Bodacious Bookstore & Café in Pensacola, FL recently had staff remove LGBTQ titles from its shelves, resulting in resignations and attempts by booksellers to hide the books elsewhere in the store. According to employees, interim manager Beth O’Connor directed them to make the removals, sending at least one employee home when the employee refused. Removed titles include Billie Jean King’s All In, Elliot Page’s Pageboy, and titles by Casey McQuiston. The removals began when a customer complained about profanity on a greeting card, prompting management to review all store materials. NBC News writes that “what began as a purge of […]
