A 2015 Stonewall Honor Book A groundbreaking work of LGBT literature takes an honest look at the life, love, and struggles of transgender teens. 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 preference. Portraits, family photographs, and candid images grace the pages, augmenting the emotiona...
Salt and Honey: Jewish Teens on Feminism, Creativity, and Tradition
NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FINALIST "Raw, vibrant, and full of love" --Kirkus Reviews "A moving work that encourages solidarity . . . reflect(s)on race, gender, family, religious practice, and culture" --The Jewish Book CouncilIn 78 vibrant works by 62 gifted contributors, Jewish girls, young women, and nonbinary teens voice their celebrations and challenges, their anger and their eagerness in essays, poetry, and visual art. And their themes are universal, touching on childhood, spirituality,...
'I believe that children who are questioning and exploring their gender are the gender bosses that we all so desperately need. I believe that they are our future.'In this life-affirming, heartening and refreshing collection of interviews, young trans people offer valuable insight and advice into what has helped them to flourish and feel happy in their experience of growing up trans.Speaking openly and candidly about their gender, their experiences of coming out, their aspirations, and their fear...
Same-Sex Marriage (Today's Debates)
by Erin L McCoy and Jon Sterngass
"I Will Not Be Erased": Our stories about growing up as people of colour
“A radical, beautiful, world-changing collection of writing that we all need to read.” Scarlett Curtis, Feminists Don’t Wear Pinkgal-dem, the award-winning online and print magazine, is created by women and non-binary people of colour. In this life-affirming, moving and joyous collection of fourteen essays, gal-dem's talented writers use raw material from their teenage years – diaries, poems and chat histories – to give advice to their younger selves and those growing up today.gal-dem have been...
With practical advice on everything from dating, kissing, and shaving, to moods, peer pressure, and partying--plus a lot of laughs--The Teenage Guy's Survival Guide give you the real deal on everything you want to know. Without giving you a nervous breakdown. Find out: Why do girls make me crazy?What's up with bad teenage mustaches?Why is my voice going to change?Where is the best place to break up?Who can I talk to about private stuff? In The Teenage Guy's Survival Guide, Jeremy Daldry tackles...
Turn Up For Freedom: Notes for All the Tough Girls* Awakening to Their Collective Power
A powerful guidebook for healing and resistance for young girls and gender-expansive youth of color on how to unite, heal, protect, and lead their communities. Turn Up For Freedom helps youth leaders hone their skills to build personal, emotional, and collective freedom. It centers youth leadership through principled positions, such as being a healer, a protector, a scholar-activist, a community organizer, and being radically joyful, in order to build personal emotional and collective freedom. T...
'An uplifting, hopeful, empowering memoir that celebrates self-discovery and self-love' - Alice Oseman, author of the bestselling Heartstopper seriesAn unmissable graphic novel perfect for fans of the global hit Heartstopper and Juno Dawson's What's the T?Hello! I’m Theo. I like cats, Dungeons & Dragons . . . and I’m trans and non-binary.Ever since I was young, I’ve been on a journey to explore who I am. To discover the things that make me . . . me.Sometimes it can feel like the world is trying...
Queer History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People, #1) (Revisioning AM History YA)
by Michael Bronski
Named one of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2019 by School Library Journal Queer history didn’t start with Stonewall. This book explores how LGBTQ people have always been a part of our national identity, contributing to the country and culture for over 400 years. It is crucial for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth to know their history. But this history is not easy to find since it’s rarely taught in schools or commemorated in other ways. A Queer History of the United States f...
*Now an acclaimed live-action Netflix series!* Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. This joyful trip into the LGBTQ+ world of Heartstopper is the perfect gift for anyone who loves the graphic novels or Netflix TV series - from Alice Oseman, bestselling author and winner of the YA Book Prize. Now in full colour for the first time! Praise for Heartstopper: 'Absolutely delightful. Sweet, romantic, kind. Beautifully paced. I loved this book.' RAINBOW ROWELL, author of Carry OnThe f...
How to Love: A Guide to Feelings and Relationships for Everyone
by Alex Norris
A guide for dating, relationships, and identity—from a wildly popular web comic artist. Isn’t it wonderful when love strikes? We connect with someone beautiful and interesting and suddenly—feelings. But what to do when that first crush levels you? When sparks fly and then fizzle? Or when love just . . . hurts? Aimed at both young people who are just starting out in their love lives and those with more experience seeking a fresh perspective, How to Love is a funny, wise, and unique full-color gu...
Teens & LGBT Issues (Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Tr) (Gallop Major Issues and Trends)
by Hal Marcovitz
Over the past few decades, landmark legal cases, medical discoveries, and movies and television shows have helped increase acceptance of homosexuality in American culture. Young peoples opinions have played an important part in this growing tolerance. Studies show that more than 60 percent of young adults consider homosexuality acceptable. This volume will examine teen attitudes toward homosexuality, issues such as gay marriage and civil unions, and the experiences of gay teens.
Gender Fulfilled: Being Transgender (Lgbtq Life)
by Joyce A Anthony
Lgbtq Without Borders: International Life (Lgbtq Life)
by Jeremy Quist
The Road to Marriage Equality (History of the Lgbtq+ Rights Movement)
by John Mazurek