Pat Saperstein: Last News

criminalize librarians for putting certain books on the shelves. Nuisance lawsuits and fights over book bans are draining librarians' time, energy, and resources.Nobody becomes a librarian to become a pawn in the culture wars. But from book bans to bomb threats, we librarians are on the front lines of critical battles over who gets to control information.The pursuit of happiness goes hand in hand with the pursuit of knowledge and information, which, in turn, is central to what libraries are all about.

India Willoughby made history on Sunday, April 14, as she became the first trans patron of a professional sports club, the Keighley Cougars rugby league team. Willoughby, known for her work as a broadcaster for BBC Radio 4, is a trailblazer for the trans community.

Lesbian MMA fighter Jessica Andrade has set a new record as the woman with the most UFC wins after defeating Marina Rodriguez at UFC 300 on Saturday, April 14, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has joked she was forced to remove a scene from one of the books in the series because is was "too graphic."The popular books established Rowling as a household name and resulted in her being one of the wealthiest people in the United Kingdom. However, she has gained notoriety in more recent years for expressing her contentious opinions on transgender people, which some LGBTQ+ activists have labeled as "transphobic," a claim Rowling has always refuted.Now she has responded to a comment from someone who referred to her as "Voldemort," who is the main villain in the Harry Potter stories.Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Rowling shared a screenshot of a comment that read: "It all makes sense if you realize she's Voldemort not Harry Potter."The author added: "My editor actually made me cut a scene in which Voldemort misgendered a pixie.

The world’s largest democratic exercise will begin in India on April 19 as citizens begin to cast their votes in the country’s election.