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What Was Stonewall

by Nico Medina

ISBN: 9781524786014Penguin US

Banned or challenged 2 times across 2 jurisdictions.

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⚠ Challenger signal

Also flagged by 2 challenger groups

These groups have publicly targeted this book for removal. This is NOT a confirmed ban — it’s a signal that the book is on one or more challenger lists, which often precedes formal challenges in specific districts. See methodology for how we distinguish targeting from enforcement.

Timeline

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

0 law events4 ban events
  1. 25

    Jul 1, 2025

    Banremoved

    DoDEA (Federal)

    Removed from DoDEA libraries per White House executive orders.

    Banremoved

    DoDEA (Federal)

    Removed from DoDEA libraries per executive orders.

  2. 25

    Oct 23, 2025

    Banunder legal challenge

    DoDEA (Federal)

    Judge Giles (E.D. Va.) orders restoration. ACLU v. DoDEA preliminary injunction.

    Banunder legal challenge

    DoDEA (Federal)

    Judge Giles orders restoration. ACLU v. DoDEA.

All ban records (2)

Central York School District, PA

school · school district

ReinstatedThe book was previously removed but has been returned to shelves.

Diversity Resource List banned by school board Nov 2020. Reinstated Sep 2021 after student protests.

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.

Reported Jul 14, 2025