Inclusive Books Into Schools
Pride and Less Prejudice's virtual action this weekend aims to raise $10,000 to send 800 LGBTQ-inclusive books to elementary schools across the U.S. and Canada.
September 23, 2022
Book Bans Undermine the Rights of Young LGBTQ+ People
To mark Banned Book Week, PEN America offers thoughts about how banned books deny all youth the affirming and empathetic vision that literature sparks.
September 23, 2022
LGBTQ+ Books at the Center of Library Controversies in Michigan & Iowa
In rows over LGBTQ+ books, a community in Michigan has raised more than $100,000 to fund its library, while Iowa librarians are fighting against banning such books.
August 12, 2022
These LGBTQ Books Tackle Mental Health, Abuse, and Grief
You're not alone in the struggle, and these books will help direct you toward a brighter future.
January 1, 2020
Kirk Cameron's Anti-LGBTQ+ Children's Book to be Released On First Day of Pride Month
The book is titled Pride Comes Before the Fall.
May 19, 2023
LGBTQ+ book clubs bring lit-loving queers together
"Book clubs create an opportunity for queer people in particular...to access stories about our realities that are similar to us and access stories about people in our community that are different from us," one book club manager told The Advocate.
September 24, 2024
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
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
13 LGBTQ+ Books to Read and Enjoy Before Spring Is Over
Here are some of the most anticipated queer books that came out this spring!
May 30, 2023
Texas Judge Orders LGBTQ+ Books Be Returned to Public Libraries
The order also returns books on race that were also removed.
April 2, 2023
School District Pulls 7 LGBTQ+ Books From Shelves
The books appear on a list that right-ring activists in Wisconsin have been using to get books across the state banned in school districts.
November 8, 2022
LGBTQ+ Books Given Warning Labels in Florida School District
Collier County Public Schools in Florida added the warnings to physical and online versions of books.
August 9, 2022