The Biden administration says it will appoint an anti-book ban coordinator as part of new LGBTQ protections.
Several new protections for LGBTQ students and families were unveiled on Thursday by the Biden administration, including establishing a coordinator to"lead the charge" against banning books in schools, administration officials said.
Almost 1,500 instances of book banning in schools, affecting 874 different titles in the first half of this school year, according to PEN America'sMore than a quarter of the banned books have LGBTQ characters or themes, according to PEN. The states that have implemented the greatest number of books bans this year are Texas, Florida, Missouri, Utah and South Carolina.
A new joint effort by the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department to train LGBTQ centers to deal with threats of violence, including shooting and bomb threats, along with cyberattacks, was also announced by administration officials. Last month, DHS noted the United States'"" and said LGBTQ individuals and events are"likely targets of potential violence."
The Health and Human Services Department also promises to issue new"evidence-based" guidance to mental health providers for care of transgender kids, according to administration officials. Specific guidance was not immediately provided to CBS News, and it is unclear when the guidance will be made public, but officials said the guidelines would"support" and"affirm" transgender kids.
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