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Conservatives Fight to Ban This Black, Queer Memoir State-By-State

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All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson. Over the past few months, Blue has been reportedly removed from libraries and schools in eight states.The young adult book, which Johnson declares as a memoir-manifesto, details their experiences as a young Black queer person navigating the world as they grew up.

It is composed as a series of essays.Johnson’s work has been well-received and Gabrielle Union-Wade’s production company has optioned the memoir for a series with Sony Pictures TV.

It was given a visual reading at Newfest with Dyllon Burnside attached earlier this year. It has also made bestseller lists.But, even though it was published back in 2020, over the last few months a backlash against the book has materialized.Now, libraries in.

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