Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) | GLAAD https://glaad.org GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:16:53 +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 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) | GLAAD https://glaad.org 32 32 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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