Books and Book Bans | GLAAD https://glaad.org GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:57:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://media.glaad.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20110814/cropped-glaad-cyan-icon-32x32.png Books and Book Bans | GLAAD https://glaad.org 32 32 Dr. Jon Paul Higgins on “Black. Fat. Femme.”: A Bold Testament to Identity, Joy, and Audacity https://glaad.org/dr-jon-paul-higgins-on-black-fat-femme-a-bold-testament-to-identity-joy-and-audacity/ https://glaad.org/dr-jon-paul-higgins-on-black-fat-femme-a-bold-testament-to-identity-joy-and-audacity/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:57:03 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935327 Dr. Jon Paul Higgins is daring to go there—and claiming the space they so rightfully deserve. In their memoir, published last month, they share their truth with vulnerability, humor, and an unwavering commitment to self-love. It’s a story about what it means to fully exist in a world that often tries to shrink your brilliance. [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/dr-jon-paul-higgins-on-black-fat-femme-a-bold-testament-to-identity-joy-and-audacity/feed/ 0 Tender, Urgent, and Unflinching: Experience ‘All the World’s a Stage’ Before It Closes on May 10 in NYC https://glaad.org/tender-urgent-and-unflinching-experience-all-the-worlds-a-stage-before-it-closes-on-may-10-in-nyc/ https://glaad.org/tender-urgent-and-unflinching-experience-all-the-worlds-a-stage-before-it-closes-on-may-10-in-nyc/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 22:39:01 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935183 In the heart of Manhattan’s Theatre Row, a new musical is making waves far beyond the stage. All the World’s a Stage, the world-premiere production from acclaimed composer and lyricist Adam Gwon, is not just a piece of theater — it’s a rallying cry. Set in a small town in 1990s America, the story follows [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/tender-urgent-and-unflinching-experience-all-the-worlds-a-stage-before-it-closes-on-may-10-in-nyc/feed/ 0 Education À La Carte: Legal and Anti-Censorship Experts, Authors, and Students on the Stakes of the Supreme Court Book Ban Case Mahmoud v. Taylor https://glaad.org/education-a-la-carte-legal-and-anti-censorship-experts-authors-and-students-on-the-stakes-of-the-supreme-court-book-ban-case-mahmoud-v-taylor/ https://glaad.org/education-a-la-carte-legal-and-anti-censorship-experts-authors-and-students-on-the-stakes-of-the-supreme-court-book-ban-case-mahmoud-v-taylor/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:45:43 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935128 Today, April 22, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a case brought by six parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, seeking to opt out their children from the presence of LGBTQ-inclusive books in public education. “This case is about whether public school education can be a la carte, allowing parents to pick and choose [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/education-a-la-carte-legal-and-anti-censorship-experts-authors-and-students-on-the-stakes-of-the-supreme-court-book-ban-case-mahmoud-v-taylor/feed/ 0 Heroes of the Resistance: Standing Up for LGBTQ Rights in Employment, the First Amendment, Health Care, Marriage Equality, and More. https://glaad.org/heroes-of-the-resistance-standing-up-for-lgbtq-rights-in-employment-the-first-amendment-health-care-marriage-equality-and-more/ https://glaad.org/heroes-of-the-resistance-standing-up-for-lgbtq-rights-in-employment-the-first-amendment-health-care-marriage-equality-and-more/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:47:30 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=934914 Much has happened this week in positive changemaking for the LGBTQ community at this time of challenge and uncertainty. Heroes in government, law, and in faith communities, are standing up to enormous pressure by the Trump administration and those emboldened by anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. Standing Up for LGBTQ Protections in Employment At the Equal Employment Opportunity [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/heroes-of-the-resistance-standing-up-for-lgbtq-rights-in-employment-the-first-amendment-health-care-marriage-equality-and-more/feed/ 0 Fact Sheet: Mahmoud v. Taylor, the U.S. Supreme Court Case About Banning LGBTQ-inclusive Books https://glaad.org/fact-sheet-mahmoud-v-taylor-banning-lgbtq-books/ https://glaad.org/fact-sheet-mahmoud-v-taylor-banning-lgbtq-books/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:03:05 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=933502 The Supreme Court of the United States is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Mahmoud v. Taylor is about a small number of LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books included in the classrooms of Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools. The books were chosen and evaluated by education professionals. Six parents (three couples) sued [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/fact-sheet-mahmoud-v-taylor-banning-lgbtq-books/feed/ 0 Research Explores How Trans Technologies are Removing Barriers to Access and Visibility https://glaad.org/research-explores-how-trans-technologies-are-removing-barriers-to-access-and-visibility/ https://glaad.org/research-explores-how-trans-technologies-are-removing-barriers-to-access-and-visibility/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:23:38 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=933492 Trans Technologies, a new book from MIT Press and written by University of Michigan researcher and faculty member Oliver L. Haimson, Ph.D. explores the creative and novel ways technologies are being utilized to address the inequalities the transgender community faces, highlight and correct misinformation, and grow safety, acceptance, equitability, and visibility. “Trans technologies,” as Haimson [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/research-explores-how-trans-technologies-are-removing-barriers-to-access-and-visibility/feed/ 0 Annual Celebration of Libraries and Library Workers Arrives Amid Funding Threats to Learning and Enrichment https://glaad.org/annual-celebration-of-libraries-and-library-workers-arrives-amid-funding-threats-to-learning-and-enrichment/ https://glaad.org/annual-celebration-of-libraries-and-library-workers-arrives-amid-funding-threats-to-learning-and-enrichment/#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:29:17 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=933267 April 6-12 marks National Library Week, the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual celebration of libraries, library workers, and the role they play “in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.” With a theme of “Drawn to the Library,” this year’s event encourages readers to “chart [their] next literary adventure” at the library, recognize the contributions of [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/annual-celebration-of-libraries-and-library-workers-arrives-amid-funding-threats-to-learning-and-enrichment/feed/ 0 GLAAD Spotlights LGBTQ Authors and Stories https://glaad.org/glaad-spotlights-lgbtq-authors-and-stories/ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:52:20 +0000 https://glaad.org/?page_id=845869 GLAAD Spotlights LGBTQ Authors and Stories Expanding understanding and accelerating acceptance of LGBTQ people. GLAAD is spotlighting LGBTQ-inclusive books and authors who are expanding understanding and accelerating acceptance of LGBTQ people. Books about and by LGBTQ people, as well as books about race and racism, are the most challenged and banned in the U.S. GLAAD [...]

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]]> LGBTQ Alabamians and Our History Will Not Be Erased https://glaad.org/lgbtq-alabamians-and-our-history-will-not-be-erased/ https://glaad.org/lgbtq-alabamians-and-our-history-will-not-be-erased/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 15:37:19 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=931829  By Jose Vazquez  Freedom has never been a passive gift. It is a fight we carry forward, generation after generation. Living in Alabama, I’m aware that every right we enjoy was won by the people—not simply granted by lawmakers. Black elders in Montgomery remind us that the Montgomery Bus Boycott wasn’t just a symbolic protest—it [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/lgbtq-alabamians-and-our-history-will-not-be-erased/feed/ 0 Fighting Attacks on Inclusive Books at the Supreme Court https://glaad.org/fighting-attacks-on-inclusive-books-at-the-supreme-court/ https://glaad.org/fighting-attacks-on-inclusive-books-at-the-supreme-court/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:31 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=929190 Today, authors and illustrators of books in the Supreme Court case Mahmoud v. Taylor released a statement in support of inclusive books, and in support of the school district including their books in curriculum. The case was brought by a group of parents who sued the Montgomery County, Maryland, school district for the right to [...]

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