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Gay & Lesbian History for Kids: The Century-Long Struggle for LGBT Rights, with 21 Activities (Children's Nonfiction)

Jerome Pohlen - Chicago Review Press
Format: Book

Who transformed George Washington's demoralized troops at Valley Forge into a fighting force that defeated an empire? Who cracked Germany's Enigma code and shortened World War II? Who successfully lobbied the US Congress to outlaw child labor? And who organized the 1963 March...

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It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity (Children's Nonfiction)

Theresa Thorn - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Book

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...

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Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community (Children's Nonfiction)

Robin Stevenson - Orca Books Publishers
Format: Book

For LGBTQ people and their supporters, Pride events are an opportunity to honor the past, protest injustice, and celebrate a diverse and vibrant community. The high point of Pride, the Pride Parade, is spectacular and colorful. But there is a whole lot more to Pride than rainbow flags...

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Sewing the Rainbow: A Story About Gilbert Baker (Children's Nonfiction)

Gayle E Pitman - Magination Press
Format: Book

Sewing the Rainbow is the powerful story of Gilbert Baker and the creation of the rainbow flag. This book takes readers from Gilbert's childhood in a small town in Kansas where he didn't fit in, to his historic artistic career in San Francisco. Today the flag is everywhere, even...

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This Book Is Gay (Young Adult Nonfiction)

James Dawson - Sourcebooks Fire
Format: Book

"This egregious gap has now been filled to a fare-thee-well by Dawson's book..." - Booklist (Starred) Lesbian. Bisexual. Queer. Transgender. Straight. Curious. This book is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference. This book is for anyone who's ever dared...
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Queer, 2nd Edition: The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens (Young Adult Nonfiction)

Kathy Belge - Zest Books TM
Format: Library Binding

Teen life is hard enough, but for teens who are LGBTQ, it can be even harder. When do you decide to come out? Will your friends accept you? And how do you meet people to date? Queer is a humorous, engaging, and honest guide that helps LGBTQ teens come out to friends and family, navigate...
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Queerfully and Wonderfully Made: A Guide for LGBTQ Christian Teens (Young Adult Nonfiction)

Leigh Finke (Editor) - Beaming Books
Format: Paperback

Are you LGBTQ ? Not sure? Whether you're queer or questioning, understanding sexuality and gender identity can be confusing. And if you're a Christian, questions of identity can be even scarier. Is there something wrong with you? Will your friends accept you? When should you tell...
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Trans Teen Survival Guide

FOX FISHER - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format: Paperback

Frank, friendly and funny, Trans Teen Survival Guide will leave transgender and non-binary teens informed, empowered and armed with all the tips, confidence and practical advice they need to navigate life as a trans teen.Wondering how to come out to your family and friends, what it's...
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The gay revolution : the story of the struggle

Lillian Faderman - Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Format: Print book

The sweeping story of the struggle for gay and lesbian rights - based on amazing interviews with politicians, military figures, and members of the entire LGBT community who face these challenges every day: "This is the history of the gay and lesbian movement that we've been waiting...
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Out on a Limb: Selected Writing, 19892021

Andrew Sullivan - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Over the course of his career, Andrew Sullivan has never shied away from staking out bold positions on social and political issues. A fiercely independent conservative, in 1989 he wrote the first national cover story in favor of marriage equality, and then an essay, "The Politics of Homosexuality,"...
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The Queer Bible: Essays

Jack Guinness - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

An O, The Oprah Magazine LGBTQ Book "Changing the Literary Landscape"A gorgeously illustrated collection of essays written by today's queer heroes - featuring contributions from Elton John, Tan France, Gus Kenworthy, Paris Lees, Russell Tovey, Munroe Bergdorf, and many others....
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Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States (Adult Nonfiction)

Samantha Allen - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Book

A transgender reporter's narrative tour through the surprisingly vibrant queer communities sprouting up in red states, offering a vision of a stronger, more humane America.
Ten years ago, Samantha Allen was a suit-and-tie-wearing Mormon missionary. Now she's a senior Daily...
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Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation

ROBERT W FIESELER - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

An essential work of American civil rights history, Tinderbox mesmerizingly reconstructs the 1973 fire that devastated New Orleans' subterranean gay community. Buried for decades, the Up Stairs Lounge tragedy has only recently emerged as a catalyzing event of the gay liberation movement....
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