According to a list of 'Removed or Discontinued Materials' that was quietly released by the state’s education department last month, Florida school districts removed approximately 300 books from library shelves last school year. As per the 16-page Florida Department of Education document that included the book list, the removals were prompted by more than 1,200 objections raised by parents of public school students or other Florida residents. The discontinued titles include dozens of books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters, including Gender Queer and All Boys Aren’t Blue, A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, and And Tango Makes Three. Other books on the list include Toni Morrison’s Beloved, Bernard Malamud’s The Fixer, and Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments. In response to an email from NBC News seeking comment on the list, Caily Myers, a spokesperson for the Florida Department of Education justified the book ban, saying that the books are removed based on objections from a parent or resident of the county using their district’s process. Out of Florida’s 67 counties, school districts in 21 counties removed books in the last school year, with five districts removing more than 10 books. Clay County, in the northeastern part of the state, banned the most titles, with 177 removals, followed by Martin County, in the southeast, with 98 removals. #Queer Up Education