So one of the new projects that I am undertaking is writing a children's book. I have been doing a little bit of research to see what is out there. I want the book to involve gay issues and gender issues in some capacity but not sure how I want it to appear. So I have been examining how other authors tackle queer issues and explain them on a children's level. As I was doing some research I came across this map that highlights complaints that parents have made about books or have made campaigns to get certain books banned. Here is an image of the map that shows which states received complaints from 2007 and 2009. I was largely surprised how many complaints came from the East coast and the Northeast States. I think there is an assumption that the complaints would pop up in the "South" or in the Bible belt states. Well that is certainly not the case.I cannot wait until my book gets banned and I show up on show list entitled "A DANGER TO THE IMPRESSIONABLE YOUTH OF AMERICA". I wonder if there is some sort of awards ceremony like "Most Banned of Banned Books" or "Best Newly Banned Book."