Top Ten Banned Books of 2021
According to the American Library Association, the top ten most frequently challenged books of 2021 are:
#1 Most Banned Book
Why banned: LGBTQIA+ content, considered to have sexually explicit images
#2
Why banned: LGBTQIA+ content, considered to be sexually explicit
#3
Why banned: LGBTQIA+ content, profanity, considered to be sexually explicit
#4
Why banned: Depictions of abuse, considered to be sexually explicit
#5
Why banned: Profanity, violence, and because it was thought to promote an anti-police message and indoctrination of a social agenda
#6
Why banned: Profanity, sexual references and use of a derogatory term
#7
Why banned: Considered sexually explicit and degrading to women
#8
Why banned: Depicts child sexual abuse and was considered sexually explicit
#9
Why banned: providing sexual education and LGBTQIA+ content.
#10
Why banned: LGBTQIA+ content, considered to b e sexually explicit