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People Are Calling George M. Johnson's YA Book An "Instant Classic," And Yet It's Getting Banned Across The United States


"In this country, sex is still taboo. Sex education is still taboo, too."

The New Jersey native also explained how the ban on their book has impacted them personally and shared their vision for the future of Black queer people. All Boys Aren't Blue was just on a poster board in Congress yesterday for a bill introduced by [US representative] Ayanna Pressley, who's trying to stop book bans. I enjoy any opportunity I get to collaborate on projects where mutual aid is involved and we get to help ourselves out of situations rather than relying on systems that we know ain't never gonna see it for us.

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