← Back to Phoenix Goes to School: A Story to Support Transgender and Gender Diverse ChildrenUnder Legal ChallengeA lawsuit has been filed challenging this ban or the law behind it.
Phoenix Goes to School: A Story to Support Transgender and Gender Diverse Children
by Finch, Michelle
Buy on Bookshop.org(affiliate link)Ban Details
- Jurisdiction
- DoDEA (Federal)
- Type
- federal · school
- Stated Reason
- Removed per executive orders targeting DEI, gender ideology, and 'radical indoctrination' content.
- Categories
- LGBTQ+ ThemesRacial ThemesPolitical Content
- Challenged By
- DoDEA (per White House executive orders) (legislation)
- Key Dates
- Reported: Jul 14, 2025Effective: Jul 1, 2025
- Verification
- Verified by PEN America / court-disclosed DoDEA list on Apr 10, 2026
Timeline
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.
Removed from DoDEA libraries per White House executive orders.
Under Legal ChallengeA lawsuit has been filed challenging this ban or the law behind it.
Judge Giles (E.D. Va.) orders restoration. ACLU v. DoDEA preliminary injunction.
Sources
- News
- OfficialPEN America / DoDEA court disclosureJul 11, 2025