Golden Crown Literary Society
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GCLS is committed to increasing the visibility and integrity of sapphic & women loving women (WLW) literature, through education, promotion, & recognition 🌈📚
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What is SWAG4GCLS?
S: Sapphic
W: Writers
A: Achieving
G: Goals
Simple as that! And authors you can still sign up until November! Run don’t walk! 👇
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S: Sapphic
W: Writers
A: Achieving
G: Goals
Simple as that! And authors you can still sign up until November! Run don’t walk! 👇
secure.givelively.org/donate/golde...
October 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
What is SWAG4GCLS?
S: Sapphic
W: Writers
A: Achieving
G: Goals
Simple as that! And authors you can still sign up until November! Run don’t walk! 👇
secure.givelively.org/donate/golde...
S: Sapphic
W: Writers
A: Achieving
G: Goals
Simple as that! And authors you can still sign up until November! Run don’t walk! 👇
secure.givelively.org/donate/golde...
GCLS, in partnership with SASS, continues to encourage readers to take action against book bans. By requesting sapphic books through Libby, you help show these stories are wanted, read, and valued.
#SWAG4GCLS runs throughout November! Sign up TODAY!
#SWAG4GCLS runs throughout November! Sign up TODAY!
October 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
GCLS, in partnership with SASS, continues to encourage readers to take action against book bans. By requesting sapphic books through Libby, you help show these stories are wanted, read, and valued.
#SWAG4GCLS runs throughout November! Sign up TODAY!
#SWAG4GCLS runs throughout November! Sign up TODAY!
The sapphic community has shown up loudly and proudly this week — declaring that our stories are not up for censorship and we will not stand by while they’re erased.
October 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The sapphic community has shown up loudly and proudly this week — declaring that our stories are not up for censorship and we will not stand by while they’re erased.
Banned but not erased.
28% of all books banned for LGBTQ+ representation feature a transgender and/or genderqueer character.
These stories matter.
#ReadBannedBooks #QueerLit #SapphicStories #TransVoices #WLW #SapphicsWithTheBanned #GCLS
28% of all books banned for LGBTQ+ representation feature a transgender and/or genderqueer character.
These stories matter.
#ReadBannedBooks #QueerLit #SapphicStories #TransVoices #WLW #SapphicsWithTheBanned #GCLS
October 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Banned but not erased.
28% of all books banned for LGBTQ+ representation feature a transgender and/or genderqueer character.
These stories matter.
#ReadBannedBooks #QueerLit #SapphicStories #TransVoices #WLW #SapphicsWithTheBanned #GCLS
28% of all books banned for LGBTQ+ representation feature a transgender and/or genderqueer character.
These stories matter.
#ReadBannedBooks #QueerLit #SapphicStories #TransVoices #WLW #SapphicsWithTheBanned #GCLS
People with disabilities or who are neurodivergent appear in 10% of all banned books. Silencing these stories means erasing representation.
Every time we read, we push back against these efforts.
#ReadBannedBooks #DisabilityRepresentation #NeurodivergentVoices #GCLS
Every time we read, we push back against these efforts.
#ReadBannedBooks #DisabilityRepresentation #NeurodivergentVoices #GCLS
October 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
People with disabilities or who are neurodivergent appear in 10% of all banned books. Silencing these stories means erasing representation.
Every time we read, we push back against these efforts.
#ReadBannedBooks #DisabilityRepresentation #NeurodivergentVoices #GCLS
Every time we read, we push back against these efforts.
#ReadBannedBooks #DisabilityRepresentation #NeurodivergentVoices #GCLS
These are just a few of the most banned queer books in the U.S. today.
GCLS champions sapphic and women-loving-women literature by elevating its quality, visibility, and community.
Every banned book is proof of the power of our stories.
#ReadBannedBooks #SapphicStories #WLW
GCLS champions sapphic and women-loving-women literature by elevating its quality, visibility, and community.
Every banned book is proof of the power of our stories.
#ReadBannedBooks #SapphicStories #WLW
October 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
These are just a few of the most banned queer books in the U.S. today.
GCLS champions sapphic and women-loving-women literature by elevating its quality, visibility, and community.
Every banned book is proof of the power of our stories.
#ReadBannedBooks #SapphicStories #WLW
GCLS champions sapphic and women-loving-women literature by elevating its quality, visibility, and community.
Every banned book is proof of the power of our stories.
#ReadBannedBooks #SapphicStories #WLW
1 in 4 banned books highlights an LGBTQ+ character. These stories are targeted because they affirm lives and identities that deserve to be seen.
We stand with readers and writers to ensure these stories are recognized, celebrated, and never erased.
#ReadBannedBooks #QueerLit
We stand with readers and writers to ensure these stories are recognized, celebrated, and never erased.
#ReadBannedBooks #QueerLit
October 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
1 in 4 banned books highlights an LGBTQ+ character. These stories are targeted because they affirm lives and identities that deserve to be seen.
We stand with readers and writers to ensure these stories are recognized, celebrated, and never erased.
#ReadBannedBooks #QueerLit
We stand with readers and writers to ensure these stories are recognized, celebrated, and never erased.
#ReadBannedBooks #QueerLit
Sapphic stories thrive when readers show up!
Request their books at your local library
Follow/engage with authors online
Buy from indie, small, and mid-size publishers
Leave positive reviews
Together we make sure these stories are never pushed to the margins
#WLWStories #GCLS
Request their books at your local library
Follow/engage with authors online
Buy from indie, small, and mid-size publishers
Leave positive reviews
Together we make sure these stories are never pushed to the margins
#WLWStories #GCLS
October 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Sapphic stories thrive when readers show up!
Request their books at your local library
Follow/engage with authors online
Buy from indie, small, and mid-size publishers
Leave positive reviews
Together we make sure these stories are never pushed to the margins
#WLWStories #GCLS
Request their books at your local library
Follow/engage with authors online
Buy from indie, small, and mid-size publishers
Leave positive reviews
Together we make sure these stories are never pushed to the margins
#WLWStories #GCLS
At the GCLS, we uplift sapphic and women-loving-women voices so they’re seen, celebrated, and never erased.
GCLS is excited to partner with SASS throughout this week to promote protecting Sapphic Stories.
#SapphicsWithTheBanned #SapphicLit #BookBans #LGBTQAuthors #WLWStories #GCLS
GCLS is excited to partner with SASS throughout this week to promote protecting Sapphic Stories.
#SapphicsWithTheBanned #SapphicLit #BookBans #LGBTQAuthors #WLWStories #GCLS
October 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
At the GCLS, we uplift sapphic and women-loving-women voices so they’re seen, celebrated, and never erased.
GCLS is excited to partner with SASS throughout this week to promote protecting Sapphic Stories.
#SapphicsWithTheBanned #SapphicLit #BookBans #LGBTQAuthors #WLWStories #GCLS
GCLS is excited to partner with SASS throughout this week to promote protecting Sapphic Stories.
#SapphicsWithTheBanned #SapphicLit #BookBans #LGBTQAuthors #WLWStories #GCLS
