Category: censorship
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Banned Books: Conservatives Target Publishers As Part of Their School, Library Censorship Push
The United States experienced a stunning uptick in book bans in 2022. According to data from the American Library Association (ALA), more than 1,200 challenges to various books were filed last year. This is nearly double the number of challenges in 2021, and by far the greatest number since the ALA began keeping track of bans 20…
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Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Is Driving Teachers To Quit
“You cannot teach kids to be gay or straight,” Alyssa Marano said. “I just want my kids to be able to solve for X.” Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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Erin Reed on Transgender Rights and Politics
Erin Reed talked about transgender rights and equality, including transgender athlete legislation. Rating: Transsupportive, C-SPAN, April 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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The Right-Wing Hates Children: The Weaponization Of “Groomer”
Rating: Transsupportive, Anarchist Library, February 15, 2023 (PDF archive A4) (PDF archive Letter) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Title: The Right-Wing Hates Children Subtitle: The Weaponization Of “Groomer” Author: Lee Shevek Topics: abuse, children, family, feminism, queer, sexual assault, youth, Youth Liberation Date: 15 February 2023 Source: Retrieved on 15 February 2023 from medium.com Notes: CW: This essay includes discussion of child sexual abuse and rape. Lee…
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Culture wars take center stage in Tudor Dixon’s education proposals
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon seized on national culture wars in a pair of press conferences this week, with education policy priorities aimed at transgender children in sports and discussion of sexual orientation and gender in classrooms. Rating: Transneutral, MLive, September 28, 2022 (PDF archive)