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LGBTQ+ History Month: A Reading List
Check out these books about the history of female homosexual, gay, bisexual and trans people for LGBT History Month and all year-round.
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- Book, Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, [] — HQU52I
- Paperback, Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [] — HQC64A3
- Book, Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Urge, [] — FS9P32
- Book, Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, — HVP65
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Today on the site I&#;m delighted to welcome Rebecca Bendheim, author of the upcoming lesbian Middle Grade When You&#;re Brave Enough, which releases April 7, from Viking Books for Young Readers! Here&#;s the story:
A heartfelt, gorgeously written debut middle grade novel about optimal friends, first crushes, and coming out—perfect for fans of Kyle Lukoff and Jake Maia Arlow.
Before she moved from Austin to Rhode Island, everybody knew Lacey as one half of an inseparable duo: Lacey-and-Grace, best friends since they were toddlers. Grace and her moms were practically family. But at school, being lumped together with overeager, worm-obsessed, crushes-on-everyone Grace meant Lacey never quite fit in—and that’s why at her new middle school, Lacey plans to reinvent herself. This time, she’s going to be cool. She’s going to be normal.
At first, everything seems to go as planned. Lacey makes new friends right away, she finds a rabbi to help her get ready for the bat mitzvah that got deprioritized by her parents in the chaos of the move, and she even gets cast in the manage role of the eigh
10 essential non-fiction books to study about LGBTQ history and culture
In the reality TV show RuPaul’s Drag Race, the act of deftly insulting your competitors is called "reading". And reading, as the catchphrase goes, is fundamental.
But reading is vital to the LGBTQ experience – and not just on reality television. Queer people have always told their stories as a way to render themselves visible; in doing so, they give hope to others that they may one morning be safe to tell theirs.
These 10 non-fiction titles are a great way to launch to understand LGBTQ people’s experiences. The library, as RuPaul also says, is open.
An inclusive account of the fight for gender non-conforming freedom and equality, We Are Everywhere is a beautifully designed photographic journey from queer activism’s roots in late 19th Century Europe, through the Stonewall riots and up to present day politics.
From the curators of popular Instagram account @lgbt_history, which champions unheard voices in queer narratives, We Are Everywhere offers an immersive history lesson blunt from the diver
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