← Back to This is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and UsUnder Legal ChallengeA lawsuit has been filed challenging this ban or the law behind it.
This is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us
by Locke, Katherine
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 executive orders.
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.
Under Legal ChallengeA lawsuit has been filed challenging this ban or the law behind it.
Judge Giles orders restoration. ACLU v. DoDEA.
Sources
- News
- News
- OfficialPEN AmericaJul 11, 2025
- OfficialPEN America / DoDEA court disclosureJul 11, 2025