“If you look at most of the books that they are trying to ban, they are the stories of people from historically marginalized groups”
Utterback spoke in November against LGBTQ+ books in North Kansas City school libraries that showed sexual acts
Efforts to remove books deemed obscene or objectable are being led by the Williamson County, chapter of the group Moms for Liberty
Mayor Gene McGee is withholding funding from the Madison County Library System allegedly on the basis of his personal religious beliefs
The new policies puts LGBTQ+ students at greater risk for harm and additionally the policies raise serious legal concerns
'Johnny the Walrus' compares the gender identities of trans youth to a young boy who imagines he is a walrus
Define American, a culture change organization announced the winners of its 2021 Creative Fellowship project grant
“We are writing to ask you to reject calls to remove Maia Kobabe’s ‘Gender Queer’ and Jonathan Evison’s ‘Lawn Boy’ from schools libraries”
"The only course of action is a formal public apology to all the librarians & for you to submit your resignation from the school board”
Most of these opposition groups purport to be homegrown & grassroots, all have access to numerous national right-wing organizations.
