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
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Missouri's Largest Library System Boots Pride Displays in Kids, Teen Areas
The state has new rules regarding "age-inappropriate" materials in public libraries.
June 8, 2023
Proud Boys Terrorize Drag Queen Story Hour in Nevada
A member of the Proud Boys approached the group of children at a public library with a rifle, causing them to scatter and scream.
June 30, 2022
Iowa Library Shuttered After Anti-LGBTQ+ Sentiments Flare
The Vinton Public Library has been open since the early 1900s, but recent anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes from the community led to its closing.
July 14, 2022
LOOK: Your Favorite Queer Books Come to Life in 3-D
The quaint art of translating books into shadow boxes has taken a fabulous new direction in the Queer Book Diorama show, now open at the New York Public Library.
August 6, 2014
Gay Penguin Tale Tops List of 'Challenged' Books
A children's story about a family of penguins with two fathers once again tops the list of library books the public objects to the most. And Tango Makes Three, released in 2005 and co-written by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, was the most ''challenged'' book in public schools and libraries for the second straight year, according to the American Library Association. ''The complaints are that young children will believe that homosexuality is a lifestyle that is acceptable. The people complaining, of course, don't agree with that,'' Judith Krug, director of the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom, told the Associated Press on Tuesday.
May 7, 2008
Father seeks $20k in damages for lesbian book in library
A Bentonville, Ark., father of two teenage boys wants $20,000 from the city after his sons found a book on lesbian sex on a public library bookshelf.
April 24, 2007
Texas Judge Orders LGBTQ+ Books Be Returned to Public Libraries
The order also returns books on race that were also removed.
April 2, 2023
Publishers and library sue Idaho over book ban that defines 'homosexuality' as 'harmful to minors'
Several large book publishers and a small public library are suing the state of Idaho over its book ban that requires libraries to restrict content "harmful to minors" to patrons 18 and older.
February 6, 2025
Alabama community saves library after funding cut over LGBTQ+ books
Read Freely Alabama and concerned citizens raised over $43,000 in less than a week for the Fairhope Public Library.
March 31, 2025
WATCH: Texas County Sees Impassioned Debate Over LGBT-Themed Kids' Books
Some residents of Hood County had complained about the books' presence in the public library, leading to a heated meeting -- but a decision to keep the books.
July 14, 2015
Virginia Library Temporarily Avoids Closing Over LGBTQ+ Books Controversy
A temporary lifeline for Samuels Public Library fuels a broader struggle over free speech, discrimination, and community values as residents and officials clash over LGBTQ+ books.
September 21, 2023
Virginia Republicans vote to take control of local library after losing fight to remove LGBTQ+ books
After successfully defending LGBTQ+ titles from conservative bans, the Samuels Public Library in Front Royale now faces a governance overhaul aimed at increasing taxpayer oversight.
December 12, 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
Pennsylvania Library Director Resigns After Board Removes Issues of 'Out,' the LGBTQ+ Magazine
Justin Brown quit working for the Northern Cambria Public Library following a heated debate with the library board over the unilateral removal of Out, sparking discussions on censorship and representation in public libraries.
December 11, 2023
Virginia Library to Remain Open After County Leaders Resolve LGBTQ+ Book Spat
The agreement scripts a fresh chapter in Samuels Public Library’s LGBTQ+ books saga.
October 7, 2023
Illinois Becomes First State to Ban Book Bans
The law will deny state funding to public libraries that ban or restrict books because of “partisan or doctrinal disapproval.”
June 14, 2023
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
See The Castro in Pictures During the Heady Days of AIDS
On World AIDS Day, the San Francisco Public Library debuts a collection of photographs from Thomas Alleman chronicling the Castro during the worst days of the epidemic.
November 30, 2012
Gay Weddings Before 1950?
A new exhibit at the San Francisco Public Library gathers the stories of pioneering LGBT people who disguised their gender and legally married the ones they loved.
December 4, 2008
'Activist Mommy' Terrorizes LGBTQ Prom With Hateful Phone Campaign
Elizabeth Johnston railed so hard against an LGBTQ-inclusive prom being held at a public library that officials began to fear for the teens' safety and moved the event.
June 25, 2019