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WATCH NOW! The Censorship of LGBTQ+ Comic Books with Maia Kobabe and Mike Curato
As members of the Banned Books Week Coalition, CBLDF had the opportunity to co-moderate the event “The Censorship of LGBTQ+ Comic Books with Maia Kobabe and Mike Curato.” CBLDF’s Jordan Smith and...
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UPDATE: Still Spinning in Llano
As we covered last April, citizens from Llano County, Texas, filed suit against the county and several public servants for breach of their First and Fourteenth amendment rights. In December of 2021...
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Help CBLDF Have Its Day in Court
Mark your calendars and support Comic Book Legal Defense Fund this Giving Tuesday! This past year we have seen a dramatic increase in challenges and bans on graphic novels in schools and libraries....
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What I’m Reading — How To Win the War On Truth
In an atmosphere where graphic novels are mischaracterized as “graphic,” “obscene,” or “pornography,” where teachers and librarians are verbally attacked and threatened, shedding light on the nuance...
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CBLDF’s Top 5 News Stories of 2022
As we reach the end of 2022, CBLDF looks back at the five most notable stories from the blog. 5. CBLDF Returns to Cons 2022 saw a return to cons for many folks in the comics community. CBLDF had...
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Texas School Investigated by Office for Civil Rights After Books Pulled
Photo Credit: Pete Alexopoulos Granbury ISD, a district roughly 60 miles west of Dallas, is under federal investigation by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights after 131 books were...
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Adding Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me to Your Library or Classroom...
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me was published in 2019 by First Second Books. The graphic novel was written by Mariko Tamaki (the writer of This One Summer, a frequently challenged and banned...
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Book Ratings: A Tale of Four States
Photo by Ekaterina Krusanova on Unsplash A frequent question we ask ourselves at CBLDF is, “What are the coming trends in graphic novel challenges?” A trend we’ve followed for over a year, and we have...
View ArticleADA Q&A: Accessibility Lawsuits & Comics Websites
Lawsuits aimed at websites over accessibility design have hit the comics industry. How can comics retailers, publishers, and creators bring their websites into compliance with current accessibility...
View ArticleCBLDF Theater Talkback in Chicago this Friday
In the Chicago area and interested in the past, present, and future of comics censorship? A new play on the 1950s comics scare, The Innocence of Seduction, is about to have its final weekend of...
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