‘This Book Is Gay’ is banned at Hillsborough County middle schools

Contents:

• BANNED BOOKS 2023 – THIS BOOK IS GAY
• ‘THIS BOOK IS GAY’ IS BANNED AT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLS

BANNED BOOKS 2023 – THIS BOOK IS GAY

Johnson, another memoir about the thor’s journey growg up as a queer Black man New Jersey and queer banned tl clu Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison, a semi-tobgraphil g-of-age novel about a queer Mexin Amerin boy; Beyond Magenta: Transgenr Teens Speak Out by San Kl; and This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson, an tnal, non-fictn book aimed at qutng teens and their of the banned books (40%) ntaed characters of lor, and 21% directly addrsed issu of race and Ameri found that the book bans affected 1, 648 tl at 5, 049 schools wh a bed enrollment of nearly 4 ln stunts 32 stat. The home of the anti-LGBTQ+ tn bill “Don’t Say Gay” — followed closely behd, wh 566 book bans across 21 school districts.

“There’s no separatg book bans om ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws, attacks on healthre and sports for trans youth, and the hundreds of other bills and polici that put LGBTQ youth at the center of a target built by extremist groups and policians. For example, did you know that 7 stat still have laws that prevent “promotg homosexualy” schools? In Alison Bechl's queer classic, Bechl out as a lbian only to disver that her father is also gay.

Lula knows that her bt iend, Rory, is gay. This Day June by Gayle E. This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson.

‘THIS BOOK IS GAY’ IS BANNED AT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLS

And this book prov here to buy This Book is Gay.

The Elmbrook School District (Brookfield, WI) spend accs to Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker and This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson via the school’s e-book app and the school librari followg a challenge om the Wisns Instute for Law and Liberty (WILL).

I’m not askg you to have a straight Pri Month, I’m jt askg you not to have a gay Pri month. ” Some rints suggted mors should not have accs to any lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer/ qutng, tersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) books. Commissner Shelstad then asked each library board member to answer whether they thought This Book is Gay was appropriate for Campbell County youth.