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Mel Hammond is just another childless, millennial cat mom. Check out her work at melhammondbooks.com.

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Photo of an outdoor event where two librarians in rainbow tutus sit at a long table with two drag queens.

Madison-area librarians vs. the far right

By Mel Hammond ● Politics ● July 19, 2023

Despite harassment, Madison-area librarians bring Pride events to LGBTQ+ youth.

Photo: Author Mel Hammond cut out and colored the hate mail and bad press she received for her trans-friendly book A Smart Girl’s Guide: Body Image and used it to make a rainbow collage.

I wrote a trans-friendly kids’ book. The Internet called me a filthy groomer

By Mel Hammond ● Culture ● June 14, 2023

One Madison-based author’s experience with book-banning and manufactured outrage.

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