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LGBTQ+ History Month: A Reading List
Check out these books about the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and genderqueer people for LGBT History Month and all year-round.
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- Book, Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Compress , [] — HQU52I
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- Book, Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [] — FS9P32
- Book, Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, — HVP65
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10 essential non-fiction books to learn about LGBTQ history and culture
In the existence 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 contain always told their stories as a way to render themselves visible; in doing so, they give hope to others that they may one afternoon be safe to tell theirs.
These 10 non-fiction titles are a superb way to launch to understand LGBTQ people’s experiences. The library, as RuPaul also says, is open.
An inclusive account of the defend for queer autonomy and equality, We Are Everywhere is a beautifully designed photographic journey from queer activism’s roots in slow 19th Century Europe, through the Stonewall riots and up to present time 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 direct from the diver
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 best 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, top friends since they were toddlers. Grace and her moms were practically family. But at school, entity lumped together with overeager, worm-obsessed, crushes-on-everyone Grace meant Lacey never quite fit in—and that’s why at her new middle educational facility, Lacey plans to reinvent herself. This time, she’s going to be stylish. 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 aid her prepare for the bat mitzvah that got deprioritized by her parents in the chaos of the move, and she even gets cast in the lead role of the eigh
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