A queer activist and a drag queen have joined forces to bring mobile LGBT libraries across America as part of a massive book tour.

The idea behind this tour is to bring LGBT-inspired books to areas of the country where book bans seem to occur the most, primarily K-12 settings and youth centers in the South. It is said that rainbowbookbus.org. According to an Instagram post from Rainbow Book Bus, drivers brought out “Queer Book Fair” at each stop along the way.

The first version of the bus was a bookstore called ShopQueer, which later became an e-commerce LGBT bookstore. allstraAccording to , both were started by gay activist and author Eric Cervini and actor and drag performer Adam Powell. tallahassee democrat.

Now, they are the founders of Rainbow Book Bus, which operates a store with the intention of distributing 10,000 such books, the store added.

Allstora, an e-commerce platform with a wholesale membership model, promises to split profits with authors and offer books at deep discounts. The company's philanthropic arm, Rainbow Book Bus, plans to distribute the various titles across the country. https://t.co/pbqxo0fF8E

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“We must fight censorship and attempts to deny young people access to inclusive narratives,” co-founder Powell said in a statement, according to the Democratic Party. “[A]And a colorful, fun bus full of great books is an antidote to hatred and discrimination. ”

“The Rainbow Book Bus aims to promote and protect access to representative books and media for queer communities and all those affected by anti-inclusive laws.” It is stated on the website.

The bus began its tour on Monday, departing from Los Angeles, California.

According to reports, the buses will make stops at seven locations across the South, including Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Phoenix, Memphis, San Antonio and Tallahassee. social media posts I support Rainbow Book Bus.

The tour will head to the South, then the Midwest and Great Plains, the Democratic Party reported.

Famed drag queen RuPaul promoted his partnership with Rainbow Book Bus on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night. Although he doesn't drive the bus all the time on tour, the star shows up at stops in Atlanta and claims he's driven brightly colored buses before. (Related: RuPaul uses Emmy speech to defend drag queen story hour)

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According to another Instagram, Rainbow Bus titles include “Granddad's Pride,” “Lesbian Love Story,” “Bad Gays,” and “The Ethical Slut.” video From inside the rig. (Related article: 'That's actually a very good book': Liberal critic defends children's book depicting graphic sexual acts)

Initially, the Rainbow Book Bus made its official debut at the Los Angeles Pride Parade and some West Coast book fairs starting in 2022, Democrats noted.