The LGBTQ book banning advocate tried to have the award-winning graphic memoir “Fun Home,” removed from school libraries in Kansas City.
Highlights
- Ryan Utterback, a 29-year-old parent from a suburb of Kansas City, is now facing a felony charge of second-degree child molestation.
- He also faces a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree domestic assault and furnishing or attempting to furnish pornographic material to a minor.
- He spoke at a school board meeting in November to advocate for the removal of books in North Kansas City Schools libraries that depicted sexual acts.
- The American Library Association has seen a “chilling” uptick in challenges against LGBTQ content in the last decade, the association said.
- The majority of the most recently targeted books feature LGBTQ- and race-inclusive storylines, GLAAD said.