anti-LGBTQ

State

Read Freely awarded $40K grant to keep fighting library censorship

The funding will support eight events aimed at helping rural and underserved communities organize against book bans and restrictive library policies.

May 26, 2026

Legislation to give political leaders greater control over the self-appointing Archives board advanced rapidly through the Statehouse last week.

April 6, 2026

The bill, which nearly passed last year, would give politicians greater control over the Department of Archives and History.

December 12, 2025

The board also voted to require all libraries to offer youth library cards with restricted access.

November 21, 2025

The proposed Alabama Public Library Service code change would define materials "promoting gender ideology" as inappropriate for children and youth.

September 29, 2025

Butler is again moving to restrict expression related to gender identity and sexual orientation in Alabama classrooms.

September 2, 2025

If the code changes were to be ultimately approved, local libraries would not be allowed to shelve such materials in children or youth sections.

July 18, 2025

A Senate committee narrowed House Bill 67’s drag performance ban to libraries, but it is still prompting free speech and constitutional objections.

April 30, 2025

SB5 is Elliot's latest attempt to punish the Archives for a one-hour program it hosted in 2023 recounting LGBTQ history in the state.

April 24, 2025

One bill prohibits teachers from using names inconsistent with a student's legal name or biological sex.

April 17, 2025