Here are books that some people have banned, or attempted to ban, for their discussion or depiction of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or other people whose sexuality or gender is outside norms that they're comfortable with. While objections to these books are sometimes framed in terms of sex, this listing includes books where objection has been made to the type of people depicted, and not just their behavior. In some cases the objection has simply been to depicting LGBT+ people happily and openly living in society.
| Title | Author | First published | Recent incident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wishtree | Katherine Applegate | 2017 | 2024 |
| Twelfth Night | William Shakespeare | 1623 | 1996 |
| All Boys Aren't Blue | George M. Johnson | 2020 | 2021 |
| Drama | Raina Telgemeier | 2012 | 2023 |
| My Shadow is Purple | Scott Stuart | 2022 | 2023 |
| A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo | Jill Twiss | 2018 | 2022 |
| The Prince and the Dressmaker | Jen Wang | 2018 | 2022 |
| And Tango Makes Three | Justin Richardson et al. | 2005 | 2023 |
| Angels in America | Tony Kushner | 1992 | 2023 |
| Gender Queer: A Memoir | Maia Kobabe | 2019 | 2023 |
Edited by John Mark Ockerbloom (onlinebooks@pobox.upenn.edu), who is solely responsible for its content.
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