I took inspiration from the cover designs of the iconic novel 1984 by George Orwell to explore the censorship of books with LGBTQ themes in public schools and libraries. The ghostly figures represent an angry mob using school boards and bureaucracy to limit queer literature (depicted with the rainbow book) from being accessible in K-12 schools and some public libraries. Religious themes are present with the book being “condemned” in a biblical sense and the mob being influenced by interpretations of Christianity.