“Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe
“Lawn Boy” by Jonathan Evison
“All Boys Aren’t Blue” by George M Johnson
“Out Of Darkness” by Ashley Hope Perez
“The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison
“This Book is Gay” by Juno Dawson

These are the books that will remain on the shelves of the library in Ada, Idaho, because the fascists didn't follow the state open meetings law.

The Idaho governor vetoed a law that would have imposed criminal penalties on anyone, including librarians, who disseminated "material harmful to minors," so that seems to have slowed their roll.

#BannedBooks #Censorship #Queer #Gay #LGBTQIA+ #fascism #fascismUSA

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article274696581.html

Harlan Crow appears to be a major financial architect of rising fascism in the USA. Here a Utah journalist reports on Crow's purchases in his state, including Sen. Mike Lee

#USpol #fascismUSA #fascism #HarlanCrow

https://journa.host/@SchottHappens/110180322644085409

1. Chaya Raichik says Iowa City Northwest Junior High carries the book "This Book Is Gay" by Juno Dawson and that the book promotes “gay sex and encouraged the use of sex apps.”
2. Repeated bomb threats lead to multiple evacuations of school in the entire Iowa City district
3. School Board caves to threats that call gay people "degenerates" and calls for them to end up on a cross

#fascismUSA #Fascism #LGBTQIA #Queer

h/t Chad Loder for the link. I wanted to boost but not without a CW

https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/education/k-12/2023/03/30/this-book-is-gay-removed-from-iowa-city-schools-shelves-after-threats-northwest-junior-high/70059902007/

#USPol
Watched the last half of #TheGreatDictator by #CharlieChaplin a 1940 #Propaganda movie.

Was horrified by its high relevance to today's #FascismUSA #Trump #DeSantis

And the movie is excellent, with cinemaphotography, scenes, characters and dialogue all vibrant.

The current #FascistDeadTide blossomings transform this movie into something more powerful even than #Casablanca

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210204-the-great-dictator-the-film-that-dared-to-laugh-at-hitler

Arkansas Senate approved a bill banning drag. It's heading to the house. #fascismUSA is here and strengthening.

https://www.wral.com/arkansas-senate-oks-drag-show-restrictions-heads-to-house/20687732/