Celebrate wh the bt LGBTQ books and books wh gay characters or om LGBTQ thors. Empower yourself by addg the spirg books to your readg list.
Contents:
- 13 VERY GAY AND VERY GOOD BOOKS YOU SHOULD READ THIS PRI MONTH
- THE GAY HISTORY OF AMERI’S CLASSIC CHILDREN’S BOOKS
- GAY THEMED BOOKS
13 VERY GAY AND VERY GOOD BOOKS YOU SHOULD READ THIS PRI MONTH
The children's books wh LGBTQ characters help kids accept themselv & others, challenge genr stereotyp, & unrstand key moments gay history. * gay themed picture books *
"Pri: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rabow Flag" by Rob Sanrs and Steven SalernoThis book tells the te story of the gay pri flag, om s begng wh Harvey Milk and his dream of equaly. Wh bold illtratns and an engagg, rmative text, Strong troduc rears to Rob Kearney and his journey om an athletic kid tryg to fd his place to the world’s first openly gay profsnal strongman.
by Gayle E. The GayBCs. Featurg bright illtratns and upbeat, accsible poems, The GayBCs is perfect for fans of A Is for Activist and Femist Baby—showg kids and adults alike that every inty is worthy of beg celebrated.
From Goodreads: “The very first picture book about the remarkable and spirg story of the Gay Pri Flag!
THE GAY HISTORY OF AMERI’S CLASSIC CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Books shelved as gay-themed: Luck the Shadows by Lynn Flewellg, Ls by Andrew Sean Greer, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, So... * gay themed picture books *
In this eply movg and empowerg te story, young rears will trace the life of the Gay Pri Flag, om s begngs 1978 wh social activist Harvey Milk and signer Gilbert Baker to s spanng of the globe and s role today’s world.
From Goodreads: “This is the story of Jack Baker and Michael McConnell and their spirg story beg the first married gay uple the US fifty years ago. Brammer's memoir--says tails everythg om how he me out llege (“ a f of gay mania") to a problematic relatnship he had wh a Christian youth group member.
"'Last Call' by Elon GreenMaclanIn a powerful work of nonfictn, this New York Tim crilly acclaimed book giv rears a chillg acunt of an elive serial killer, dubbed the “Last Call Killer, ” who preyed on gay men New York Cy the 1990s. ” It’s about a t who liv wh two gay men; you n tell by the book, then jt published, was evintly meant to help normalize already borgly normal fai like ours by g the tradnal substutn of animals for people orr to illtrate how much fun havg gay dads n be.
GAY THEMED BOOKS
* gay themed picture books *
) And if you stopped to thk about , “Lucy” seemed to argue that the gay dads, however full of fun, were aquate: When the pa chips were down, they need rcug, too. Among gay-themed children’s stori, they preferred “Frog and Toad. ” No, I know: “Frog and Toad” — a seri of four picture books by Arnold Lobel, origally published between 1970 and 1979 — is not gay-themed.