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George M. Johnson told PEN America they wrote All Boys Aren’t Blue as a love letter: “to write back to the 5-year-old that I was, that knew I was different, the 10-year-old that had to choose safety over happiness, the 15-year-old who simply just wanted to go to prom or date a boy, and the 21-year-old who really had to enter the world and figure it out with no resources. And so I wrote it to prevent the next me from not having representation of themselves in the world.” #UniteAgainstBookBans

The vast majority of people across Florida and the country support abortion rights and access. There will always be a need for abortion care, and access to abortion should be available for all who need it, wherever they live – without shame or stigma. 

New censorship and anti-freedom laws signed by Gov. DeSantis take away all students’ rights to access books when one parent or county resident objects to a title. #UniteAgainstBookBans

If you think you’re registered to vote by mail in Florida, think again. In 2021, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 90, which made numerous unnecessary changes

New censorship and anti-freedom laws signed by Gov. DeSantis take away all students’ rights to access books when one parent or county resident objects to a title. #UniteAgainstBookBans

The People First Report Card is released by Progress Florida and Florida Watch reveals the most polarized state legislature in recent history. Check out how your lawmakers scored at http://FloridaReportCard.com. #PeopleFirst #flpolitics

As a result of new laws signed by Gov. DeSantis, Clay County has one of the highest numbers of school book bans in the U.S. Over 175 titles have been removed completely and hundreds more remain unavailable to students while under investigation. #UniteAgainstBookBans

Earlier this summer, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that paves the way for radioactive pollution to be used in road construction in communities throughout Florida. It’s a shameless giveaway to the phosphate mining industry at the expense of public health and the environment.

Nearly 20 years after Miami Wilds water theme park gained initial approval, the battle to save the critically imperiled pine rocklands has reached a critical point.

A book featuring true stories of high school students is now BANNED from high school students in Martin County because of new censorship laws signed by Gov. DeSantis. #UniteAgainstBookBans