CBLDF Defender comes to you from the frontlines of censorship! In the June issue, CBLDF talks with Love Is Love architect Marc Andreyko and ambassador for comics Gene Luen Yang! Retailers, FOC is today (APR171527), so now’s the time to stock up! CBLDF Defender Vol.…
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Alexie Challenged Again, This Time in Minnesota
Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was recently challenged in Wisconsin, and now it’s under attack in neighboring Minnesota. A pair of parents of New London-Spicer Schools 8th graders have challenged the acclaimed novel, citing “gratuitous…
Ai Weiwei Defines Artists’ Duty to Resist Repression
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has long been a thorn in the side of authorities, defiantly finding ways to critique government corruption and suppression despite constant surveillance, threats, detention, and a four-year revocation of his passport which prevented him from traveling…
Wisconsinites Pack Board Meeting for Debate Over Absolutely True Diary
Community debate continues over Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, where a review committee recently recommended to Superintendent Cliff Thompson that the book remain in the 9th grade curriculum at Sauk…
Signed J.H. Williams III, Neil Gaiman, and Gary Gianni Graphic Novels Support CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with Sandman: Overture, Promethea, Tales of the Batman, Seven Soldiers of Victory Volumes One & Two, Chase, the CBLDF-exclusive “It’s Not a Trick” print signed by J.H. Williams III, Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea signed…
Thirteen Reasons Why TV Series Leads to Sudden Scrutiny of Popular Novel
Ten years after its initial publication, Jay Asher’s young adult novel Thirteen Reasons Why is encountering a sudden surge in challenges, bans, and restrictions in schools around the country due to panicked adult backlash against the Netflix series based on…
Sevinç Kart Speaks at European Parliament for Imprisoned Turkish Journalists
Over six months ago, Turkish political cartoonist Musa Kart and several of his colleagues from Cumhuriyet newspaper were arrested in the midst of their government’s ongoing crackdown on independent media following the failed coup last July. After an unnecessarily long…
Utah Repeals Rules on ‘Advocacy of Homosexuality’ in Classrooms
Following action by the Utah legislature to repeal a statewide ban on “advocacy of homosexuality” in schools, the state’s Board of Education unanimously voted last week to also repeal its corresponding administrative policy. The ban notably led the Davis School…
Florida Legislature Passes Classroom Censorship Bills
The Florida Senate today approved the House version of a bill that would facilitate challenges to classroom materials, sending the legislation on to Governor Rick Scott. The Senate also had its own version of the bill, but not enough time remains in…
How the Comics Code Erased LGBTQ Characters from Mainstream Comics
Fredric Wertham’s attack on comics in the early 1950s is probably most remembered today for his concern about over-the-top horror and violence from the likes of EC. But there was another aspect that preoccupied Wertham just as much: the potential…