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1) Our rainbow
Publisher
Little Bee Book, an imprint of Bonnier Publishlishing USA
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Every young child is enchanted by the beautiful colors of the rainbow. Now, toddlers can learn all about the meaning of each color of the pride flag. Told in simple, engaging text and paired with bright illustrations, this board book explains the colors of this rainbow and how simple acts of kindness can brighten up our world!"--from Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Description
The sweeping story of the modern struggle for gay, lesbian, and trans rights from the 1950s to the present—based on amazing interviews with politicians, military figures, legal activists, and members of the entire LGBT community who face these challenges every day. The fight for gay, lesbian, and trans civil rights—the years of outrageous injustice, the early battles, the heart-breaking defeats, and the victories beyond the dreams of the gay...
3) Pride colors
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In this photographic concept book, babies and toddlers are introduced to the PRIDE flag and the meaning behind each color."--
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2021].
Language
English
Description
A wonderful collection of essays written by today's queer heroes, featuring contributions from Elton John, Tan France, Gus Kenworthy, Paris Lees, Russell Tovey, Munroe Bergdorf, and many others. In 2016, model and queer activist Jack Guinness decided that the LGBTQ+ community desperately needed to be reminded of its long and glorious history of stardom, and he was spurred to action. The following year, QueerBible.com was born, an online community...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This revised, updated and expanded edition of the award-winning book Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community (2016) celebrates the LGBTQ+ community's diversity, the incredible victories of the past fifty years and the voices of young activists."--
6) Gay rights
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the gay rights movement in America, from the Stonewall riots to the legal and societal status of gay rights at the turn of the century.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"Celebrate some of the LGBTQIA+ community's modern-day trailblazers, champions, and icons who have shaped, or are shaping, our world, from well-known public figures and allies to others you will wish you had heard of earlier. Covering topics including coming out, gender, mental health, and activism, this book is packed full of empowering quotes, inspiring life lessons, and helpful advice that will encourage you to embrace your story and find your...
Author
Publisher
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"For as long as there have been people in Wisconsin, there have been people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer, as well as those who do not have the words to describe their gender identity or sexual orientation. For just as long, these LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites have been engaging in various forms of activism. Through primary sources and short contextual descriptions, this book aims to present an array of examples of LGBTQ+ activism...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A ragtag group of women protesting behind a police line in the rain. A face in a crowd holding a sign that says, 'Hi Mom, Guess What!' at a gay rights rally. Two lovers kissing under a tree. These indelible images are among the thousands housed in the New York Public Library's archive of photographs of 1960s and '70s LGBTQ history from photojournalists Kay Tobin Lahusen and Diana Davies. Lahusen is a pioneering photojournalist who captured pivotal...
11) Pride month
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Pride Month is about celebrating the lives and activism of LGBTQ+ people around the world. It started as a way of remembering the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City. During Pride Month, communities have festivals, parades, and marches. Some organize events in places where LGBTQ+ people face discrimination to help fight for equal rights. Readers will discover how a shared holiday can have multiple traditions and be celebrated in all sorts of...
Author
Publisher
Crocodile Books, USA, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A beautifully illustrated children's book about the fight for queer rights Around one o'clock in the morning on June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York, sparking days of intense rioting. What happened at Stonewall sent shockwaves around the world, and became a defining moment for the LGBTQ+ community. From the impassioned speeches of bold activists Karl Ulrichs and Audre Lorde to the birth of Pride and queer pop culture,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in the Greenwich Village section of New York City. Such raids were not unusual in the late 1960s, an era when homosexual sex was illegal in every state but Illinois. That night, however, the street erupted into violent protests and demonstrations that lasted for the next six days. The Stonewall riots, as they came to be known, marked a major turning point...
14) After Stonewall
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city's gay community. With this outpouring of courage and unity the Gay Liberation Movement had begun. After Stonewall, the sequel to Before Stonewall, chronicles the history of lesbian and gay life from the riots at Stonewall to the end of the century. It captures the hard work, struggles, tragic defeats and exciting...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
In 1969, when thirteen-year-old transgender runaway Flor and her new trans friend Tami try to make their way into the queer and trans community of New York City, they find themselves at the Stonewall Inn on a night that leads to a police raid and violence.
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The story of LGBTQ activism is the story of small victories and incremental changes, often in the face of enormous opposition. But LGBTQ activism has been an essential part of the story of America during the last half century"--
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"This book is about the Stonewall Riots, a series of spontaneous, often violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBTQ+) community in reaction to a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The Riots are attributed as the spark that ignited the LGBTQ+ Movement. The author describes American gay history leading up to the Riots,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A history of the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s spotlights the heroic efforts of AIDS activists who fought for medical research and new medicines, for proper health care for patients, and for compassionate recognition of people with AIDS.
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Three teenagers--Natalia, Jax, and Rashad--are magically transported from their modern lives to the legendary Stonewall Inn in the summer of 1969. Escorted by Natalia's eccentric abuela (and her pet cockatiel, Rocky), the friends experience the police raid firsthand and are thrown into the infamous riots that made the struggle for LGBTQ rights front-page news"--