Anirvan Chatterjee on Nostr: “Texas is also echoing book bans that have been introduced in Florida and other ...
“Texas is also echoing book bans that have been introduced in Florida and other Republican-controlled states. The measure, HB 900, orders school libraries to remove or segregate any books carrying ‘sexually explicit’ material, raising fears that it will lead to blanket censorship of titles addressing LGBTQ+ themes.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/01/texas-new-laws-republican-legislature#Texas #USPol #BookBans
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