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Cover of Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out

by Susan Kuklin

ISBN: 9780763673680National Geographic Books

In Beyond Magenta, six teens tell what it is like for them to be members of the transgender community. Portraits and family photographs grace the pages, adding immediacy to the emotional and physical journeys of these unwaveringly honest young adults.

Genres

LGBTQ FictionYA Fiction

Banned or challenged 2 times across 2 jurisdictions.

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Timeline

Unified view of laws affecting this book and jurisdictions where it’s been removed or challenged, in chronological order.

7 law events3 ban events
  1. 22

    Mar 22, 2022

    LawFlorida H 1467

    Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  2. 22

    Mar 25, 2022

    LawFlorida H 1467

    Approved by Governor

  3. 23

    May 3, 2023

    LawFlorida H 1069

    Ordered enrolled

  4. 23

    May 16, 2023

    LawFlorida H 1069

    Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

    Bantemporarily removed

    Escambia County School District, FL

    Restricted under Florida HB 1069 / HB 1467 by Escambia County School Board.

  5. 23

    May 17, 2023

    LawFlorida H 1069

    Approved by Governor

  6. 25

    Jul 1, 2025

    Banremoved

    DoDEA (Federal)

    Removed from DoDEA school libraries per White House executive orders.

  7. 25

    Aug 13, 2025

    LawFlorida H 1069

    Federal Judge Carlos Mendoza (U.S. Middle District of FL) rules in Penguin Random House v. Gibson that HB 1069 provision targeting "descriptions of sexual conduct" is unconstitutionally overbroad. Named 23 books and stated "none of these books are obscene." The mandate to remove books with even a single reference to prohibited subject matter violates students' First Amendment right of free access to ideas. Parts requiring a process for challenging books were NOT struck down.

  8. 25

    Oct 23, 2025

    Banunder legal challenge

    DoDEA (Federal)

    Federal judge (Patricia Giles, E.D. Va.) grants preliminary injunction ordering DoDEA to restore all removed books. ACLU v. DoDEA.

  9. 26

    Apr 8, 2026

    LawFlorida H 1069

    Jacksonville group proposed banning three books from Duval County Public Schools, citing violation of state law regarding sexual content

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All ban records (2)

Escambia County School District, FL

school · school district

Temporarily RemovedThe book has been pulled from shelves pending a formal review.

Restricted from Escambia County school libraries pending review under Florida HB 1467 / HB 1069 instructional materials policies. Cited in PEN America v. Escambia County School District (filed May 16, 2023) as part of a pattern of restrictions disproportionately affecting books with LGBTQ+, Black, Brown, and Indigenous authors and stories.

Reported May 16, 2023

DoDEA (Federal)

school · federal

Under Legal ChallengeA lawsuit has been filed challenging this ban or the law behind it.

Removed per executive orders targeting DEI, gender ideology, and 'radical indoctrination' content in K-12 schools.

Reported Jul 14, 2025