'Every library should be a place for refuge, whether large or small. But especially in a small community, it's the only place that is the great equalizer.'
is about to be released in its second edition. "I wear a lot of stuff to indicate I am being purposely, visibly queer, so they are like, 'Ah, I can talk to that person.'"
But then came the book challenges, which "were relatively flat for a number of years, but in 2021, just took off. And that, combined with all of the other issues for queer people in the U.S., and, trans youth, "has gotten frightening," they say. While there have been no formal challenges in their public library, the local school district has had several, mostly concerning queer memoirs.
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