Battling over books
Conservative groups and Republican officials are campaigning to ban books from schools and libraries.
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Conservative groups and Republican officials are campaigning to ban books from schools and libraries.
Greg Abbott wants to starve our queer consciousness from the root of the brainstem. He signed a law that forbids Texas teachers from using any curriculum that includes us because it might make breeders feel uncomfy. Welp, you can’t spell Lone Star State without Loser. School your governor, kids! “Reading books or consuming any kind of media that has LGBTQ representation, it doesn’t turn people gay or make people turn out a certain way,” explains Katy TX student Amber Kaul to NBC News. “I think reading those books helps kids realize that the feelings that they’ve already had are val...
The ongoing war between Republican leaders and Texas school libraries continues to grow, and Texans - especially librarians and students - aren’t enthusiastic about their safe haven being a battleground.