Patricia Morgan, the only Republican sponsor, identified that book as one she thinks must go, along with Alison Bechdel's "Fun Home," an illustrated book about Bechdel's growing up, her coming out as lesbian, and her closeted gay father's subsequent death by suicide. for its sexual imagery, would be banned from Rhode Island schools - if supporters of the bill amendment get their way. That means books like Maia Kobabe's "Gender Queer," which has become one of the most banned books in the U.S. Only this time, politicians want to broaden the state's existing obscenity law to include "cartoon or animated" materials, such as graphic novels.Īny school librarian involved in providing such books deemed "obscene" could face two years in prison and a $1,000 fine under the new bill, which was introduced to the Judiciary Committee in late April. A small group of House lawmakers are attempting to criminalize "public and charter school" librarians for allowing children to access "obscene" books.
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