High school is a challengg time for most teens. It n be even more so for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr stunts. Judy Chiasson of the Los Angel Unified School District and Eliza Byard, executive director of the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network talk about beg openly LGBT school.
Contents:
- THE GAY HISTORY OF AMERI’S CLASSIC CHILDREN’S BOOKS
- THE HEARTBREAKG TE STORY OF THE GAY TEEN AND HIS DAD BEHD ‘JOE BELL’
- WHAT'S LIFE LIKE FOR GAY KIDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
- 'PRCE & KNIGHT' PUTS A GAY-INCLIVE TWIST ON TRADNAL FAIRY TAL
- ‘A FAY LIKE OURS’: PORTRAS OF GAY FATHERHOOD
THE GAY HISTORY OF AMERI’S CLASSIC CHILDREN’S BOOKS
"Joe Bell" is a new movie that tells the heartbreakg te story of Jad Bell, a gay teen who died by suici, and his father's walk his memory. * gay kids story *
This picture book bgraphy of the man who missned the rabow flag to be a symbol of the 1970s gay rights movement addrs the ugly antagonism agast homosexuals, but still ronat wh hope for equaly.
THE HEARTBREAKG TE STORY OF THE GAY TEEN AND HIS DAD BEHD ‘JOE BELL’
When Alan’s awful brother Nathan fds out that he’s gay, he threatens to out him to the entire school if Alan don’t pete wh him a high-stak game.
Much like the picture books on this list, The Bt Man shows an adult gay relatnship (and weddg) om a child’s perspective. The gay character, Jarrett’s iend Ennis, isn’t the central foc, but the ia of ‘beg a man’ is explored through him a really posive way.
"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 the help of activist anizatns like Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD), the Alliance for Full Acceptance, Fay Equaly Council, and Bure of General Servic—Queer Divisn book store, here you'll fd a stack of great readg material filled wh humor, heart, vivid art, and engagg and touchg storyl. 1A book about gay rights pneer Harvey MilkSocial activist Harvey Milk was the first openly gay elected official the history of California, but what you may not know is that he also was behd fdg a symbol for the gay rights movement — the rabow flag.
WHAT'S LIFE LIKE FOR GAY KIDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
One such book is about openly gay pop artist Keh Harg, who rose to fame New York Cy the '80s g some of his work to advote for AIDS awarens and social activism. The book looks at how the woman who famoly said, “You n’t w a champnship whout gays on your team — ’s never been done before, ever, " is a role mol for equaly both on and off the field.
'PRCE & KNIGHT' PUTS A GAY-INCLIVE TWIST ON TRADNAL FAIRY TAL
This one on pop superstar and gay activist Elton John is a kid-iendly bgraphy that clus fun facts, illtratns, and a bgraphil timele of the piano man who, once upon a time, was a shy young boy who found the greatt fort tkerg wh the black and whe keys of his favore stment.
"19An illtrated look at Mayor PeteMayor Pete Buttigieg ma history this electn season by beg the first openly gay ndidate for print. 23Stori about brave kidsWh stori about extraordary people like Emma González, Parkland shootg survivor, former print of her high school's gay–straight alliance, gun ntrol advote, and one of Time magaze's 100 Most Influential People of 2018, this book highlights dividuals who have gone out on a ledge for what they believe . 25The Cliff’s Not of Gay RightsWelg Schools, a human rights anizatn Boston that advot for clivy, remends The Gay Rights Movement s list of "Great LGBTQ Inclive Picture & Middle Gra Books.
‘A FAY LIKE OURS’: PORTRAS OF GAY FATHERHOOD
" Of the 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books of the last , half of the list’s top 20 ntaed lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer them, per NBC News.