Alabama Flags Children’s Picture Book Because Author’s Last Name Is “Gay”

THE BOOK “READ ME A STORY STELLA” WAS LISTED AS POTENTIALLY SEXUALLY EXPLICIT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS ABOUT TWO SIBLINGS WHO READ AND BUILD A FORT TOGETHER.

ESSENCE - BY RAYNA REID RAYFORD·UPDATED OCTOBER 10, 2023

Banned Books Week might be over, but the latest reason for a book being censored might actually shock you. Alabama officials have flagged a book because it is “sexually explicit” and all because the author’s last name is “Gay.”