https://thepoliticalinsider.com/school-libraries-across-the-country-adding-books-on-gender-and-white-supremacy/?utm

School Libraries Across the Country Adding Books on Gender and White Supremacy. School districts across the country purchased books in 2022 that cover controversial topics such as critical race theory, white supremacy and gender dysphoria.

The Center Square filed Freedom of Information Act requests with numerous school districts around the country and asked for the books they purchased for their K-12 libraries. The school districts that responded were in Traverse City and Ann Arbor in Michigan; Columbus, Ohio; Madison, Wisconsin; and Seattle. Thus far, only Ann Arbor has responded to emails seeking comment on its selection of library books.
Seattle’s school district purchased “Rise Up! How you can join the fight against white supremacy.”

The book claims, “The racism we all still live with is maintained through everyday interactions that teach people to discriminate on the basis of skin color and other physical features. White supremacy seeps into our politics and laws, our education system, the economic sector, the images we see in the media and the way we stereotype and treat one another.” Many of the school districts bought controversial books – such as “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe – and books on sexuality and race.

The American Library Association reported that “Gender Queer” was the No. 1 banned book. The library association stated, “Reasons: Banned, challenged, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, and because it was considered to have sexually explicit images.”