Banned Books

I noticed this section on a shelf at D2 that contained banned books because of the rainbow, and my familiarity with the novel Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig, which I know contains Gay themes. I asked Fernando about it, and he confirmed that all of the authors on the shelf were gay. I also asked if LGBTQ+ people were singled out despite their politics, and he responded that only political dissidents were held as prisoners. Given the history of dictatorships like Cuba and Nazi Germany putting LGBTQ+ in concentration camps, I do wonder why these books were banned, and if the community suffered any special persecution. With the anti-LGBTQ+ laws being passed in our country, should we be concerned about other Human Rights violations on the Horizon?

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