Homophobic Florida School District Bans Popular Boy’s Love Manga

You won’t believe what they recommend replacing it with…

Picture: Canva; manga cover: Harusono Sho, Media Factory

By Jay Andrew Allen

Every day, it seems the forces of LGBTQ hate and intolerance make new headway at both the local and national levels of multiple nations. These forces are particularly motivated in the supposedly Christian United States, where Jesus’ admonition to “love thy neighbor” regularly falls on deaf ears.

This week, the forces of bigotry chalked up another minor victory — this time banning a manga from school library shelves. The title’s crime? Depicting a healthy — and non-sexually-explicit — romantic relationship between two men.

Sasaki and Miyano banned for gay love

An X user posted the complaint that led to the ban online. (Source: Jennifer Jenkins Brevard / X)

The Fahrenheit 451 firefighters in our story work for the Brevard County school system in Florida. The board reacted to a challenge filed under Florida Statute F.L. 747.012, which prevents the distribution or sale of “harmful materials” to minors.

The “harmful materials” in question? The boy’s love manga Sasaki and Miyano (佐々木と宮野) (note: affiliate link) by manga author Harusono Sho. The…