Moms for Liberty

Moms for Liberty is a billionaire-funded^[1] homophobic group in the United States that is connected to QAnon and Ron DeSantis.^[2] It claims that teaching LGBT acceptance to children is "grooming".^[1] It also opposes mask mandates. Co-founder Bridget Ziegler is connected to the Proud Boys.^[2]

Book bans[edit | edit source]

11 people were responsible for 62% of 2,571 book ban requests in 2022. Most of the targeted books support LGBT+ or portray non-white youth positively.^[2]

Funding[edit | edit source]

As a 501(c)(4) organization, Moms for Liberty does not have to disclose who funds it and has no lobbying restrictions.^[2]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Karla Correa (2023-05-29). "DeSantis’ latest attacks against the LGBT community and why all workers must reject them" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Betsey Piette (2023-05-30). "Corporate media whitewashes book-banning hate group ‘Moms for Liberty’" Workers World. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31.

[:1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Karla Correa (2023-05-29). "DeSantis’ latest attacks against the LGBT community and why all workers must reject them" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29.

[:0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Betsey Piette (2023-05-30). "Corporate media whitewashes book-banning hate group ‘Moms for Liberty’" Workers World. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31.

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