LGBTQ Pride Month is celebrated to commemorate the contributions of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer people in the United States and around the world. In 1999, President Bill Clinton issued a presidential proclamation designating June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising in New York City the night of June 27, 1969. Themes are selected each year by various organizations including the Library of Congress. Other dates are also commemorated. The last Sunday in June is celebrated as Gay Pride Day. In 1994, a coalition of education-based organizations in the United States designated October as LGBT History Month. The 11th of October is recognized internationally as National Coming Out Day, an awareness day that originated in 1988 in the United States for coming out and discussions for and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people.
Following is a selection of books, films, websites and other resources for leisure and educational purposes about gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and culture worldwide. All books and films are available at the Norfolk Public Library, and the websites may be viewed online at any of the public computer stations located in the library. Databases will require your library card number if at home.
A DUL T F I CTION
The following list is selected recent fictional works by award-winning authors, recent bestsellers, and books that provide insight into Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer culture and the human condition through stories set in America and beyond.
The following is a list of selected recent fiction and nonfiction for teens about families that include Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgendered, and Queer teens and other family members by award-winning authors, recent bestselling and acclaimed books.
The following is a list of selected fiction and nonfiction for young people about families that include Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer family members, by award-winning authors, recent bestselling and acclaimed books.
The following selected films provide insight into Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer history, social issues, and culture in America and throughout the world with drama and humor.
LGBTQ Pride Month is celebrated to commemorate the contributions of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer people in the United States and around the world. In 1999, President Bill Clinton issued a presidential proclamation designating June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising in New York City the night of June 27, 1969. Themes are selected each year by various organizations including the Library of Congress. Other dates are also commemorated. The last Sunday in June is celebrated as Gay Pride Day. In 1994, a coalition of education-based organizations in the United States designated October as LGBT History Month. The 11th of October is recognized internationally as National Coming Out Day, an awareness day that originated in 1988 in the United States for coming out and discussions for and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people.
Following is a selection of books, films, websites and other resources for leisure and educational purposes about gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and culture worldwide. All books and films are available at the Norfolk Public Library, and the websites may be viewed online at any of the public computer stations located in the library. Databases will require your library card number if at home.
A D U L T F I C T I O N
The following list is selected recent fictional works by award-winning authors, recent bestsellers, and books that provide insight into Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer culture and the human condition through stories set in America and beyond.
A D U L T N O N F I C T I O N
Y O U N G A D U L T
The following is a list of selected recent fiction and nonfiction for teens about families that include Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgendered, and Queer teens and other family members by award-winning authors, recent bestselling and acclaimed books.
J U V E N I L E
The following is a list of selected fiction and nonfiction for young people about families that include Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer family members, by award-winning authors, recent bestselling and acclaimed books.
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The following selected films provide insight into Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer history, social issues, and culture in America and throughout the world with drama and humor.