Some Utah school libraries now require permission slips for students to borrow books covering LGBTQ+ themes, while Republicans and the far right have targeted drag story hours. Librarians in the US have found themselves in regular conflict with rightwing readers over book stock Republican state senator Rick Brattin is behind a law in Missouri criminalising anybody who makes visually explicit materials available at a school, citing books such as Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel memoir Fun Home, as well as classics such as Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, when asked for examples of sexually explicit materials. Photograph: Joe Martinez/the Guardianīooks have increasingly been at the forefront of the so-called culture wars.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel was targeted by Senator Rick Brattin.
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