Editing A Clockwork Orange (novel) (section)

===Banning and censorship history in the US===
The first major incident of censorship of ''A Clockwork Orange'' took place in 1973, when a bookseller was arrested for selling the novel (although the charges were later dropped).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/classics |title=Banned & Challenged Classics |date=26 March 2013 |publisher=[[American Library Association]] |access-date=11 October 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011084759/http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/classics |archive-date=11 October 2018}}</ref> In 1976, ''A Clockwork Orange'' was removed from an [[Aurora, Colorado]] high school because of "objectionable language". A year later in 1977 it was removed from high school classrooms in [[Westport, Massachusetts]] over similar concerns with "objectionable" language. In 1982, it was removed from two [[Anniston, Alabama]] libraries, later to be reinstated on a restricted basis. However, each of these instances came after the release of Stanley Kubrick's popular 1971 film adaptation of ''A Clockwork Orange'', itself the subject of much controversy after exposing a much larger part of the populace to the themes of the novel. In 2024 the book was banned in Texas by the Katy Independent School District on the basis that the novel is "adopting, supporting, or promoting gender fluidity"<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/katy/article/katy-isd-new-banned-books-19932193.php |title=Katy ISD bans 14 new books, from 'Slaughterhouse-Five' to 'Wicked.' Here's what to know. |first=Claire |last=Goodman |date=2024-11-27 |website=Houston Chronicle |url-status=live |access-date=2025-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120054320/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/katy/article/katy-isd-new-banned-books-19932193.php |archive-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.katyisd.org/Page/4310#:~:text=No%20materials%20in%20elementary%20and,opt%2Din%20for%20student%20access. |title=Instructional Resources Information |website= Katy Independent School District |url-status=live |access-date=2025-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129023613/https://www.katyisd.org/Page/4310 |archive-date=2024-11-29}}</ref> despite also pronouncing a bullying policy that protects infringements on the rights of the student.<ref>https://www.katyisd.org/Page/4123</ref>