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June 24, 2022 • Harris County Public Library • Season 2

In celebration of PRIDE month, our hosts Sadina Shawver and MC Brickell chat with Leigh of History is Gay Podcast about the history and implications of book banning has on the LGBTQ Community.
Leigh shares their knowledge of queer history with Sadina and MC within the framework of rising trends in book challenges and bans. They will discuss the differences between and impacts of book challenges and bans in parallel with the historic erasure of the queer community.

We'll be continuing the conversation at Rice university in Houston,TX on June 29th at 6 P.M.
Joined by host of Southern Queeries, Aubree and moderated by Professor Tesla Cariani

Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.
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Podcast Team Members include: Beth Krippel, John Harbaugh, Mary Mink, Dylan Smith, Sadina Shawver, Gisella Parker, Kara Ludwig, Delaney Daly, Jennifer Finch, Katelyn Helberg, Logan Tuttle, Darcy Casavant, Darla Pruitt and Nancy Hu