L. Ikegawa asked Jane Yolen:

With all the people watching authors on social media sites-- do you find you need to self-censor yourself? Is it important for an author to remain politically neutral on any controversial subject?

Jane Yolen I am an out Liberal. I am not shy to talk about it and it's my American right to speak my mind (as long as I don't shout Fire in a crowded theater!) I work for social justice, my books speak to my desires for peace, for an understanding of our living in balance with nature, for a way to keep children safe from bullying in all its forms (two of my grandchildren have had problems with being bullied.). It is hard for people to read my stories and books (not just one book but a good lot of them) without getting an idea of my political stances. So there is little reason for me to self-censor. about controversial subjects if I have a stand on one of them.

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