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LGBTQ+ and POC censorship
Pride Month: A Banned Book Reading List - PEN America
Banned Books About Black History - PEN America
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1. All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
Banned Books Spotlight: An interview with George M. Johnson
2. And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell and Henry Cole
I Write Banned Books: A Reading List
3. Be Gay, Do Comics: Queer History, Memoir, and Satire by The Nib
Frequently Banned Books Featuring Transgender Stories
4. Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
Banned Books Spotlight: Kalynn Bayron
Banned Books Spotlight: Mike Curato
6. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
Banned Books Spotlight: Maia Kobabe
7. Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
Most Banned Picture Books of 2022
8. The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Frequently Banned Books Featuring Transgender Stories
9. Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Red, White, and Royal Blue was recommended in a PEN Ten interview with Emily Hashimoto
10. This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson
PEN Ten Interview with Juno Dawson
11. When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita
Banned Book Spotlight: Kyle Lukoff
12. Uncle Bobby’s Wedding by Sarah S. Brannen and Lucia Soto
Sarah S. Brannen is a plaintiff in PEN America vs. Escambia County School District
13. Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
Missing from the Shelf: Book Challenges and the Lack of Diversity in Children’s Literature
14. Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
Transgender Awareness Week: A Reading List
15. The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
1. Black Reconstruction in America, 1860-1880, by W.E.B. Du Bois
Called “one of the landmarks of U.S. historical scholarship,” Du Bois’ 1935 essay offered a new assessment of the post–Civil War era that ultimately led to Jim Crow. Banned in Lee County Schools, Florida.
2. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor, by Layla F. Saad
This bestselling book challenges readers to unpack their often unconscious biases, examine their privilege, and avoid inflicting damage on people of color. Banned in Elkhorn Area School District, Wisconsin.
3. Portraits of African-American Heroes, by Tonya Bolden, illustrated by Ansel Pitcairin
In illustrations and words, this anthology celebrates historical figures from diverse fields, including Frederick Douglass, Du Bois, Bessie Coleman, Thurgood Marshall, Dizzy Gillespie, and Trump acolyte Ben Carson. Banned in St. John’s County School District, Florida.
4. Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol, by Nell Irvin Painter
Considered a “modern classic of scholarship,” this biography delves into the life of a woman who was born into slavery and became an abolitionist and symbol. Banned in Escambia County Public Schools, Florida.
5. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
An adaptation of Kendi’s Stamped From the Beginning breaks down the concept of race and America’s history of racist ideas for younger readers. Banned six times in the 2023-2024 school year.
6. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot
This bestseller (now a major motion picture starring Oprah Winfrey) tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, better known as HeLa by the scientists who studied her cells without her knowledge to study cancer, viruses, the polio vaccine, in vitro fertilization, and more, Banned in Elkhorn Area School District, Wisconsin, and Lake County Schools, Florida.
7. Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary, by Juan Williams
This definitive biography of the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court, details his victory in Brown v Board of Education, clashes with Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X, and secret relationship with J. Edgar Hoover. Banned in Escambia County Public Schools, Florida.
8. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy, by Emmanuel Acho
Adapted from the bestselling Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, this book for young readers uses Acho’s own experiences from attending white prep school to playing for the NFL to teach about racism and how to stop it. Banned twice in the 2023-2024 school year.
9. Who Was Maya Angelou?, by Ellen Labrecque, illustrated by Dede Putra
A children’s biography of the acclaimed poet and memoirist whose own work was banned 43 times in the 2023-2024 school year. Angelou, who died in 2014, commented on book bans in her lifetime: “I’m always sorry that people ban my books. Many times I’ve been called the most banned. And many times my books are banned by people who never read two sentences. I feel sorry for the young person who never gets to read.”
10. The Watsons Go To Birmingham – 1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Newbery Award-winning novel, considered a modern classic, tells the story of the Watson family as they set out for Birmingham, Alabama, during one of the darkest moments in American history.
