In 2022, the American Library Association documented the highest number of attempted book bans since the association began tracking such efforts. It was a 75% jump from 2021, which held the previous record.
Amanda Darrow holds "Gender Queer: A Memoir" among a stack of books that have been the subject of complaints from parents in Salt Lake City.As the nation’s culture wars rage on in classrooms and libraries, attempts to ban books have reached a record high, and titles with LGBTQ themes remain top targets.
Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, said the LGBTQ-heavy list “sends a message of exclusion.”
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