Hands off our books (QR Bonus 012)

Queerly Recommended

Project 2025's introduction makes it clear that the very existence of LGBTQ people is under threat, and that includes cutting off access to fiction that represents us. Because most queer fiction is published in the US, that means access could be dramatically restricted for everyone worldwide. And even if Project 2025 isn't rolled out, state-level challenges are unlikely to slow down anytime soon.

Laura Green from the Sapphic Book Review podcast joins Kris and Tara for this important bonus episode to talk about the very real and current threats against the books we love, and share tangible steps that anyone can take, whether you live in the US or not.

Works/People/Organizations Cited

• Banned penguin children’s book with same-sex couple
• Maggie Tokuda-Hall
• Authors Against Book Bans
• Heather has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman
• Unbanning Books webinar recording

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