A Missouri Republican candidate running for Secretary of State vows to bring back book burning in a new campaign ad where she uses a flamethrower to torch LGBTQ+ books. Valentina Gomez, who recently worked on Trump’s presidential campaign in Iowa, claims she was burning “grooming books” in the video, which include titles like “Queer, The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens” and “Naked: Not Your Average Sex Encyclopedia.” As Republicans continue their war on books across the country, Missouri has already implemented one of the harshest book ban laws in America–threatening huge fines or jail time for librarians who put out material deemed “obscene.” This has led to hundreds of books, mostly written by queer and non-white authors, being taken off shelves. #republicans #GOP #bookbans #bookburning #lgbtq #lgbtqrights #missouri #mo #trump #bookbanning #bookban #waronbooks