![]() Texas has 1,250 Independent School Districts. Several conservative political action committees with a lot of money have begun lobbying and encouraging people to attend school board meetings where they read aloud selected passages, usually out of context, with the goal of banning these books. In 2021, A Texas Republican released a list of 879 book titles that he felt would make school children feel “guilt, discomfort, or anguish.” Many of the titles on his list cover important moments in black history, sex education, or characters that are LGBTQ. Ryan LaSala gave a great interview about the book itself and where the idea came from. Students are protesting across the country against book bans that involve books on race or LGBTQ Teen Vogue included Be Dazzled in a recent post in their “Miseducation” series about education in America. Leave these kids alone and let them enjoy a normal life, already. ![]() Seriously, gay kids have been watching romantic comedies and tv shows with straight people in love for their entire lives and it hasn’t harmed them, and this won’t harm straight kids either. ![]() Conservative parent groups want to ban it and call it “porn” because it involves a same sex couple. This book is a classic “working with the ex” romance trope. ![]()
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