In a Moment of Dire Threat to Free Expression, PEN America Literary Gala Celebrates Writers, Visionaries, and Truth-Tellers
PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel said: “In unimaginable times, we need the imagination, and specifically authors’ imaginations as manifest in the written word, to force us to reckon with… More
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Why Are Books Banned? Part of a Broader Effort to Oppress Girls and Nonbinary People @TeenVogue https://www.teenvogue.com/story/book-bans-girls-women
What now in unfree Florida? The DoE apparently getting into the business of threatening punishment to high school principals if they don't cancel student club events with drag queens. B/c "Drag & Donuts " is the real threat to students here... #EdScare
https://katv.com/news/nation-world/drag-donuts-event-at-orlando-high-school-cancelled-following-threats-from-florida-department-of-education-boone-high-school-in-orlando-florida