"It is a chilling thing. Pray for this nation every day. We are in a spiritual war between good and evil. God deliver us"
MAGA members of Congress tried to hijack the National Defense Authorization Act to advance their anti-LGBTQ+ agenda
‘I’m not real proud’: Advisory committee searched for LGBTQ words to identify and force removal of a dozen books
Critics charge that Board President Shaw has been tone-deaf to understanding the needs of LGBTQ+ and other minority students
Black and LGBTQ+ authors and books about race, racism, and LGBTQ identities have been disproportionately affected in the book bans
“We don’t want transgender books in the library. [...] We don’t want the library to be promoting certain types of material”
"They have a tiny number of people who are very, very loud and draw a lot of attention and in some cases can drown out the...
Republicans defended book bans arguing parents must be able to exercise their right to determine which materials their children can access
"The whole reason I want to write these books that I believe in with all my heart is to give young people the gift of seeing...
California provides instruction & support to roughly 5.9 million students in more than 1,000 districts & over 10,000 schools
