PEN America recorded 1,406 book ban cases in Florida, followed by 625 in Texas, 333 in Missouri, 281 in Utah, & 186 book bans in Penn.
Burton is the first actor to serve as honorary chair of Banned Books Week which takes place October 1–7, 2023
The bill had passed the Assembly in May after the Temecula Valley Unified School District voted to reject a book that included LGBTQ+ topics
The Texas Attorney General’s office said Thursday it would move to reverse the injunction and appeal the judge’s decision
Word spread MassResistance activists were planning on attending the library board meeting, progressive groups galvanized into action
A teacher in Cobb County, GA. was fired after a contentious 4-3 vote for reading a children's book deemed to "consider gender beyond binary"
The battle over books on LGBTQ+ themes, and even race relations has become a national issue with conservatives railing against libraries
In the case of the book about Secretary Buttigieg, a reasonable assumption a local official told the Blade was because Buttigieg is openly gay
U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks also rejected a motion by the defendants including attorneys for the state, seeking to dismiss the case
“If the school board won’t do its job to ensure kids start the school year with basic materials, the state will," said Governor Newsom
