Schools are canceling student shows with LGBTQ characters; The Washington Post, May 2, 2023

 Hannah Natanson, The Washington Post; Schools are canceling student shows with LGBTQ characters

"Censorship of K-12 student productions has been happening for years, said Howard Sherman, managing director of the performing arts center at New York’s Baruch College. Since 2011, Sherman has tracked and fought efforts to end or edit school theater, assisting with roughly four dozen such cases, many of which never became public.

Still, this most recent wave of opposition seems more intense and organized than in past years, Sherman said, and more tightly focused on plays and musicals with LGBTQ content."