More than a quarter of the banned books have LGBTQ characters or themes, according to PEN. The states that have implemented the greatest number of books bans this year are Texas, Florida, Missouri, Utah and South Carolina. "Book banning erodes our democracy, removes vital resources for student...
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"Banning conveniences like Amazon Basics brand batteries, Apple's Find My Phone tool, or Google Maps appearing in Google search results are ideas that would spark a consumer backlash," Kovacevich toldPolitico. "These proposals inexplicably target a bunch of technological conveniences that m...
Pride Center Executive Director Brooke Malloy called this latest incident a manifestation of the swell of anti-LGBTQ legislation at the state and federal level, the uptick in book-banning requests and school board candidates pushing for limits on what is taught in schools. ...
Bill Lee also signed legislation banning minors from receiving gender-affirming care and prohibiting surgeries and hormone treatments for transgender youth. The Republican governor, who appeared in drag in a 1977 high-school yearbook photo, promised to sign the measure, which restricts “adult cabaret...
Books that touch on subjects likeraceand the LGBTQ community have made up the majority of book banning attempts. In many cases, these books also touch on discrimination and oppression. These issues have also been at the center of legislation restricting classroom curricul...
Byline: JASON BEATTIELABOUR has failed to enact swathes of existing law-and-order legislation despite repeatedly promising to crack down on crime.Since coming to power in 1997 Tony Blair has overseen a series of anticrime measures. But research by the Evening Standard has found that scores of...
The version of the bill signed by President Yoweri Museveni doesn't criminalize those who identify as LGBTQ, a key concern for campaigners who condemned an earlier draft of the legislation as an egregious attack on human rights. But the new law still prescribes the de...
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Dermatologists agree a child’s face typically needs only three items, all found on drugstore shelves: a gentle cleanser, a moisturizer and sunscreen. A California bill aimed at banning the sale of anti-aging skin care products to children under age 13 failed this spring...