This year has proved to be a turbulent in many regards — a sentiment most poignantly felt within the free speech community. From increasing controversy regarding Facebook’s nudity policy to a whole community coming together to defend the children’s picture book…
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MA School Administrators Keep First French Kiss on Optional Reading List
VICTORY in Chesterfield County: Challenged Books Remain in Middle School Libraries
In a victory for the freedom to read, a school district review committee in Chesterfield County, Virginia voted last week to keep three challenged books on middle school library shelves. A small faction of parents had publicly complained at a…
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ACLU Settles Lawsuit for TN Student Barred from Wearing “Gay” Shirt
With help from the state chapter of the ACLU, students in Giles County, Tennessee have won the right to wear clothing with pro-LGBT images or symbols in public schools. Rebecca Young, a 2016 graduate of Richland High School, had filed…
Signed Sandman, Paper Girls, Preacher, iZombie, & More Benefit CBLDF!
Support CBLDF and get autographed books from creators including Neil Gaiman, Garth Ennis, Sergio Aragones, Brian K. Vaughan, and many more! Help us fight censorship while enjoying the last weeks of summer with some great comics reading! First, we have…
Senator Responds to NCAC Letter Opposed to Chesterfield Censorship
In early August, CBLDF joined the National Coalition Against Censorship in defending several summer reading books that were challenged for “sexually explicit” content in Chesterfield County, Virginia. State Senator Amanda Chase, who has forced her way into the fray by suggesting…
CBLDF Joins Defense of Freedom to Read in Chesterfield County
CBLDF yesterday signed on to a letter from the National Coalition Against Censorship to the superintendent and school board in Chesterfield County, Virginia, defending several summer reading books that were challenged for “sexually explicit” content and urging the school district…
Join CBLDF in Orlando this Weekend for ALA Annual!
Join CBLDF in Orlando this weekend, June 24 – 28 for the American Library Association’s Annual Conference and Exhibition! We’ll be at booth 509 with the debut of our Manga Book Club Handbook; the sixth issue of CBLDF Defender, our…