RuPaul Sponsors Rainbow Bus That Gives Away Banned Books
PHOTO: The Rainbow Book Bus
RuPaul is putting the UNITY in community these days and we love that for him. Have you heard of the Rainbow Book Bus? If not, you’re in for a treat!
As many of you know, there’s been a censorship on LGBTQ+ literature led by conservative groups across the country and as a result, a number of books have been pulled from the shelves and out of classroom curriculums.
Earlier this year RuPaul announced that he would be sponsoring the Rainbow Book Bus which is a a flagship, bookmobile program aimed towards creating space for readers of all ages, and giving them access to some of the LGBTQ+ titles that have been recently banned.
ABOUT THE BUS
The Rainbow Book Bus distributes diverse books to communities with reduced access to them. We aim to support and amplify organizations that oppose censorship, promote literacy or empower historically underrepresented storytellers. We work towards educational freedom by fighting existing censorship and reacting to future attacks aimed to reduce access to inclusive stories for young people.
With the help of over 5,000 donors, Queer artists India Torrez and Paco May transformed the bus into a 22 foot Rainbow Bus full of queer literature. The bus is also artistically unique in the sense that it includes portraits of queer icons like Audre Lorde, Harvey Milk, Marsha P. Johnson and Silvia Rivera in the interior, and was carefully constructed by Trans architect Lucas Amador who transformed the inside of the bus into a technicolor library!
The Rainbow Book Bus is an absolute gem and we encourage all of you to check it out, donate, and show up for them in whatever capacity suits you best.
Reading will always FUNdamental and we will not allow our queer history to be erased by bigots.
