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anakwrenn.bsky.social
It's your story.

YOU decide when, how, where, and to whom to tell it.

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@goldencrownls.bsky.social

#ComingOutDay
#SapphicsWithTheBanned
October 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
kellyfarmerauthor.bsky.social
Huge thanks to @goldencrownls.bsky.social and @s-a-s-s.bsky.social for organizing #SapphicsWithTheBanned this week!
October 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
cheri-ritz.bsky.social
I stand with GCLS & SASS because every story matters! #SapphicsWithTheBanned #BannedBooksWeek
October 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
bywaterbooks.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈📚🚫 You can’t delete what refuses to disappear.

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #LetFreedomReadDay #ReadForYourRights #StandUpForReading #FreedomToRead #DefendTheFirst #ReadBannedBooks #BookFreedom #SapphicsWithTheBanned
October 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
s-a-s-s.bsky.social
When did you first see yourself in a book? Feeling represented and part of a community saves lives. For everyone who comes out today, and for everyone who may not have that opportunity, we see you. We want you to see yourself in our stories.
#SapphicsWithTheBanned #NationalComingOutDay
October 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
britneyjackson.com
I’m happy to stand with GCLS and SASS in defense of our stories. 💙

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#SapphicsWithTheBanned
October 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
s-a-s-s.bsky.social
Our video is too long to post here (because we have so many wonderful authors involved!) so please check it out on Instagram or the Facebook page. Listen to our voices, so we can continue to use them.

www.instagram.com/reel/DPpMkuo...

#SapphicsWithTheBanned #BannedBooksWeek
October 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
averybrooksauthor.bsky.social
I value my right to write sapphic literature that uplifts and connects with the sapphic community as much as I love to read the works that have saved me and continue to inspire me. There’s a lot at stake. Our voices, our stories, our lives, our history.
#SapphicsWithTheBanned #BannedBooksWeek #wlw
October 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
bywaterbooks.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈📚🚫 Forbidden fruit tastes best. Pick up a banned book & satisfy your craving. 🍑

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #LetFreedomReadDay #ReadForYourRights #StandUpForReading #FreedomToRead #DefendTheFirst #ReadBannedBooks #BookFreedom #SapphicsWithTheBanned
October 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
elaineburnes.bsky.social
I write stories I want to read, that I wish I had been able to find as a queer young adult. I read, I write, and I support sapphic and women-loving-women stories.
#bannedbooksweek
#SapphicsWithTheBanned
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Image shows book cover for Tenacity by Elaine Burnes. Headline: My Book. My Right To Write. Text points out features: Science fiction, Heroic, but relatable sapphic space adventure, Goldie winner!, Secret Tech. Bottom banner has text: Our Books. Our Rights. Banner has Golden Crown Literary Society logo, #SapphicsWithTheBanned, and Sapphic Action Support Squad logo
October 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
anakwrenn.bsky.social
Become the books that are being erased, the stories that are being silenced.

Stitch them inside you. Smuggle them into the world.

Share and spread the Word.

#BannedBooksWeek
#StandWithTheBanned
#SapphicsWithTheBanned
October 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
rachelspangler.rachelspangler.com
This banned books week gender nonconforming characters are under attack like never before. Fight back! Read broadly sapphic books. My pronouns may be they/them, but it’s time for this community to identify as we/us!

#standwiththebanned #bannedbooks #BannedBooksWeek #sapphicswiththebanned #lgbtqia
October 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
rachelspangler.rachelspangler.com
Queer characters of color face extra scrutiny, and when complicated by things like immigration status or class struggle it’s an all out battle. We must fight for the right to tell full stories about whole people!
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#bannedbooks #bannedbooksweek #sapphic #sapphicromance #sapphicswiththebanned
October 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
jeleakauthor.bsky.social
When things start going sideways, it's hard to know how to help. #BannedBooksWeek reminds us that our voices can be silenced at any time. Here are a few tips on how we can support authors and keep those voices loud and accessible. Representation matters. Always. 🫶

#SapphicsWithTheBanned #WLW
A graphic with a checklist. Text reads: Supporting Sapphics Request their books at your local library Follow and engage with authors on social media Buy books from indie, small, and mid-size publishers Write and post positive reviews online Share your favorite books and creators with others Support LBGTQ+ Orgs Protect Our Stories. Support Our Community. Hashtag Sapphics With The Banned Circular logos of Golden Crown Literary Society and Sapphic Action Support Squad Graphic containing the book cover of In the Shadow of the Past (Shadow Series Book 1) by J.E. Leak Text reads: SCRIPTED IN SAPPHIC A sultry spy falls for the wrong woman. Now it's going to cost her. 1940s Sapphic Noir vibes Slooow Burn FORBIDDEN LOVE REVIEWERS SAY (Graphic of five stars) "I think it's safe to say that J.E. Leak has written one of the best sapphic series of all time with her four Shadow books." -Queer Aussie Reviews Hashtag Sapphics With The Banned Circular logos for Golden Crown Literary Society ans Sapphic Action Support Squad
October 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
cheri-ritz.bsky.social
Our voices will be heard!#SapphicsWithTheBanned #BannedBooksWeek
October 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
goldencrownls.bsky.social
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
October 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
anakwrenn.bsky.social
Thank you @goldencrownls.bsky.social &
@s-a-s-s.bsky.social for your work to raise awareness about #bannedbooks

We continue to write, tell, and read the stories that matter to us.

#BannedBooksWeek
#SapphicsWithTheBanned
#GCLS
#SASS
October 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
anakwrenn.bsky.social
#BannedBooksWeek
#SapphicsWithTheBanned
#GCLS
#SASS
s-a-s-s.bsky.social Sapphic Action Support Squad @s-a-s-s.bsky.social · Oct 9
They are trying to silence us, but we keep writing. Our history won’t be erased, our lives won’t be forgotten, our love will not be stopped.

#SapphicsWithTheBanned #BannedBooksWeek
October 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
cynthiahanrahan.bsky.social
#SapphicsWithTheBanned
#BannedBooksWeek
s-a-s-s.bsky.social Sapphic Action Support Squad @s-a-s-s.bsky.social · Oct 9
They are trying to silence us, but we keep writing. Our history won’t be erased, our lives won’t be forgotten, our love will not be stopped.

#SapphicsWithTheBanned #BannedBooksWeek
October 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
s-a-s-s.bsky.social
They are trying to silence us, but we keep writing. Our history won’t be erased, our lives won’t be forgotten, our love will not be stopped.

#SapphicsWithTheBanned #BannedBooksWeek
October 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
bywaterbooks.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈📚🚫Censorship can suck it—read a banned book, stay badass.

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #LetFreedomReadDay #ReadForYourRights #StandUpForReading #FreedomToRead #DefendTheFirst #ReadBannedBooks #BookFreedom #SapphicsWithTheBanned
October 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
s-a-s-s.bsky.social
Show your support by requesting that your library purchase these books and put holds on them. Buy from indie, small and mid-size publishers. Support organizations working to support queer literature.

Any other ideas? Add them below!

#SapphicsWithTheBanned #BannedBooksWeek 2/2
October 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
kellyfarmerauthor.bsky.social
It's #InternationalLesbianDay during #BannedBooksWeek. All my books have at least 1 lesbian main character.
I'm proud to write stories about women falling ridiculously in love with one another. Bringing joy to the world is why I write these stories. You can't ban queer joy. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
#SapphicsWithTheBanned
Image with a black background and the book covers for Out on the Ice, Unexpected Goals, Calling the Shots, It's a Fabulous Life, Secret Spark and Fanning the Flames. The text says "My Books. My Right to Write. Our Books. Our Rights. #SapphicsWithTheBanned
October 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
rachelspangler.rachelspangler.com
Queer books aren't the only books being targeted by book bans. The stigma on neurodivergence and mental health, as well as outright ableism often shape attempts at censorship. Representation matters!

#standwiththebanned #BannedBooksWeek #sapphicswiththebanned #sapphic #lesbian #mentalhealth
October 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
anakwrenn.bsky.social
Stand with the banned‼️

#BannedBooksWeek
#StandWithTheBanned
#SapphicsWithTheBanned
#GCLS
October 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM