 Forbidden Passages: Writings Banned in Canada | |
| Author | Patrick Califia (editor) Janine Fuller (introduction) |
|---|---|
| Original title | Forbidden Passages: Writings Banned in Canada |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Censorship, freedom of speech |
| Genre | Literature |
| Published | 1995 (Cleis Press) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 176 |
| Awards | Lambda Literary Award, 1996 |
| ISBN | 978-1573440196 |
| OCLC | 33041940 |
Forbidden Passages: Writings Banned in Canada is a compilation book about censorship edited by Patrick Califia with an introduction by Janine Fuller.[1] It was published in 1995 by Cleis Press. Most of the works in the book involve topics relating to LGBT and specifically gay and lesbian homosexuality issues.[1]
Forbidden Passages features works seized at the Canada–United States border by the Canada Border Services Agency intended for delivery to the store Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium in Vancouver.[1]
The book won the Lambda Literary Award in the Editor's Choice category at the 8th Lambda Literary Awards in 1996; also receiving a nomination in the anthologies category.[2]