A week ago, I posted All 850 Books Texas Lawmaker Matt Kraus Wants to Ban: An Analysis on Book Riot. I dug into a 16 page list of books Krause wants pulled from school libraries to see what was on it-surprise, surprise: it's mostly queer books. This post has gotten a lot of reach, especially on twitter... which is great, because it took me a long time to analyze that whole list!
Yesterday, a reporter at the Houston Chronicle quoted it in an article: Texas GOP's book hunt mostly targets LGBTQ issues, not critical race theory, which shows how Republicans are using anti-CRT panic (CRT is "Critical Race Theory," but that's being used as an umbrella term for anything that teaches about racism and antiracism) as a cover for also pulling LGBTQ books out of schools.
I'm glad to help shed some light on this ridiculous list and how out of line it is. It's a jumbled mess, but it would be no better if it was all "CRT" books-we should be teaching antiracism in schools.
It's also really gratifying to see my writing (and the Lesbrary!) being reported on in a newspaper, especially one that's in a different country! (I live in Canada.) Hopefully this will lead a few more interested readers to the Lesbrary, which will lead them to a plethora of amazing queer women books.
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