LGBTQ+ Books for Youth, Allies, Families, and Communities
If you are a member of the LGBTQ community, you are not alone. Here are some of books filled with stories, ideas, and perspectives from others in the LGBTQ community. If you're a family member, or ally, get educated, grow your empathy, and listen to LGBTQ people about their experience.
LGBTQ+ Books
We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power, and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation
by Matthew Riemer Through the lenses of protest, power, and pride, We Are Everywhere is an essential and empowering introduction to the history of the fight for queer liberation. Combining exhaustively researched narrative with meticulously curated photographs, the book traces queer activism from its roots in late-nineteenth-century Europe–long before the pivotal Stonewall Riots of 1969–to the gender warriors leading the charge today. Featuring more than 300 images from more than seventy photographers and twenty archives, this inclusive and intersectional book enables us to truly see queer history unlike anything before, with glimpses of activism in the decades preceding and following Stonewall, family life, marches, protests, celebrations, mourning, and Pride. By challenging many of the assumptions that dominate mainstream LGBTQ+ history, We Are Everywhere shows readers how they can–and must–honor the queer past in order to shape our liberated future. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GD5KV78/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_kXkpDb7SHH98A |
How to Be You: Stop Trying to Be Someone Else and Start Living Your Life
by Jeffrey Marsh An interactive experience, How to Be You invites you to make the book your own through activities such as coloring in charts, answering questions about how you do the things you do, and discovering patterns in your lives that may be holding you back. Through Jeffrey's own story of "growing up fabulous in a small farming town"--along with the stories of hero/ines who have transcended the stereotypes of race, age, and gender--you will discover that you are not alone. Learn to deepen your relationship with yourself, boost your self-esteem and self-worth, and find the courage to take a leap that will change your life. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143110128/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_AdkpDbFJ053Z6 |
Yes, You Are Trans Enough
by Mia Violet This is the deeply personal and witty account of growing up as the kid who never fitted in. Transgender blogger Mia Violet reflects on her life and how at 26 she came to finally realize she was 'trans enough' to be transgender, after years of knowing she was different but without the language to understand why. From bullying, heartache and a botched coming out attempt, through to counseling, Gender Identity Clinics and acceptance, Mia confronts the ins and outs of transitioning, using her charged personal narrative to explore the most pressing questions in the transgender debate and confront what the media has gotten wrong. An essential read for anyone who has had to fight to be themselves. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1785923153/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_CQ8oDbWZ3NZR8 |
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out
by Susan Kuklin Learn 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 emotional and physical journey each youth has taken. Each honest discussion and disclosure, whether joyful or heartbreaking, is completely different from the other because of family dynamics, living situations, gender, and the transition these teens make in recognition of their true selves. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0763673684/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_mT8oDbE7DS9ZE |
Tomorrow Will Be Different
by Sarah McBride Informative, heartbreaking, and profoundly empowering, Tomorrow Will Be Different is McBride’s story of love and loss and a powerful entry point into the LGBTQ community’s battle for equal rights and what it means to be openly transgender. From issues like bathroom access to health care to gender in America, McBride weaves the important political and cultural milestones into a personal journey that will open hearts and change minds. As McBride urges: “We must never be a country that says there’s only one way to love, only one way to look, and only one way to live.” https://www.amazon.com/dp/1524761478/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_NlkpDbYPR3NQ0 |
Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen
by Jazz Jennings In her remarkable memoir, Jazz reflects on these very public experiences and how they have helped shape the mainstream attitude toward the transgender community. But it hasn’t all been easy. Jazz has faced many challenges, bullying, discrimination, and rejection, yet she perseveres as she educates others about her life as a transgender teen. Through it all, her family has been beside her on this journey, standing together against those who don't understand the true meaning of tolerance and unconditional love. Now Jazz must learn to navigate the physical, social, and emotional upheavals of adolescence—particularly high school—complicated by the unique challenges of being a transgender teen. https://www.amazon.com/dp/039955467X/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_rV8oDbKM38W0B |
This comprehensive first of its kind guidebook explores the unique challenges that thousands of families face every day raising their children in every city and state. Through extensive research and interviews, as well as years of experience working in the field, the authors cover gender variance from birth through college. What do you do when your toddler daughter's first sentence is that she's a boy? What will happen when your preschool son insists on wearing a dress to school? Is this ever just a phase? How can you explain this to your neighbors and family? How can parents advocate for their children in elementary schools? What are the current laws on the rights of transgender children? What do doctors specializing in gender variant children recommend? What do the therapists say? What advice do other families who have trans kids have? What about hormone blockers and surgery? What issues should your college-bound trans child be thinking about when selecting a school? How can I best raise my gender variant or transgender child with love and compassion, even when I barely understand the issues ahead of us? And what is gender, anyway? These questions and more are answered in this book offering a deeper understanding of gender variant and transgender children and teens.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1573443182/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_IskpDb34CSW0M |
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