This display, Pride! All In This Together, was created in honor of Pride, which takes place every year in June. The title of the display was inspired by San Francisco Pride theme. Thank you to Maggie Frankel, subject liaison librarian, and Michele McKenzie, film librarian, for their input into this display.
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Set in the contemporary Paris of American expatraites, liasons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality.
THE BOOK OF PRIDE captures the true story of the gay rights movement from the 1960s to the present, through richly detailed, stunning interviews with the leaders, activists, and ordinary people who witnessed the movement and made it happen. These individuals fought battles both personal and political, often without the support of family or friends, frequently under the threat of violence and persecution.
'Queer: A Graphic History Could Totally Change the Way You Think About Sex and Gender' Vice Activist-academic Meg-John Barker and cartoonist Julia Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel.
"Informative, revealing, powerful, and necessary." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used her considerable skills to represent them thoughtfully and respectfully before, during, and after their personal acknowledgment of gender identity.
Laura Dean, the most popular girl in high school, was Frederica Riley's dream girl: charming, confident, and SO cute. There's just one problem: Laura Dean is maybe not the greatest girlfriend.
Latin America has emerged in recent years as the undisputed gay rights leader of the Global South. Several Latin American nations have surpassed many developed nations, including the United States, in legislating equality for the LGBT community.
This book explores the wonderful possibilities for LGBTQ relationships that include friendships between people of all kinds, dating for sex, seeking a romantic relationship, falling in love, getting married, and having kids. It includes practical tips for LGBTQ teens to help them navigate the world of potential relationships, how to build up self-esteem, and how to deal with dysfunctional relationships that are toxic. The diversity of LGBTQ teens is uplifted through recommendations about how to find one's own unique expression.
If you are a teen who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning ... or wonder whether you might ... or know another person who does ... this book is for you. It provides answers that LGBTQ teens need, putting to bed myths and stereotypes about what it means to be queer or questioning.