PEN America
Donate Now
  • Issues & Advocacy
    • Book Bans
    • Educational Censorship
    • Campus Free Speech
    • Disinformation
    • Online Abuse
    • Writers at Risk
    • Artists at Risk Connection (ARC)
    • Global Advocacy
    • NYC Literary Action Coalition
    • Next Gen PEN
  • Writers & Readers
    • Literary Awards
    • Grants & Fellowships
    • PEN Across America
    • Prison and Justice Writing
    • Workshops & Trainings
    • Writers in the Schools Committee
    • Children’s and YA Books Committee
    • Translation Resources
  • Festival & Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Event Series
    • 2023 PEN America Literary Gala
    • 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony
    • 2022 PEN World Voices Festival
    • Authors’ Evenings
  • Read The Latest
    • Research & Reports
    • News & Analysis
    • Take Action
    • Press Releases
    • Interviews & Features
    • PEN America Publications
  • Membership
  • About
    • PEN America at 100
    • About Us
    • PEN America Racial Equity Statement
    • Leadership and Staff
    • Trustees
    • Careers
    • Digital Archives
  • Give
    • Donate Now
    • More Ways to Give
    • Shop
PEN America
Donate Now
  • Advocacy
    & Action
  • Writers
    & Readers
  • Festivals
    & Events
  • Issues & Advocacy
    • Book Bans
    • Educational Censorship
    • Campus Free Speech
    • Disinformation
    • Online Abuse
    • Writers at Risk
    • Artists at Risk Connection (ARC)
    • Global Advocacy
    • NYC Literary Action Coalition
    • Next Gen PEN
  • Writers & Readers
    • Literary Awards
    • Grants & Fellowships
    • PEN Across America
    • Prison and Justice Writing
    • Workshops & Trainings
    • Writers in the Schools Committee
    • Children’s and YA Books Committee
    • Translation Resources
  • Festival & Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Event Series
    • 2023 PEN America Literary Gala
    • 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony
    • 2022 PEN World Voices Festival
    • Authors’ Evenings
  • Read The Latest
    • Research & Reports
    • News & Analysis
    • Take Action
    • Press Releases
    • Interviews & Features
    • PEN America Publications
  • Membership
  • About
    • PEN America at 100
    • About Us
    • PEN America Racial Equity Statement
    • Leadership and Staff
    • Trustees
    • Careers
    • Digital Archives
  • Give
    • Donate Now
    • More Ways to Give
    • Shop
  • Home

Educational Gag Orders Target Speech about LGBTQ+ Identities With New Prohibitions and Punishments

BlogFebruary 15, 2022

The effort to censor anti-LGBTQ identities in the classroom is expanding rapidly. More

College student with hand raised

In Higher Education, New Educational Gag Orders Would Exert Unprecedented Control Over College Teaching

Blog
By: Jeremy C. Young, Jonathan Friedman | February 1, 2022

In 2022, educational gag orders are being aimed squarely at colleges and universities to exert ideological control over what is being taught and read in classrooms. More

college-lecture

Steep Rise in Gag Orders, Many Sloppily Drafted

Blog
By: Jeffrey Sachs | January 24, 2022

Over the last three weeks, 65 bills have been formally introduced in state legislatures across the country, a rate of roughly three bills per day. More

Ron DeSantis speaking at a podium

New Stop W.O.K.E. Act Fits Disturbing Pattern in Education Culture War

Blog
By: Jeffrey Sachs | December 23, 2021

Governor DeSantis’s Stop W.O.K.E. Act, while undoubtedly aggressive, is no aberration. On the contrary, it is increasingly—and disturbingly—business as usual. More

Protesters gathered around Betty Sawyer

Scope and Speed of Educational Gag Orders Worsening Across the Country

Blog
By: Jeffrey Sachs | December 13, 2021

In the month since the release of our report, educational gag orders have grown more sweeping in scope and become law with increasing speed. More

Suzanne Nossel headshot

The PEN Pod: On Making a Safer Internet with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewMarch 12, 2021

“Things like disinformation, online harassment. . . people feel that they are worse because of the small number of platforms that control so much content.” More

Suzanne Nossel headshot

The PEN Pod: What to Expect in the Final Days Before the Election with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewOctober 30, 2020

“It’s going to be extremely important for people to remain patient, not to jump the gun or jump to conclusions.” More

Yaa Gyasi

The PEN Pod: On the Science of Belief with Yaa Gyasi

InterviewSeptember 1, 2020

“There has been a lot of backlash against science and a lot of distrust. . . I hope that this book adds to that conversation.” More

Deborah Feldman

The PEN Pod: Creating Inner Worlds with Deborah Feldman

InterviewMay 1, 2020

“Use this opportunity to learn to create this rich inner self and this inner world, because later. . . those skills will remain very valuable.” More

DARE: Tillerson Says Leaders Who ‘Conceal the Truth’ Risk Freedom

News DigestMay 17, 2018

Ex-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson criticizes Trump's deceit as a threat to democracy. Senate takes key step to reverse FCC repeal of net neutrality, setting stage for House showdown.… More

Posts navigation

1 2 next

Join PEN America Today

Defend free expression, support persecuted writers, and promote literary culture.

Subscribe

Get updates on events, literary awards, free expression issues, and global news.

 
 
  • What's New
PEN America Speaks: How We Defended and Celebrated Free Expression This Week
Scholar-Author Imani Perry on Listening Deeply, Turning 50, Writing About Historical Atrocities and Being a Mother
PEN America Calls on Cooper Union to Reopen an Exhibit on the Legacy of Vkhutemas, a Design School Shuttered by Joseph Stalin
Suspension of Virtual Library App by CA’s Orange Unified School District Is An Overreaction and Sets a Worrisome Precedent

Alert Us

Are you an artist at risk or know someone who is?

PEN America On  

Retweet on Twitter PEN America Retweeted
_richardhall Richard Hall @_richardhall ·
3h

Read our story on the DeSantis book bans ⬇️ https://twitter.com/penamerica/status/1621508379586985985

Reply on Twitter 1622296009710657537 Retweet on Twitter 1622296009710657537 3 Like on Twitter 1622296009710657537 6 Twitter 1622296009710657537
Retweet on Twitter PEN America Retweeted
msboismier_ela Ms. Boismier, M.Ed. @msboismier_ela ·
4 Feb

🧵4/8: This week @BKLYNlibrary & @PENamerica @jonfreadom launched the 1st session in our 4-week Freedom to Read Advocacy Institute. What struck me most in that workshop session was the craving our teen participants had for community, for connection. https://tinyurl.com/yy5ek3s5

Reply on Twitter 1621918451357941764 Retweet on Twitter 1621918451357941764 9 Like on Twitter 1621918451357941764 17 Twitter 1621918451357941764
Retweet on Twitter PEN America Retweeted
imaniperry Imani Perry @imaniperry ·
4 Feb

I’m so grateful 🙏🏾💙 https://twitter.com/milescollege/status/1621903717502013442

Reply on Twitter 1621968469288779778 Retweet on Twitter 1621968469288779778 6 Like on Twitter 1621968469288779778 52 Twitter 1621968469288779778
PEN America
588 Broadway, Suite 303
New York, NY 10012
T (212) 334-1660 F (212) 334-2181
PEN America Los Angeles
1370 N. St Andrews Place
Los Angeles, CA 90028
T (323) 424-4939
PEN America Washington, D.C.
1100 13th Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20005
Donate Today
 
Copyright © 2023 PEN America. All rights reserved.   |   Privacy Policy