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Category: activism, BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, Community Involvement, Culture & Traditions, Girls Outdoors, Global Community, Historical Figures, Indigenous Voices, LGBT, Musicians, Non-Binary Identity, Own Voices, Self Expression, Social-Emotional Learning, trans experience, transgender youth, Uncategorized, women in politics, Women in STEM, young adult
Tags: activist, Global Community, history, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Community, Own Voices, queer, Sarah Papworth, Sarah Prager
Marti Gould Cummings is a NYC drag artist, television personality, and political figure. Throughout their nearly decade long drag career Marti has been a regular fixture in the nightlife world performing up to 6 regular shows a week. They have…
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Category: Art/Artists, Family, Gender Identity, LGBT, Own Voices, Self Expression, Social-Emotional Learning, Uncategorized
Tags: acceptance, drag queens, Ellie Royce, Family, friendship, Hannah Chambers, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Community, Marti Gould Cummings, pets, Pride
Written by: Michael Joosten Illustrated by: Wednesday Holmes For ages: Infants and up (board book) Language: English Topics Covered: LGBTQ, Pride, Acceptance, Math, Counting Books, Board Books, Activism. Summary: This is a very sweet counting book that focuses on a Pride Parade. The illustrations are…
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Category: activism, Community Involvement, Family, Gender Identity, LGBT, Non-Binary Identity, Own Voices, trans experience, transgender youth
Tags: acceptance, activist, board books, Counting Books, Family, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Community, Math, political activism, Pride
This little book hopped off the shelf and into Lee’s hands like it was meant to be! In just 73 short, beautifully illustrated pages, author Johnathan Branfman and illustrator Julie Benbassat have created the guide that I wish I had…
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Category: activism, feminism, Gender Identity, Global Community, LGBT, Non-Binary Identity, Self Expression, trans experience, transgender youth
Tags: allyship, discrimination, Family, friendship, gender, homophobia, intersectionality, Johnathan Branfman, Julie Benbassat, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Community, privilege, romance, sexism, sexuality, transphobia
Written by: Adam Silvera, Samira Ahmed, Michelle Ruiz Keil, Danielle Paige, Eric Smith, Sangu Mandanna, Elsie Chapman, Anna-Marie McLemore, Lauren Gibaldi, Kelly Zekas & Tarun Shanker, Lori M. Lee, Caroline Tung Richmond, Karuna Riazi, L.L. McKinney, Tara Sim, Lydia Kang Edited by: Sangu Mandanna…
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Category: activism, Asian-American Experience, BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, Culture & Traditions, Family, feminism, Gender Identity, Global Community, Jewish Culture and Identity, Judaism, Own Voices, poc-centric narratives, young adult
Tags: activism, Adam Silvera, Anna-Marie McLemore, Asian-American Experience, Black Culture and Identity, Caroline Tung Richmond, culture and traditions, Danielle Paige, Elsie Chapman, Eric Smith, Family, growing up, interracial dating, Karuna Riazi, Kelly Zekas, L.L. McKinney, Lauren Gibaldi, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Community, lgbtq relationships, Lori M. Lee, love, Lydia Kang, Michelle Ruiz Keil, poc-centric narratives, Samira Ahmed, Sangu Mandanna, supernatural, Tara Sim, Tarun Shanker
Created & Compiled by: Matthew Riemer & Leighton Brown For ages: all ages Language: English Topics Covered: LGBTQ History, Activism, Global Community, Own Voices. Summary: So this might seem like a funky book to review since we primarily do children’s books, but it’s really not….
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Category: activism, BIPOC, Community Involvement, Global Community, LGBT, Own Voices, trans experience, transgender youth
Tags: activism, activist, Global Community, Leighton Brown, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Community, Matthew Riemer, Own Voices
Featured Artists and Guest Artists: Over 60 guest artists join the Alphabet Rockers co-founders, Kaitlin McGaw and Tommy Soulati Shepherd. Voices from our next generation — Lillian Ellis, Maya Fleming, Kali de Jesus and Tommy “T3PO” Shepherd III, as well as 123…
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Category: activism, Community Involvement, Environmental Activism, feminism, Gender Identity, Global Community, Independent Thought, music, Musicians, Non-Binary Identity, Own Voices, poc-centric narratives, Self Expression, Social-Emotional Learning, trans experience, transgender youth
Tags: activism, activist, ancestral power, Black Culture and Identity, Environmental Activism, LGBT Activism, LGBT youth, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Community, living your truth, Non-Binary Identity, radical joy, respect, self-expression, self-love, strength, trans experience, transgender youth, truth
Written by: Mikki Kendall Illustrated by: A. D’Amico For ages: YA older teens (mature topics-violence, assault, enslavement, death) Language: English Topics Covered: Activism, Historic Figures, Historical Fiction, Enslavement, Women’s Rights, Suffrage, Women in Politics, Women in Leadership, Assault, Death, Indigenous Voices, POC-Centric Narratives, Marginalized Populations, Modern…
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Category: activism, BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, Community Involvement, enslavement, Environmental Activism, feminism, Gender Identity, Global Community, graphic novel, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, Independent Thought, Indigenous Voices, Own Voices, poc-centric narratives, women in leadership
Tags: activism, activist, assault, Black Culture and Identity, Black Feminist Thought, Death, enslaved people, enslavement, graphic novel, historic narratives, historical events, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, history, Indigenous Voices, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Community, Modern Black Freedom Struggle, poc-centric narratives, women in leadership, women's suffrage, ya graphic novel, ya literature
Written & Illustrated by: Hamish Steele For ages: YA middle & upper grades (2 vaguely implied sexual situations) Language: English Topics Covered: POC-Centric Narratives, Neurodivergent Characters, LGBTQ, Supernatural, Friendship, Graphic Novels, Adventure, Love, Family, Acceptance. Summary: This graphic novel is the next installment in the…
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Category: BIPOC, Family, friendship, Gender Identity, graphic novel, Independent Thought, Neurodiversity, poc-centric narratives, Self Expression, Social-Emotional Learning, trans experience, transgender youth
Tags: acceptance, adventures, friendship, graphic novel, Hamish Steele, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Community, lgbtq youth, love, neurodivergence, Neurodiversity, poc-centric narratives, self-acceptance, self-expression, supernatural, trans experience, ya graphic novel
Written by: Theresa Thorn Illustrated by: Noah Grigni For ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Self-Acceptance, Self-Esteem, Gender Identity, LGBTQ Youth, Friendship, Family, Love, Own Voices, Community, POC-Centric Narratives. Summary: This book is INCREDIBLE. It was written clearly and in a style that shows us the…
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Category: friendship, Gender Identity, Independent Thought, LGBT, Non-Binary Identity, Own Voices, poc-centric narratives, Self Expression, trans experience, transgender youth
Tags: Family, family acceptance, friendship, gender, gender expression, Gender Identity, LGBT youth, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Community, lgbtq youth, love, Noah Grigni, Own Voices, poc-centric narratives, self-acceptance, self-esteem, self-expression, Theresa Thorn, trans experience, transgender youth
