Controversial 'Gender Queer' tops library group's list of challenged books
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According to the American Library Association, "Gender Queer: A Memoir," by Maia Kobabe, topped the most challenged books in 2022 for LGBTQIA+ content and claims to be sexually explicit.
Each year, the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) creates a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books to keep the public informed about censorship in libraries and schools. Joshua Q. Nelson is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
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"The lists are based on information from reports filed by library professionals and community members and from news stories published throughout the United States," the ALA says on its website. Joining Fox News Digital in 2019, he previously graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Political Science and is an alum of the National Journalism Center and the Heritage Foundation's Young Leaders Program.