Almost all of the top 10 most challenged books in 2023 cited LGBTQIA+ content as the reasoning.
Share on linkedin "Gender Queer," by Maia Kobabe, is one of the banned and challenged books. Photo: Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesThe book-banning movement often targets books written by or about members of the LGBTQ community and people of color, with organized attempts led by conservatives in a culture war centered on what children should be exposed to.
ALA President Emily Drabinski said that based on the books being challenged most frequently, "it's obvious that the pressure groups are targeting books about LGBTQIA+ people and people of color." Almost all of the top 10 most challenged books in 2023 cited LGBTQIA+ content as one of the reasonings, with several of the titles having been targeted in previous years as well."Flamer" by Mike Curato"These are books that contain the ideas, the opinions, and the voices that censors want to silence — stories by and about LGBTQ+ persons and people of color," said Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom.
She said that each demand to censor such books "is an attack on our freedom to read, our right to live the life we choose, and an attack on libraries as community institutions that reflect the rich diversity of our nation."Share on linkedin
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