Robin Stevenson

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Author of Kid Activists, Pride Puppy, When You Get the Chance, and many other books for kids and teens. Queer History A-Z coming out spring 2024! www.robinstevenson.com
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Authors Against Book Bans is in People magazine today!!! Have you joined yet? Don't let the fascists win. people.com/new-coalitio...

New Coalition Against Book Bans Launches Nationwide With Support From Authors Like Judy Blume and Julia Quinnpeople.com A nationwide coalition against banning books has been launched with over 1500 members including New York Times bestselling authors Judy Blume and Julia Quinn.

Hello! Twelve of us here on Vancouver Island are working to sponsor a Ugandan refugee to come to Canada through the private sponsorship of refugees program. We need to raise enough money to support him for his first year here. Very grateful for any help ❤️ my.charitableimpact.com/groups/ugand...

Uganda to Victoria Refugee Sponsorship | Victoria, BCmy.charitableimpact.com We are a group of Victoria, BC residents sponsoring a refugee from Uganda- a single man in his thirties who was forced to flee persecution in his own

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QUEER HISTORY A TO Z: 100 YEARS OF LGBTQ+ ACTIVISM written by @robinstevenson.bsky.social and illustrated by Vivian Rosas will appeal to young activists, allies, and curious observers and explorers of LGBTQ+ culture then and now. Highly recommended for every school and public library! 📚👍🏼

Sponsoring refugees doesn't change the terrible conditions so many are fleeing- but it does make a tremendous difference in individual lives and in this high risk case, might be life-saving. If you can help us help this young couple and their baby, please do! my.charitableimpact.com/groups/spons...

Sponsoring a Refugee Family from Afghanistan | Victoria, BCmy.charitableimpact.com We are a group of Victoria, BC residents who are working to sponsor a refugee family from Afghanistan. They are a young couple with an infant daughter

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This is such good news! Among the books in the curriculum are my own Uncle Bobby's Wedding and @robinstevenson.bsky.social's Pride Puppy.

Proud of my school district for not allowing kids to opt out of curriculum that acknowledges the LGBTQ+ community. The best way to develop empathy is to introduce kids to the diversity of the world. Thank you. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Maryland parents can’t opt kids out of LGBTQ book curriculum, court ruleswww.nbcnews.com At issue was a set of LGBTQ-inclusive storybooks the Montgomery County Board of Education had approved for use in school curriculums in 2022.

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This is true for all book banning and adjacent issues. It is successful when no one yells about it.

Victory over bigotry as PA school board reverses decision to cancel anti-bullying talk by #LGBTQ+ actor. The lesson is: If you see this bigotry happening in your town, put it ON BLAST. Make it NATIONAL NEWS. Launch petitions, show up at meetings, don't back down. www.comicsands.com/pa-school-re...

PA School Board Reverses Decision To Cancel Gay '30 Rock' Actor's Visit After Community Outragewww.comicsands.com A Pennsylvania school reversed a decision to cancel a visit by gay actor Maulik Pancholy over his "lifestyle."

Awful news from Ghana. (Rainbow Railroad is anticipating an increase in requests for support from LGBTQ folks there- they're a good organization to support if you have a little extra.) www.bbc.com/news/world-a...

Just wrote a whole action scene and then remembered that this character is supposed to have a broken leg 😳

Trying to figure out how to use social media now I'm done with Twitter and can't share news on Meta (because 🇨🇦). I'm curious about what other authors are doing. I'm thinking FB is for my personal stuff, Instagram is for my book stuff...so does that mean Bluesky is where I get to be more opinionated?

It's Freedom to Read Week in Canada! @dannyr.bsky.social and I spoke with Jennifer Lanthier about book challenges and bans- you can read our conversation here. Thanks to PEN Canada for all their work opposing censorship and book banning! pencanada.ca/blog/you-can...

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I don't think people understand the gravity of making librarians and teachers *criminally liable* for disseminating information. Fascist shit, from a known playbook. No one has the luxury of being surprised anymore.

Fuck this. Librarians are the best. I stand with librarians and against book banning now and forever. www.newsandsentinel.com/news/local-n...

West Virginia House passes bill allowing prosecution of librarianswww.newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — The West Virginia House of Delegates debated the merits of removing protections for public librarians and school librarians from criminal prosecu

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🏴🏳️‍⚧️ Alberta comrades: Rally to protect trans expression in schools tomorrow, Sat 2/3 2-4p @ 800 Macleod Trail SE (City Hall Municipal Building). Alberta protects trans kids! 🏳️‍⚧️🏴

It's publication day for KID OLYMPIANS! Excited to see this one making its way into the hands of young readers 🤩 Thanks so much to @quirkbooks.bsky.social @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social

Kid Olympians: Summer by Robin Stevenson: 9781683693710 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Bookswww.penguinrandomhouse.com Triumphant, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of international athletes who have captured the world’s attention at the Summer Olympics...

Author copies of my next book are here- and some extra good news arrived as well: this one will be published in Vietnam too!

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Good news from Texas! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

In Major Win, Appeals Court Upholds Block on Texas Book Rating Lawwww.publishersweekly.com In an unequivocal 36-page decision, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit—said to be the most conservative court in the nation—agreed with a lower court that the mandatory book ratings called f...

Can someone explain this sign to me? Wrong answers also welcome!

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2023 is coming to end but guess what, in 2024 I have a rom com coming out and here are some things to know about it: - I wrote it out of spite based on a real thing that happened to me in college (#AriesEnergy etc) - It is very funny, imo - I'd probably die for Payal Mehta

hi the news is out I WROTE A HATEMANCE ROM COM AND IT COMES OUT NEXT YEAR!!!! also please know i have been elevator pitching this book as "a rom com through the lens of dealing with microaggressions" lmao gr link: www.goodreads.com/book/show/75...

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“Let me make it plain: Book bans are discriminatory and harmful, and Congress must unite against them” - Ayanna Pressley introduces bill to counter Book Bans Nationwide #NOH8

Ayanna Pressley Introduces Bill to Counter Book Bans Nationwidewww.advocate.com In a bold response to the surge of book bans across the U.S., Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley is championing legislation to protect diverse literature in schools and libraries.

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Thailand to legalize same-sex marriage #NOH8

Thailand to legalize same-sex marriagetinyurl.com The Asian country will be the next to give citizens marriage equality...

Not children but still can't be trusted to choose their own library books.

Florida lawmakers moved forward with a GOP-backed bill that would weaken child labor protections for 16- and 17-year-olds in the state’s workforce, who the bill sponsor described as “youth workers” and “not children”

Florida lawmakers advance bill that would weaken child labor protections for 16- and 17-year-oldswww.orlandoweekly.com 'This bill is not about children,' said Rep. Chaney. 'This bill is about 16- and 17-year-olds. These are youth workers that are driving automobiles. They are not children.'

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We are passing along School Library Journal's most viewed coverage of book banning and censorship, which remained front and center in 2023. ow.ly/eayz50QiBWB

Top Censorship Stories of 2023ow.ly SLJ's most viewed coverage of book banning and censorship, which remained front and center in 2023.

Doing a thing tomorrow! At 7 pm PT (4 pm ET) I'll be talking with @dannyr.bsky.social about queerness in children's books. It's going to be fun and we'd love for you to join us!

This, 100%

Everything good that happened in my writing career happened because someone, normally another writer, helped me. Suggested me for something, put in a good word, and so on. The idea was always that you help others and they help others in their turn. It's not a win or lose game.

Also a school visit from me that no one has bid on yet!

A little over a day left to bid in the We Need Diverse Books fundraiser. There’s a 50 page critique from me and so many amazing opportunities, signed books, and more from brilliant friends. e.givesmart.com/events/zGk/i/

So much respect for Kate Cox. What a courageous and generous act to take on this very public legal fight, standing up for the rights of people to control their own bodies... and at a time when she's going through a heartbreaking personal loss.

Update: Texas is so fucked.

Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Ruling That Allowed Pregnant Woman to Have Emergency Abortion ...reproductiverights.org 12.08.2023 -- Late tonight, the Texas Supreme Court temporarily halted a lower court ruling that would have allowed Kate Cox, a Dallas woman with severe

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i want to post my twitter abortion thread here bc i'm sad to lose it

We wrote a letter and I hope you will too!

To the administration and trustees of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board: (Full text in the images is also in the thread below.) (Tagging @robinstevenson @jessicavitalis @mypbjam.bsky.social)

Make that more than 160!!!

More than a hundred Canadian #kidlit authors have signed this open letter calling for the Forest of Reading to take a stand against censorship, and make it clear that participating schools need to let students access ALL nominated titles. Please read and share! www.dannyramadan.com/statement-on...