All posts tagged "censorship"
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Texas Superintendent Removes Books Covering LGBTQ Issues from School Libraries
Recording from a Texas superintendent's meeting with school district library officials reveals anti-LGBTQ motivation behind recent book purge.
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Pixar Restores Censored Same-Sex Kiss In “Lightyear”
Pixar has restored a same-sex kiss that was excised from the upcoming film "Lightyear" as employees push back against alleged censorship.
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Pixar employees say Disney censors same-sex affection in films
Angry LGBTQ employees say parent company Disney regularly censors LGBTQ content in films, despite portraying itself as LGBTQ-supportive.
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WATCH: Principal caught on video popping “Gay is OK” support balloons
The principal accused of comparing student LGBTQ-affirming artwork to Nazi symbolism is seen on video popping a Pride-themed balloon package.
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LGBTQ group airs ads slamming “Don’t Say Gay” bill
Equality Florida is airing two ads slamming a bill that seeks to censor discussions of LGBTQ issues in primary grade classrooms.
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Gay man burns Bible, kisses husband at book burning
A gay man burned a Bible and kissed his husband to protest a right-wing pastor's bonfire to burn books and other "demonic influences."
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Grindr disappears from app stores in China amid crackdown on “bad Internet culture”
Grindr has removed its app from stores in China as the government embarks upon a campaign to censor online content.
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Mayor withholds $110,000 from libraries until “homosexual materials” are removed
A U.S. mayor is withholding funding from the local library system until all "homosexual materials" are removed from the shelves.
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Samsung pulls ad featuring Muslim mother and drag queen son in Singapore
Samsung has been criticized for pulling an ad featuring a mother and her drag queen son in response to conservative outrage.
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Central New York school backtracks after censoring gay student in school newsletter
Administrators in a New York school district attempted to censor a high schooler who wrote about coming out and overcoming anti-gay bullying.
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Oklahoma might allow parents to ban books with LGBTQ or “sexual” content from libraries
A proposed bill in Oklahoma would empower individual parents to ban books with LGBTQ or "sexual" content from school libraries.
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GLAAD joins 600+ writers, artists, and advocates to oppose efforts to censor LGBTQ books and books about race
GLAAD has joined with more than 600 writers, artists, and advocates to oppose efforts to ban books with LGBTQ or race-related content.
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Texas governor rails against controversial LGBTQ books, will push to ban “pornography” from school libraries
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for state agencies to remove books from libraries that contain "pornography" or address LGBTQ themes.
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Gay Missouri teacher resigns after being told to remove Pride flag from classroom
A Missouri teacher resigned after administrators threatened to fire him for hanging up a Pride flag in his classroom.
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‘God’s Own Country’ distributor Samuel Goldwyn censors film on Prime Video
The film's director Francis Lee strongly objects to the edits made by Samuel Goldwyn for its Amazon Prime Video release.
