What’s So Dangerous About a Picture Book?: Book Bans and Queer Resistance in Children’s and YA Literature

  • Starts: 12:00 pm on Thursday, February 2, 2023
  • Ends: 1:30 pm on Thursday, February 2, 2023
Ten years ago, children’s and YA literature with queer or trans themes accounted for less than 20% of banned or challenged books in the US. Today they make up more than 75%. Those bans include books about kids and families, but also about penguins and worms whose tales of challenging gender norms provide critical mirrors for queer, trans, and questioning kids as young as Kindergarten. Join BU Diversity & Inclusion and the Center for LGBTQIA+ Faculty and Staff for a deep dive into the attack on LGBTQIA-affirming books with a star panel of queer and trans book creators. Sponsored by BU Diversity & Inclusion and the LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff