One of three books about gay couples withdrawn from libraries in Singapore where gay sex is illegal. 2018Ĭhallenged and labeled because the book features a same-sex relationship. This is just a common sense request.” She was invited to attend a library board meeting. The patron stated, “There needs to be some kind of censorship on the books available to children. Austrian, It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr, and Families by Shelly Rotner and Shelia M. 2020Ĭhallenged and relocated for LGBTWIA+ content.Ī patron wrote to the newspaper stating that unlabeled LGBTQ books could be found in the children’s area of the Independence (KS) Public Library and they should be labeled and removed from that section, including And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman, Gay and Lesbian History for Kids by Jerome Pohlen, My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis, George by Alex Gino, Stella Brings the Family by Miriam Schiffer, Worm Loves Worm by J.
Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.
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