“The First Amendment protects literary expression, even when some people find portions of the works difficult or objectionable"
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis is working towards, what appears to observers to be dedicated efforts, to completely erase LGBTQ+ people
Books receiving these warnings disproportionately include stories featuring LGBTQ+ and titles about communities of color
A community voted to close its library rather than have it remain open with books some consider to be “indoctrinating” children
They have been labeled pedophiles on social media, called out by local politicians and reported to law enforcement officials
"The Board of Trustees reversed its decision to ban Pride displays & books in the children's section! This happened because YOU spoke up!"
“[...] making librarians who make 85k a year answer to parents when we ask how sexually explicit books got into the library"
The initiative will give access to hundreds of thousands of e-books & audio books including those that have been impacted by recent book bans
Nearly 1,600 books in more than 700 libraries/systems across the nation involving race, gender & the LGBTQ community, were targeted
DeSantis critics charge that this is little more than the Governor & Republicans literally 'canceling culture,' and the LGBTQ+ community