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‘Pride Puppy’ Author Talks LGBTQ+ Book Ban and SCOTUS Case

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

While we wait for a decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, one of the biggest book-banning cases of the year, Imani and Jess talk with one of the banned books’ authors and set the record straight on what’s really motivating LGBTQ+ book bans.

Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy making concerned faces in front of mics. Image of the book
Robin Stevenson's book "Pride Puppy" has been targeted by book bans. Cage Rivera/Rewire News Group

This week Imani and Jess have a very special guest join the pod. Robin Stevenson, author of the LGTBQ+ children’s book Pride Puppy, joins Boom! Lawyered to talk about what it’s like having her work at the center of the Supreme Court fight in Mahmoud v. Taylor. Listen in as Stevenson shares her experience being targeted by the conservative legal movement, and learn what folks everywhere can do to support banned books and their authors.

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