MSNBC’S Ali Velshi on How Banned Books Save Lives
While some states ramp up bans, Velshi says we can counter by getting involved on school boards, associations and city councils
October 2, 2023
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While some states ramp up bans, Velshi says we can counter by getting involved on school boards, associations and city councils
The librarian says he was let go for being who he is.
Meet the genderqueer asexual who has cataloged over a thousand mostly-queer webcomics.
Again the judiciary stands in the way of GOP attempts to erase LGBTQ+ people.
The former president took aim at the recent push by right-wing extremists to ban books from public and school libraries.
Similar to Russian propaganda laws, this bill is aimed at materials vaguely considered "harmful to minors," including many LGBTQ+ books and magazines.
Schneider, the top-performing out transgender contestant in the show's history, lost to Rhone Talsman, a Chicago librarian, ending her 40-game winning streak.
Freeman started a Black History Month film series and LGBTQ-inclusive programs in the Washington, D.C., library system.
The librarian said she's received death threats after speaking out against censorship.
The Missouri Library Association argued the law violates educational and intellectual freedom.
A librarian in Boundary County says the community's Christian conservative extremism has made her reconsider working and living there.
Critics call it a violation of the First Amendment.
Video of a campaign event for Republican district attorney Coty Wamp recorded her original comments.
Not sure what constitutes "obscene matter?" Neither are the West Virginia Republicans who wrote a new bill seeking to prosecute educators for spreading it.
Calling books about sexual or gender identity disgusting, a Republican lawmaker seeks to ban them and imprison librarians who don’t comply.
Moms for Liberty members report school librarians to police, alleging distribution of “pornography” to minors amidst contentious debate over educational materials. In reality, it's the young adult novel Storm and Fury.
They intended to support autism awareness and neurodiversity, but were fired because conservatives in town thought their colorful display supported the LGBTQ+ community.
The publisher's action is drawing criticism from teachers, librarians, and advocacy groups.
Some so-called experts say police belong at Pride, but this law librarian believes they need to do their homework.
Books that tell LGBTQ+ stories are under attack. In communities nationwide, librarians defend our community’s freedoms to read and exist.