Via Kelly Jensen, on Book Riot: Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the publication of _And Tango Makes Three_, by talking about the book, its legacy, its history with censorship, and more with the creators Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell.

#AndTangoMakesThree #BookBans

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Celebrating 20 Years of AND TANGO MAKES THREE

"Too many people fought too hard and for too long to get books like Tango into school libraries. We refuse to sit by and let them be taken away."

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An award-winning #book about the true story of the #SameSex #penguin couple raising a chick was banned in #Florida in response to the state's #DontSayGay #law.

The 2005 book #AndTangoMakesThree by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell was removed from #libraries & #classrooms in Florida.

The school board said titles were "administratively removed due to content regarding #SexualOrientation / #gender identification prohibited in #HB1557.”

#LGBTQ #Sphen #Magic #BannedBooks #Republican #extremism

Florida County Reverses Ban on Gay Penguin Children's Book

Lake County Schools says it is no longer banning "And Tango Makes Three" following guidance from state education officials.

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Gay Penguin Book Authors Sue Over Ban

The authors of "And Tango Makes Three" argue that a Florida school district's book ban is unconstitutional.

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Authors of gay penguin book banned in Florida school sue over Don’t Say Gay law

The authors of real-life gay penguin story And Tango Makes Three are suing a Florida school district after it was banned.

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#florida #gay #lgbtq #penguins #AndTangoMakesThree #books #bannedbooks

Queerness isn't going to go away just because you forbid people to talk about us, you sad old artifacts of ancient history:

Florida County Bans Book on Gay Penguins, Citing "Don't Say Gay" Law
https://www.metroweekly.com/2023/01/florida-county-bans-book-on-gay-penguins-citing-dont-say-gay-law/

Florida County Bans Book on Gay Penguins, Citing "Don't Say Gay" Law

Several Florida counties are encouraging librarians to remove books containing LGBTQ content or characters from school library shelves.

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