Hundreds of titles are being pulled from library and classroom shelves in the Republican-dominated state
A new wave of book bans has hit Florida school districts, with hundreds of titles being pulled from library and classroom shelves as the school year kicks off.
The Republican-dominated state, which has already had the highest rate of book bans nationwide this year, is continuing to censor reading materials in schools, bowing to external pressures in an effort to avoid conflict and government retaliation.
“This is an ideological campaign to erase LGBTQ+ lives and any honest discussion of sex, stripping libraries of resources and stories,” William Johnson, the director of PEN America’s Florida office, told the Guardian.
When people say “both sides”, remind them which party is banning books.
And which party cut Medicaid and Medicare. And damaged social security.
And cut school lunches. And gutted resources protecting consumers.
And which party has orange tanner on their lips.