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fromAdvocate.com
2 days ago
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Alabama state libraries may ban books that 'positively depicts' transgender subjects

A proposed Alabama rule would ban positive depictions of transgender people from youth-accessible library shelves, moving them to adult sections and restricting LGBTQ+ access.
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago
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Who's Afraid of Gay Penguins?

Legal strategies defending recent library book bans threaten to overturn precedent protecting public access to books and endanger free speech rights.
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fromwww.ocregister.com
6 days ago

Judge says in tentative ruling California city can't restrict children's book access

Huntington Beach can't restrict minors from accessing books with sexual content in the city's libraries, an Orange County judge said in a tentative ruling Friday, Sept. 5. The decision stemmed from a lawsuit that some Huntington Beach residents and a local nonprofit filed against city leaders, alleging that efforts to restrict children's books amounted to censorship that violates the state's Freedom to Read Act.
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