52% of anti-LGBTQ+ attacks targeted transgender and gender nonconforming people
There were 932 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents between May 1, 2024 and May 1, 2025 – equal to 2.5 incidents every day, according to GLAAD.
JUNE 2, 2025
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This Webcomic Librarian Is Protecting LGBTQ Stories
Meet the genderqueer asexual who has cataloged over a thousand mostly-queer webcomics.
AUGUST 4, 2019
Obama Slams Book Bans in Open Letter to American Librarians
The former president took aim at the recent push by right-wing extremists to ban books from public and school libraries.
JULY 17, 2023
Librarians in Missouri Could Face Jail Over Sexually Explicit Books
The Missouri Library Association argued the law violates educational and intellectual freedom.
AUGUST 30, 2022
Prosecutor to Librarian: Get Rid of LGBTQ+ Book or Face Felony Charges
Critics call it a violation of the First Amendment.
MARCH 16, 2023
Beloved Georgia librarian fired after child chooses book with transgender character for library display
“I wasn’t going to tell the kid no,” LaVonnia Moore said. “I was just happy the kid was reading, happy they were engaging in their library.”
JULY 8, 2025
Watch Florida Moms for Liberty Members Try to Report Librarians to the Police Over a YA Novel
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.
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
West Virginia Republicans want to prosecute 'pedophile librarians' over 'obscene' material
Not sure what constitutes "obscene matter?" Neither are the West Virginia Republicans who wrote a new bill seeking to prosecute educators for spreading it.
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
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Idaho Bill Would Jail Librarians, Teachers for LGBTQ+ Books
Similar to Russian propaganda laws, this bill is aimed at materials vaguely considered "harmful to minors," including many LGBTQ+ books and magazines.
MARCH 8, 2022
Sheldon 'Turner' Freeman, gay D.C. librarian and activist, dead at 64
Freeman started a Black History Month film series and LGBTQ-inclusive programs in the Washington, D.C., library system.
JANUARY 8, 2025
GOP Prosecutor Denies Wanting to Go After Librarians Over LGBTQ+ Books
Video of a campaign event for Republican district attorney Coty Wamp recorded her original comments.
AUGUST 11, 2022
Bombshell records expose political plot to oust rural Georgia librarian over LGBTQ+ book
Behind the scenes, Pierce County officials shared conservative social media posts and strategized LaVonnia Moore’s removal after she displayed a book about a trans child at the public library.
JULY 12, 2025
New Jersey Librarian Files Federal Complaint After Being Fired for 'Gay Lifestyle'
The librarian says he was let go for being who he is.
APRIL 28, 2023
Kansas Librarians Sue After Being Fired Over Autism Display Mistaken for LGBTQ+ Support
They intended to support autism awareness and neurodiversity, but were fired because conservatives in town thought their colorful display supported the LGBTQ+ community.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
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
Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Targeting Books & Librarians
Again the judiciary stands in the way of GOP attempts to erase LGBTQ+ people.
AUGUST 1, 2023
Amy Schneider's 'Jeopardy!' Run Ends With Loss to Queer Librarian
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.
JANUARY 26, 2022
Judge Tosses Librarian's Defamation Suit Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Group
The librarian said she's received death threats after speaking out against censorship.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Idaho Librarian Quits, Citing 'Extremism' Over Queer Content and More
A librarian in Boundary County says the community's Christian conservative extremism has made her reconsider working and living there.
AUGUST 25, 2022
North Dakota Bill Would Jail Librarians for Not Removing Certain Books
Calling books about sexual or gender identity disgusting, a Republican lawmaker seeks to ban them and imprison librarians who don’t comply.
JANUARY 29, 2023