BOOK BANS AS A FORM OF OPRESSION BOOK BANS IN AMERICA: THE BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITIES UNDER ATTACK
Introduction As more people are becoming vocal about their beliefs throughout the United States, there are some that are introducing those beliefs into laws throughout the country. The current issue affecting libraries around the country are book bans that seem to be coming in droves many these regulations are driven by faith based and political lines. Much of the focus of these bans is targeting materials that parents deem inappropriate but are also targeted towards two very specific communities. This raises the question, are book bans becoming their own form of oppression to people in marginalized communities, particularly the Black Indigenous People of Color and those in the LGBTQIA+ communities? As many of the books at the forefront of these bans are written by and about these communities, it feels more like a form of oppression than any reasonable form of critical thought. These issues currently facing ...