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All Boys Aren't Blue is a young adult non-fiction "memoir-manifesto" by journalist and activist George M. Johnson, [1] published April 28, 2020, by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The book consists of a series of essays following Johnson's journey growing up as a queer Black man in Plainfield, New Jersey , [ 2 ] and Virginia.
All Boys Aren’t Blue is aimed at readers 14 years of age or older and has been challenged for its sexually explicit LGBTQ content. It was the second-most-banned book of the 2021-22 school year ...
“All Boys Aren’t Blue,” by George M. Johnson (Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit) ... Banned Books Week was established in 1982 by Judith Krug, a librarian and First ...
Lawmakers cited 'Gender Queer' and 'All Boys Aren't Blue' as reasons to ban books in Iowa public schools. They were in less than 10% of districts.
As of November 2021, All Boys Aren't Blue was one of the most frequent targets of book bans and challenges amid an "unprecedented" period of book banning according to ALA. [9] It was removed from libraries in eight states due to claims of "sexual obscenity" for its descriptions of queer sex and masturbation. [9]
Student activism against book banning also increased. For the 2022 event, author George M. Johnson was named the Author Honorary Chair for their banned memoir, All Boys Aren't Blue, and student activist Cameron Samuels was named the first Youth Honorary Chair for distributing banned books in the Katy Independent School District in Texas.
Banned books is a contentious debate in courts, classrooms and libraries. Here's an overview of the national debate and the most banned books. ... "All Boys Aren't Blue" by George M. Johnson ...
In the article, Petocz said that as a gay student himself, books like All Boys Aren't Blue are critical for youth. [5] He highlighted that it felt discriminatory against the LGBTQ+ community and books that don't have his community's representation are rarely challenged.