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LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
19 hours ago

North Carolina county dissolves library board for refusing to toss book about a trans kid

Randolph County dissolved its entire public library board after trustees kept a children's picture book about a transgender boy on library shelves.
Education
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Danvers teachers respond to flap over teaching of 'All American Boys'

Danvers educators defend teaching All American Boys, arguing removing the book censors Black experiences and denies students shared classroom learning.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

PEN America warns of rise in books 'systematically removed from school libraries'

PEN America defines a school book ban as "any action taken against a book based on its content and as a result of parent or community challenges, administrative decisions, or in response to direct or threatened action by governmental officials, that leads to a book being either completely removed from availability to students, or where access to a book is restricted or diminished."
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