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Who Are You?: The Kids Guide to Gender Identity

Brook Pessin-Whedbee - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format: Hardcover

What do you like? How do you feel? Who are you?This brightly illustrated childrens book provides a straightforward introduction to gender for anyone aged 5-8. It presents clear and direct language for understanding and talking about how we experience gender: our bodies, our expression and our identity....
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Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag

Rob Sanders - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The very first picture book about the remarkable and inspiring story of the Gay Pride Flag! In this deeply moving and empowering true story, young readers will trace the life of the Gay Pride Flag, from its beginnings in 1978 with social activist Harvey Milk and designer Gilbert Baker to its spanning...
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It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity

Theresa Thorn - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Some people are boys. Some people are girls. Some people are both, neither, or somewhere in between. This sweet, straightforward exploration of gender identity will give children a fuller understanding of themselves and others. With child-friendly language and vibrant art, It Feels Good...
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Queer Heroes: Meet 52 LGBTQ Heroes From Past and Present!

Arabelle Sicardi - Wide Eyed Editions
Format: Hardcover

This beautiful, bold book celebrates the achievements of LGBT people through history and from around the world. It features dynamic full-color portraits of a diverse selection of 52 inspirational role models accompanied by short biographies that focus on their incredible successes, from...
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Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution

Rob Sanders - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising with the very first picture book to tell of its historic and inspiring role in the gay civil rights movement.From Rob Sanders, author of the acclaimed Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag, comes this powerful...
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People of Pride: 25 Great Lgbtq Americans

Chase Clemesha - Capstone Editions
Format: Hardcover

What do Frank Ocean, Sally Ride, George Takei, and Sharice Davids all have in common? They're all proud LGBTQ Americans! Featuring people from a variety of occupations and backgrounds, this collection of 25 short biographies demonstrates the diversity, accomplishments, and pride within...
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Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!: The Story of the Trans Women of Color Who Made Lgbtq History

Joy Ellison - Jessica Kingsley
Format: Hardcover

"Someday girls like us will be able to wear whatever we want. People will call us by the names we choose. They'll respect that we are women. The cops will leave us alone and no one will go hungry."Sylvia and Marsha are closer than sisters. They are kind and brave and not afraid...
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What Was Stonewall?

Nico Medina - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback

How did a spontaneous protest outside of a New York City bar fifty years ago spark a social movement across America? Find out about the history of LGBTQ rights in this Who HQ title.In the early-morning hours of June 28, 1969, police arrived at the Stonewall Inn's doors and yelled, "Police!...
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Pink, Blue, and You!: Questions for Kids about Gender Stereotypes

Elise Gravel - Anne Schwartz Books
Format: Hardcover

Simple, accessible, and direct, this picture book is perfect for kids and parents or teachers to read together, opening the door to conversations about gender stereotypes and everyone's right to be their true selves.Is it okay for boys to cry Can girls be strong Should girls and boys...
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The Gay Rights Movement

Eric Braun - Lerner Pub Group
Format: Library Binding

A lot has changed throughout the history of the gay rights movement. In 1969, the Stonewall Riots brought light to a movement that would later establish gay pride parades and persist in the fight for same-sex marriage. But allies and LGBTQ community members are still fighting for progress...
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They She He Me: Free to Be!

Maya Gonzalez - Reflection Press
Format: Hardcover

How do you daily confirm and celebrate gender fluidity when the 'he' and 'she' binary is so prevalent in EVERYTHING, everywhere, all the time!? Pronouns serve as a familiar starting point for kids and grown-ups to expand ideas about gender and celebrate personal expression...
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Drawing on Walls: A Life of Keith Haring

Burgess, Matthew - ENCHANTED LION BOOKS
Format: Book

Truly devoted to the idea of public art, Haring created murals wherever he went. From Matthew Burgess, the much-acclaimed author of Enormous Smallness, comes Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring. Often seen drawing in white chalk on the matte black paper...

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