Nationwide 24 hour read aloud of queer kids books (in person and online 8/2-8/3)

A civil action to protest recent SCOTUS ruling on queer kids books in schools

An opportunity to support local libraries and independent bookstores

Read Out Loud at Big Blue Marble during regular store hours or sign up to read during the national livestream

Schools and libraries are under pressure from extremist groups who want to ban LGBTQIA+ picture books. According to Justice Alito, these books 'normalize' queer people and create dangerous pressure for kids to conform to queer identity ideology. We're organizing to push back nationwide and ensure these books stay in the hands of young readers!

Read OUT Loud is a 24-hour queer kids book read-aloud event. Read OUT Loud is a civic action to protest the tidal wave of book bans and censorship of LGBTQIA+ books in schools. It's also an opportunity to boost the borrowing rate of queer kids books in libraries, boost sales of queer kids books at independent bookstores, read banned books out loud, and show queer families that we know that representation in the classroom matters.