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The Importance of Social Media When It Comes to LGBTQ Kids Feeling Seen

By Amber Leventry — 2019

For LGBTQ youth in particular, the Internet can be a refuge—a safe place to feel less alone. For queer youth to feel normal, they need to see, read and hear the voices of others who look like them and use the same identifying labels.

Read on www.washingtonpost.com

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Golem Girl: A Memoir

The vividly told, gloriously illustrated memoir of an artist born with disabilities who searches for freedom and connection in a society afraid of strange bodies What do we sacrifice in the pursuit of normalcy? And what becomes possible when we embrace monstrosity? Can we envision a world that...

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Transitioning Later in Life

This is my personal guide to help face who you are, accept who you are and love who you are, so you can watch your dreams and accomplishments flourish...If I can do it, you can do it too.

Jillian Celentano lived most of her life not accepting who she was.

Jillian Celentano

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Gender Identity, Sexuality and Autism: Voices from Across the Spectrum

Bringing together a collection of narratives from those who are on the autism spectrum whilst also identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and/or asexual (LGBTQIA), this book explores the intersection of the two spectrums as well as the diverse experiences that come with...

Eva A. Mendes, Meredith R. Maroney

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Trans* in College: Transgender Students’ Strategies for Navigating Campus Life and the Institutional Politics of Inclusion

“With recent estimates of the trans* population in the United States showing three to six times as many trans* people under the age of 18 as there are over the age of 18, the work Z Nicolazzo undertakes in this book should be required reading for educators at every level of instruction.

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LGBTQI Activists Read Real Requests for Help from People Trying to Flee Persecution Around the World

LGBTQI people live in fear in 68 countries around the world. This Pride, you can give one person a chance to find Freedom from Fear.

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A Guide to Gender: The Social Justice Advocate’s Handbook (2nd Edition)

The first edition was featured as #1 best-seller in Gender on Amazon, and is being used by gender studies and sociology professors on 3 continents.

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Understanding the Complexities of Gender: Sam Killermann at TEDxUofIChicago

Sam Killermann is a comedian and social justice advocate, and the guy behind It’s Pronounced Metrosexual, a one-man comedy show and blog about snap judgments, identity, and oppression (but in a totally funny way).

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What ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ Means to this Gay Veteran | American Veteran

Janessa Goldbeck was an out, gay woman when she joined the Marines—but the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy was still in place, forcing her to hide her true self from others. After its official repeal, Goldbeck was able to educate others about LGBTQ issues.

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Wanda Sykes Takes Us Through the History of LGBTQ+ — Now You Know

Have you ever wondered about the beginnings of homosexuality? Get to know a little bit about the fight for equality as Wanda Sykes takes us on a journey all the way back to the Middle Ages.

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All Boys Aren’t Blue

This powerful YA memoir-manifesto follows journalist and LGBTQ+ activist George M. Johnson as they explore their childhood, adolescence, and college years, growing up under the duality of being black and queer.

George M. Johnson

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