An LGBTQ-inclusive lost funding after a backlash. (PinkNews) A small town has rallied around to save a library facing closure after funding was cut amid an anti-LGBTQ+ backlash. Patmos Library in Hudsonville, Michigan had 84 per cent of its annual budget – amounting to $245,000 – slashed in a vote following an anti-LGBTQ+ backlash. According
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Books about LGBT+ people continue to dominate the list of the most-banned and challenged works in US libraries. The American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom collates an annual list of the books that face the most censorship attempts, celebrating them for Banned Books Week (27 September – 3 October). Like clockwork on an annual