Banned Books

Read Banned Books

Join us for some storytime realness! Drag Queen Storytime uplifts age-appropriate books that have been banned or challenged with essential stories that contain characters of color, queer characters and more.

Lush's Drag Queen Storytime:

Banned Books With Kendall Gender

Class is in session with Canada's Drag Race icon Kendall Gender. Watch as Kendall uplifts and reads one of the essential 2,532 books that was banned between July 2021 and June 2022.

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Lush's Drag Queen Storytime:

Banned Books With Kendall Gender

Class is in session with Canada's Drag Race icon Kendall Gender. Watch as Kendall uplifts and reads one of the essential 2,532 books that was banned between July 2021 and June 2022.

Watch Now

Resources

Banning Black History

Every day, we’re hearing of more and more books being banned from the shelves of school libraries and educator's classrooms across the United States, specifically targeting the teaching of racism in U.S. history.

Read Banned Books

Discover a list of banned or challenged books in the United States, preventing the teaching of a fuller narrative that includes the perspectives of the traditionally disenfranchised, the poor, BIPOC communities, women and workers.