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Pride Month
June is LGBTQ+ Pride month – a month dedicated to the remembrance, reflection, and celebration of the LGBTQ+ pioneers who paved the way for the rights of the community.
Check out titles from these new Welcoming Schools Human Rights Campaign Foundation lists:
Find titles to read and share on these additional thematic lists:
- LGBTQ Lives in Selected Children's and Young Adult Books, from the CCBC.
- LGBTQ+ Characters and Social/Cultural Themes, from AdLit
- GLBTQ: Books with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer-questioning, Intersex, Asexual Individuals, and their Allies, from YALSA
- GLBTQ Experience & Identity: Paired Fiction & Nonfiction Books for Grades 6-12, from the CCBC.
Looking for award winning titles?
- The Lambda Literary Award identifies and celebrates the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender books of each year.
- The Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award features titles recognized by this award relating to the LGBT+ experience
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Find many more titles, resources, and activity ideas on this Resources for Pride page.