{"id":446564,"date":"2024-08-28T13:02:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T20:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/tv\/seattle-uncovered-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T11:46:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:46:39","slug":"seattle-bookmarked-banned-edition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/tv\/seattle-bookmarked-banned-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Bookmarked | Banned Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section id=\"hero-slider-block_7240bc82c85cdf87440361ce3bbd748a\" class=\"hero-slider-section hero-slider-block \">\r\n        <div class=\"hero-slider-cards hero-slider-card-total-1 hero-slider-container-block_7240bc82c85cdf87440361ce3bbd748a\">\r\n              <div class=\"hero-slider-card\">\r\n        <div class=\"hero-slider-card-wrapper\">\r\n                    <div class=\"hero-slider-card-media-box js-videoWrapper opacity-none\">\r\n                                                      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/09\/13091454\/dan.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/09\/13091454\/dan.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/09\/13091454\/dan-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/09\/13091454\/dan-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/09\/13091454\/dan-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/09\/13091454\/dan-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/09\/13091454\/dan-1620x910.jpg 1620w\" alt=\"Dan Savage reading banned books\">                \r\n              \r\n                                    <div class=\"hero-slider-card-text-box gutter\">\r\n              <div class=\"container\">\r\n                <div class=\"hero-slider-card-inner\">\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                        <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n          \r\n        \r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>        <\/div>  <\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n<script id=\"vs-custom-slick-slider\">\r\n\r\nwindow.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n\r\n  function updateSlickDotsAccessibility() {\r\n  document.querySelectorAll('.hero-slider-container-block_7240bc82c85cdf87440361ce3bbd748a .slick-dots li').forEach(function (dot) {\r\n    const isHidden = dot.getAttribute('aria-hidden') === 'true';\r\n    const button = dot.querySelector('button');\r\n\r\n    if (button) {\r\n      if (isHidden) {\r\n        button.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');\r\n        button.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');\r\n      } else {\r\n        button.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');\r\n        button.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');\r\n      }\r\n    }\r\n  });\r\n}\r\n\r\n $('.hero-slider-container-block_7240bc82c85cdf87440361ce3bbd748a').on('init reInit afterChange', function() {\r\n    document.querySelectorAll('.hero-slider-container-block_7240bc82c85cdf87440361ce3bbd748a .slick-dots').forEach(function (ul) {\r\n      ul.removeAttribute('role');\r\n    });\r\n\r\n    updateSlickDotsAccessibility();\r\n  });\r\n\r\n  jQuery('.hero-slider-container-block_7240bc82c85cdf87440361ce3bbd748a').not('.slick-initialized').slick({\r\n    arrows: true,\r\n    centerPadding: \"0px\",\r\n    dots: true,\r\n    slidesToShow: 1,\r\n    infinite: true,\r\n    autoplay: false,\r\n    \/\/ autoplaySpeed: 5000,\r\n    pauseOnHover: true,\r\n    pauseOnFocus: true,\r\n  });\r\n\r\n  updateSlickDotsAccessibility();\r\n\r\n  document.querySelectorAll('.hero-slider-container-block_7240bc82c85cdf87440361ce3bbd748a .slick-dots').forEach(function (ul) {\r\n    ul.removeAttribute('role');\r\n  });\r\n  \r\n  $(document).on(\"click\", \".play-btn\", function(e) {\r\n    \"use strict\";\r\n    e.preventDefault();\r\n\r\n    var $poster = $(this);\r\n    var $wrapper = $poster.closest(\".js-videoWrapper\");\r\n\r\n    var $iframe = $wrapper.find(\".hero-slider-card-video\");\r\n    var src = $iframe.data(\"src\"); 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fullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card-text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-title-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"series-slider-repeater-title\">Seattle Bookmarked &#8211; Banned Edition | Brave Face<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-repeater-series\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeattle Bookmarked | Banned Edition\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-repeater-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this episode of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle Bookmarked: Banned Edition<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, author and LGBTQIA+ activist Dan Savage reads an excerpt from Seattle author Shaun David Hutchinson\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brave Face<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. While <em>Brave Face<\/em> has been banned, Seattle remains a vibrant and inclusive LGBTQIA+ city. As a UNESCO City of Literature, Seattle embraces intellectual freedom and celebrates\u2014rather than censors\u2014diverse voices.\u00a0<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card\" data-slug=\"banned-ghost-boys\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card-media-box js-seriesWrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t  <iframe class=\"seriesIframe series-slider-card-series\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pW_NS-wLeCA?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;loop=1&#038;mute=1\"  frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pW_NS-wLeCA?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;loop=1&#038;mute=1\"  allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card-text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-title-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"series-slider-repeater-title\">Seattle Bookmarked &#8211; Banned Edition | Ghost Boys<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-repeater-series\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeattle Bookmarked | Banned Edition\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-repeater-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  In this episode of Seattle Bookmarked: Banned Edition, actor Jeremy Rudd reads an excerpt from Ghost Boys by Seattle author Jewell Parker Rhodes. Ghost Boys has been banned in Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. As a UNESCO City of Literature, Seattle embraces intellectual freedom and celebrates\u2014rather than censors\u2014diverse voices. In fact, the Seattle Public Library is one of only three libraries in the country to have opened up banned books to anyone.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card\" data-slug=\"banned-lawn-boy\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card-media-box js-seriesWrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t  <iframe class=\"seriesIframe series-slider-card-series\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MrXGMNTY7UU?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;loop=1&#038;mute=1\"  frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MrXGMNTY7UU?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;loop=1&#038;mute=1\"  allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-slider-card-text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-card-title-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"series-slider-repeater-title\">Seattle Bookmarked &#8211; Banned Edition | Lawn Boy<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-repeater-series\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeattle Bookmarked | Banned Edition\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-slider-repeater-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  In this episode of Seattle Bookmarked: Banned Edition, artist Angelina Villalobos reads an excerpt from Lawn Boy by Seattle author Jonathan Evison. Lawn Boy has been banned in more than ten states, but as a UNESCO City of Literature, Seattle embraces intellectual freedom and celebrates\u2014rather than censors\u2014diverse voices. The Hispanic population is also one of Washington&#8217;s largest minority groups. \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t  \t\t<\/section>\r\n\t  <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t  <div class=\"series-slider-nav\">\r\n\t\t<section id=\"series-slider-block_1bfb818d3b17461dea254c63e01d95e9\" class=\"series-thumbnail-section series-slider-block \">\r\n\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-cards series-thumbnail-slider-card-total-3 series-slider-thumbnail-container-block_1bfb818d3b17461dea254c63e01d95e9\">\r\n\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card\" data-slug=\"banned-brave-face\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-media-box js-seriesWrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-image-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-image-box-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-image-graphic\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/08\/03084119\/Screen-Shot-2024-09-03-at-8.41.00-AM-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-image-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-text-box\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-repeater-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  Seattle Bookmarked &#8211; Banned Edition | Brave Face\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card\" data-slug=\"banned-ghost-boys\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-media-box js-seriesWrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-image-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-image-box-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-image-graphic\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/08\/09155822\/Screen-Shot-2024-09-09-at-3.01.42-PM-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-image-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-text-box\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-repeater-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  Seattle Bookmarked &#8211; Banned Edition | Ghost Boys\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card\" data-slug=\"banned-lawn-boy\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-media-box js-seriesWrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-image-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-image-box-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-image-graphic\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/09\/15160258\/Screen-Shot-2024-09-15-at-4.01.56-PM-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-image-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-card-text-box\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"series-thumbnail-slider-repeater-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  Seattle Bookmarked &#8211; 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The building stands among tall skyscrapers on a city street with trees and a clear sky in the background.\" >\r\n\r\n              <div class=\"image-slider-content-box\">\r\n                <div class=\"image-slider-content-box-text\">\r\n                                      <h3 class=\"image-slider-title\">\r\n                    Seattle Central Library                    <\/h3>\r\n                                                        <h4 class=\"image-slider-subtitle\">\r\n                      Downtown                    <\/h4>\r\n                                                        <p class=\"image-slider-description\">\r\n                      spl.org                    <\/p>\r\n                                  <\/div>\r\n                              <\/div>\r\n               \r\n            <\/div>\r\n          \r\n        <\/a>\r\n        \r\n      <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"image-slider-item image-slider-item-type-\" >\r\n\r\n        <a class=\"image-slider-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hugohouse.org\/\">\r\n            <div class=\"image-slider-image-box opacity-none\">\r\n              \r\n                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-slider-image-graphic\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/09\/03083405\/Screen-Shot-2024-09-03-at-8.33.53-AM-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"Brick building with large windows displaying &quot;Hugo House&quot; above glass doors. The entrance includes wood-framed doors, and the building number &quot;1640&quot; is visible.\" >\r\n\r\n              <div class=\"image-slider-content-box\">\r\n                <div class=\"image-slider-content-box-text\">\r\n                                      <h3 class=\"image-slider-title\">\r\n                    Hugo House                    <\/h3>\r\n                                                        <h4 class=\"image-slider-subtitle\">\r\n                      Capitol Hill                    <\/h4>\r\n                                                        <p class=\"image-slider-description\">\r\n                      hugohouse.org\/                    <\/p>\r\n                                  <\/div>\r\n                              <\/div>\r\n               \r\n            <\/div>\r\n          \r\n        <\/a>\r\n        \r\n      <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"image-slider-item image-slider-item-type-\" >\r\n\r\n        <a class=\"image-slider-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unicornseattle.com\/\">\r\n            <div class=\"image-slider-image-box opacity-none\">\r\n              \r\n                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-slider-image-graphic\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/08\/28184258\/IKAP_Rachael-Jones_unicorn2-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"A vibrant, colorful bar interior with eclectic decor, featuring bright neon lights and unusual ornaments. 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The words &quot;Seattle BOOKMARKED&quot; are overlaid in white text above the flowers. Shoppers and lights blur in the background.\" >\r\n\r\n              <div class=\"image-slider-content-box\">\r\n                <div class=\"image-slider-content-box-text\">\r\n                                      <h3 class=\"image-slider-title\">\r\n                    The Art of Racing in the Rain                    <\/h3>\r\n                                                        <h4 class=\"image-slider-subtitle\">\r\n                      Seattle Bookmarked                    <\/h4>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                              <\/div>\r\n               \r\n            <\/div>\r\n          \r\n        <\/a>\r\n        \r\n      <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"image-slider-item image-slider-item-type-video\" >\r\n\r\n        <a class=\"image-slider-link\" href=\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/tv\/seattle-bookmarked\/?video=theboysintheboat\">\r\n            <div class=\"image-slider-image-box opacity-none\">\r\n              \r\n                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-slider-image-graphic\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads.visitseattle.org\/2024\/09\/03083841\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-30-at-9.48.34-AM-1-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"A man with a beard sits on a green couch in a bright room with exposed brick walls and large windows. 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