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The Rainbow Book List Committee is proud to announce the 2019 Rainbow Book List. The List is a curated bibliography highlighting books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning content, aimed at children and youth from birth to age 18. This List is intended to aid youth and those working with youth in selecting high-quality books published between July 2017 and December 2018.

As a committee, we evaluated over 400 books and selected 107 titles from over two dozen different publishers. Starred titles indicate the Rainbow Book List's Top Ten choices, which are books that the committee considers to be of exceptional merit.

The committee members were overwhelmed by the explosion of content in all age groups. Realistic fiction dominated this year, as well as #ownvoices titles.

Now, without further ado, we present to you the 2019 Rainbow Book List!

* Haack, Daniel and Lewis, Stevie. Prince & Knight. 2018. 40p. little bee books, $17.99 (9781499805529). Grades Pre-K to 3. The Prince and the Knight meet when they have to defeat a terrifying dragon, and their friendship blossoms into love.

Love, Jessica. Julián is a Mermaid. 2018. 40p. Candlewick, $16.99 (9780763690458). Grades Pre-K to 3.
This lushly-illustrated picture book tells the story of Julián who, with the help of his abuela, dresses up and joins the Coney Island Mermaid Parade.

* Pitman, Gayle E. Sewing the Rainbow. 2018. 32p. Magination Press, $16.95. (9781433829024). Grades Pre-K to 3.Growing up, Gilbert Baker loved sewing and design. He left Kansas for the bright colors of San Francisco to pursue his dreams and went on to create an enduring symbol of the LGBTQIAP+ community. Sanders, Rob. Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag. 2018. 48p. Random House Books for Young Readers, $17.99 (9780399555312). Grades 1-3.
As an elected official, Harvey Milk worked with his community in San Francisco to create a symbol for gay rights and continued fighting for equality until his assassination.

* Callender, Kheryn. Hurricane Child. 2018. 224p. Scholastic Press, $17.99 (9781338129304). Grades 5 to 8. Caroline is alone: her mother has disappeared and her only friend is a spirit that no one else can see. Then she falls for new student Kalinda, who helps her track down her mother in the middle of a hurricane.

Johnson, Maureen, ed. How I Resist: Activism and Hope for the Next Generation. 2018. 224p. Wednesday Books, $18.99 (9781250168368). Grades 9 and up.
This personal, creative, and deeply hopeful book features words of wisdom and guidance from writers and artists like Alex Gino, Malinda Lo, Jacqueline Woodson, and many more. MacCarald, Clara. Beating Bullying at Home and in Your Community. 2018. 64p. Rosen Young Adult, $34.45 (9781508174240). Grades 7 and up.
A straightforward guide that describes the types of bullying LGBTQIAP+ kids face as well as realistic responses.

Albertalli, Becky. Leah on the Offbeat. 2018. 368p. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $17.99 (9780062643803). Grades 9 and up.Leah Burke must navigate first love, her college search, and the unexpected implosion of her once-unshakable friend group. She's also bisexual but she can't find the right way to come out to her friends. Albertalli, Becky and Adam Silvera. What If It's Us. 2018. 448p. HarperTeen, $18.99 (9780062795250). Grades 9 and up. Arthur wants to find a relationship and Ben wants to get over his ex. After a serendipitous meeting they discover the reality of romance together.

Berube, Amelinda. The Dark Beneath the Ice. 2018. 336p. Sourcebooks Fire, $17.99 (9781492657071). Grades 9 and up. Marianne begins to experience scary paranormal phenomena as her parents are undergoing a divorce. After an attempted exorcism with her new friend Rhiannon, Marianne is not sure that she and the people she loves will survive this haunting.

Booth, Molly. Nothing Happened. 2018. 336p. Disney Hyperion, $17.99 (9781484753026). Grades 9 and up.
In this retelling of Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing , camp counselors Bee and Ben snark and flirt while shy Hana and Claudia battle their own insecurities to try to get together.

Forman, Gayle. I Have Lost My Way. 2018. 272p. Viking Books For Young Readers, $18.99 (9780425290774). Grades 9 and up. Freya, Harun, and Nathaniel have all suffered significant loss. Their lives intersect in New York City one fateful day, and they work together to heal.

* Kann, Claire. Let's Talk About Love. 2018. 288p. Swoon Reads, $16.99 (9781250136121). Grades 9 and up. Alice is asexual and biromantic, which is something she's been dumped for in the past. She was not expecting to fall head over heels for Takumi, a fellow library employee. Karcz, Lauren. The Gallery of Unfinished Girls. 2017. $17.99, HarperTeen (9780062467775). Grades 9 and up. Mercedes Moreno hasn't been able to paint in a year, her abuela is in a coma, and she has an unrequited crush on her best friend, Victoria. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she visits the Red Mangrove Estate: a magical space where art can be created but can never leave.

Kisner, Adrienne. Dear Rachel Maddow. 2018. 263p. Feiwel and Friends, $17.99 (9781250146021). Grades 7 and up. School doesn't come naturally to Brynn Harper. After her brother's drug-related death, she stops trying. Stuck in remedial courses and considering dropping out to escape an abusive household, Brynn discovers a spark of passion in an unlikely place: school politics.

Lee, C.B. Not Your Villain. 2017. 320p. Interlude Press, $16.99 (9781945053252). Grades 7 and up.Bells is levelling up to superhero-if the bigger heroes don't stand in his way, in this sequel to Not Your Sidekick .

Lundin, Britta. Ship It. 2018. 384p. Freeform, $17.99 (9781368003131). Grades 9 and up.Claire writes slash fiction based on her favorite TV show, Demon Heart , and she's convinced that her ship should go canon. But when she confronts the show's actors and producers at a convention, Claire risks losing everything she cares about, including her new romance with fellow fan, Tess.

Poston, Ashley. Heart of Iron. 2018. 480p. Balzer + Bray, $17.99 (9780062652850). Grades 9 and up. Ana and her found family of thieves make a living doing whatever jobs they can get when Ana's best friend D09 needs her help. In a desperate bid to save him, she meets a rich, spoiled Ironblood, and together they track down a ship that may have all the answers they need.

Surmelis, Angelo. The Dangerous Art of Blending In. 2018. 315p. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $17.99 (9780062659002). Grades 9 and up.Evan returns from summer camp to discover his best friend Henry has become impossibly attractive. As his feelings for Henry grow more intense, Evan's mother becomes more abusive, and he must find the courage to speak up. Talley, Robin. Pulp. 2018. 416p. Harlequin Teen, $18.99 (9781335012906). Grades 9 and up. In the present day, Abby is a high school senior dealing with lingering romantic feelings for her best friend/ex-girlfriend. In 1955, Janet must hide her relationship with her best friend Marie even though she knows there is nothing wrong with their love. Both Abby and Janet find solace in the lesbian pulp novels they read.

Grace, Sina & Vitti, Alessandro. Iceman, Vol. 1: Thawing Out. 2018. 136p. Marvel, $10.87 (9781302908799). Grades 9 and up.Long-time X-Men member Bobby Drake, also known as Iceman, has always been quick to crack a joke-until a teen version of himself is brought to the future and comes out as gay. Now he has to deal with his sexuality, his family, and his exes. Grace, Sina & Vitti, Alessandro. Iceman, Vol. 2: Absolute Zero. 2018. 112p. Marvel, $12.18 (9781302908805) Grades 9 and up. Bobby Drake, aka Iceman, must contend with Wolverine's son, a new love interest, his old team, and his parents discovering his time-displaced self.

Larson, Hope, Jackie Ball and Noah Hayes. Goldie Vance Vol 3. 2017. 112p. BOOM! Box, $10.19 (9781684150533). Grades 6 and up.Goldie's detective skills are put to the test when she is forced to team up with her rival Sugar Maple to figure out who is sabotaging cars in the big race. Larson, Hope, Jackie Ball and Elle Power. Goldie Vance Vol 4. 2018. 112p. BOOM! Box, $9.32 (9781684151400). Grades 7 and up. Mysteries abound leading up to the St. Pascal Rockin' the Beach Music Festival, but Goldie Vance is on the case.

Rowell, Rainbow & Kris Anka. Runaways, Vol. 1: Find Your Way Home. 2018. 136p. Marvel, $12.23 (9781302908522). Grades 7 and up.The author of puts her spin on the new classic Marvel team of teens who discovered their parents were supervillains. Now a few years older, the team has split apart. But when one of their members is back from the dead, maybe it's time for everyone to come back together. Rowell, Rainbow & Kris Anka. Runaways, Vol. 2: Best Friends Forever. 2018. 136p. Marvel, $17.99 (9781302911973). Grades 7 and up. Karolina's girlfriend comes to visit, and everyone must adjust to life as a team again.

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30 Children's Books with LGBT Characters

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In honor of Pride Month and the wonderfully diverse students and families who come through our classrooms, here are 30 of our favorite children's books with LGBTQ+ characters.
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Books With LGBTQ+ Characters for Grades Pre-K-3

Two male penguins, desperate to start a family of their own, adopt an egg to hatch. This joyful, true story of the "only penguin in the Central Park Zoo with two daddies" will remind kids of the true meaning of family.

The love and support is palpable in this portrait of family diversity with multiracial adopted kids and same-sex parents. Use this joyful and moving book as a model of inclusiveness for children in same-sex households.

Children will recognize their own families and discover many ways of being a family in this rhyming picture book. Charmingly illustrated animals represent and celebrate all the different forms a family can take.

Same-sex marriage is approached in a gentle way from the perspective of a young boy participating in his mothers' wedding. Any child curious about weddings and marriage will learn from this universal story.

This 2015 winner of the Stonewall Book Award captures the exuberance of a Pride Parade from a child's perspective. The Reading Guide at the end of the book gives context to the struggle for LGBT rights while the whimsical illustrations make this a joyful tribute to gender diversity and expression.

6. I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jenning

This true story of Jazz Jenning depicts her early childhood as a girl in a "boy body." Kids struggling with gender identity questions will find a role model, and the rest of the class will gain understanding and compassion for her experience.

This treasury depicts a wide range of traditional and non-traditional families in their daily lives. Charming text and vibrant, humorous illustrations celebrate our human diversity while reinforcing the universality of family love no matter what it looks like.

This picture book biography of the man who commissioned the rainbow flag to be a symbol of the 1970s gay rights movement addresses the ugly antagonism against homosexuals, but still resonates with hope for equality. Biographical notes include more information, time lines, suggested resources, and photographs.

Stella has two fathers but no mother, so the school Mother's Day party creates a worrying problem for her. Her loving, extended family helps her find a solution, proving that mothering happens in many ways by many people in the family.

In this rhyming fairy tale, the prince does not want to marry any of the princesses his parents choose for him. Fairy tale fans will enjoy the adventure, while the alternative ending expands the traditional genre to include non-heterosexual love.

Books With LGBTQ+ Characters for Grades 4-7

11. George by Alex Gino

George has no doubt that she is a girl but she can't get the rest of the world to accept her as she is. She hopes that playing Charlotte in the school's production of Charlotte's Web will help her cause. This personal look at one kid's struggle to be herself will resonate with anyone who has ever felt different.

Four interracial brothers, two dads, and various pets make up the realistic, loving, and sometimes hectic family Fletcher. Their family celebrations, trips,and daily adventures are laugh-out-loud funny and show readers that all families are alike in fundamental ways.

Seventh grader Joe Bunch knows he is gay, and this sequel to The Misfits optimistically chronicles his coming-out to his friends. Joe is refreshingly comfortable with himself and can help guide readers in their own journeys to self acceptance.

An introverted sixth grader courageously comes into her own as a girl, although her classmates perceive her as a boy. This is a sensitive look at the young transgender experience, and readers will be inspired by Grayson's bravery.

June just wants to hang out with her friends this summer, but a backlash against Vermont's civil union law threatens her family's security. Use this book to start a conversation about marriage equality and what it is like to be the innocent child of same-sex parents who are discriminated against.

When her mother dies, the courts don't allow Fella to remain with her "other mother," so she is sent away to live with her biological grandmother instead. This thought-provoking story will make readers question what truly constitutes a family.

Eighth grader Nate desperately wants to leave his small town to perform on Broadway, and will let nothing get in the way of his stardom. Young readers will find a hilarious, lighthearted hero in Nate.

18. Drama by Raina Telgemeier

This entertaining graphic novel portrays the questions and confusion of middle school relationships in a realistic but cheerful way, presenting a positive experience of coming out to friends.

This relatable and engaging story depicts 12-year-old Ivy's confusing feelings about her first crush. It's a moving portrait of a girl learning to accept and express her true self.

Thirteen-year-old Charlie experiences isolation resulting from racist and homophobic bullying while at an all-girls' Christian camp. This 2018 Stonewall Award Honor-winning graphic novel sensitively explores issues around race, faith, feminism, and girls' friendships.

Books With LGBTQ+ Characters for Grades 8 and Up

This detailed account of the history of LGBTQ+ culture and rights includes historical photos, documents, personal stories, and facts. Informative and useful to a general audience but essential to those looking for validation, this book reinforces the idea of pride in a positive way.

A diverse cast of characters rounds out this fast-paced superhero adventure where the protagonist happens to be an Asian-American lesbian teen.

A high school boy falls in love with an undocumented immigrant in this timely and thought-provoking novel. Sexual orientation, race, and ethnicity are all portrayed against a backdrop of police violence and social injustice in an inner-city Oakland setting.

Plus-sized 15-year-old Abby is obsessed with fashion and is thrilled to get the summer internship of her dreams. Sharing the internship with artsy Jordi Perez turns out to be complicated and exciting in this sweet, teen lesbian rom-com.

Longlisted for the National Book Award and made into a feature film, this coming-of-age, coming-out story has many fans. Without being a stereotype, 16-year-old Simon is a funny, real, and relatable teen that everyone will cheer for.

Simon and Baz, two wizards at the Watford School of Magicks, fall in love in spite of themselves in this tongue-in-cheek homage to Harry Potter. Teen fantasy fans will love this wizarding mystery adventure with a gay vampire romance twist.

27. Like Water by Rebecca Podos

Loyal, dependable Vanni questions her sexual identity when she becomes friends with mischievous and daring Leigh. Winner of the 2018 Lambda Literary Award, this book explores self-discovery in the context of Hispanic family culture.

Elizabeth knows he is a boy, and uses a gig as radio DJ to try on his new identity as Gabe. His show becomes an underground hit, but when a girl at school outs him, things become difficult and dangerous for him.

Carlos is fabulous and wants to make it as a makeup artist, but he is not just a gay stereotype. Readers will admire him for his inner strength, his loyalty to his friends and family, and for his dedication to reaching his goal.

Using details gleaned from interviews, social media, surveillance video, and public records, this Stonewall Book Award winner documents a teen hate crime and its aftermath in a complex way that inspires empathy for both victim and perpetrator.

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30 Children's Books With LGBTQ+ Characters

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In honor of Pride Month and the wonderfully diverse students in our classrooms, here are 30 of our favorite children's books with LGBTQ+ characters.

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Teach the facts about sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, and learn how to advocate for LGBTQ youth. Whether you're just becoming familiar with gender diversity or ready to start a gay-straight alliance at your school, our resources can help you and your colleagues shape inclusive policies and empower vulnerable students.

"Binary notions of gender, biology and sexual orientation exclude large swaths of human diversity. This diversity can be better understood by using spectrum-based models. Spectra make room for anyone whose experiences do not narrowly fit into binary choices such as man/woman, feminine/masculine or straight/gay."

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Creating Safe and Welcoming Schools for all Children and Families

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Start the school year with confidence to create LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive classrooms with the Welcoming Schools 2022-2023 Back-to-School Kit! This year's kit includes two new discussion guides for Gender and SOGIE videos created in partnership with Advocates for Youth.

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Welcoming Schools - Gender and LGBTQ+ Inclusive Schools

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Start the school year with confidence to create LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive classrooms with the Welcoming Schools 2022-2023 Back-to-School Kit! This year's kit includes two new discussion guides for Gender and SOGIE videos created in partnership with Advocates for Youth.

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Defending Intellectual Freedom: LGBTQ + Materials in School Libraries

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Defending Intellectual Freedom: LGBTQ + Materials in School Libraries

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Stemming from an Affiliate Assembly concern, the 2018 ALA Emerging Leaders team was charged with creating a guide for AASL to support school librarians in addressing challenges related to censorship and patron privacy issues, particularly with LGBTQ+ materials. Defending Intellectual Freedom: LGBTQ+ Materials in School Libraries is more than a collection of resources. This work uses the AASL Standards framework as scaffolding to help users explore LGBTQ+ materials and needs in their own communities.

Use the accompanying infographic and applied framework in the guide to navigate the document more quickly depending on your specific question or need. Activities in each section make this a valuable tool for professional development. This guide is a great example to any practitioner about how they can use the AASL Standards as a lens to address ANY school library issue!

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Defending Intellectual Freedom: LGBTQ+ Materials in School Libraries - National School Library Standards

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Stemming from an Affiliate Assembly concern, the 2018 ALA Emerging Leaders team was charged with creating a guide for AASL to support school librarians in addressing challenges related to censorship and patron privacy issues, particularly with LGBTQ+ materials. Defending Intellectual Freedom: LGBTQ+ Materials in School Libraries is more than a collection of resources.

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GLBTRT (ALA)

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The Rainbow Book List Committee is proud to announce the 2018 Rainbow Book List. The List is a curated bibliography highlighting books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning content, aimed at children and youth from birth to age 18. This List is intended to aid youth and those working with youth in selecting high-quality books published between July 2016 and December 2017.

As a committee, we evaluated over 260 books and selected 48 from 18 different publishers. Starred titles indicate the Rainbow Book List's Top Ten choices, which are books that the committee considers to be of exceptional merit.

The committee members noted an increase in a range of gender and sexual identities across the queer spectrum, with a number of books challenging assumptions around asexuality, bisexuality, and gender fluidity. We did notice a decline in quality novels with explicitly trans characters, however. A number of novels included stronger representation of intersectional identities, particularly the intersections of race, class, and disability.

Now, without further ado, we present to you the 2018 Rainbow Book List!
Rainbow List Top Ten
* Bunker, Lisa. Felix Yz. 2017. 288p. Viking, $16.99 (9780425288504). Grades 5-8. Felix is fused with a fourth dimensional alien and is counting down the days until a potentially fatal experimental surgery to separate them, all the while dealing with his crush on his classmate Hector.

* Dee, Barbara. Star-Crossed. 2017. 288p. Aladdin, $16.99 (9781481478489). Grades 4-8. In her middle school's production of Romeo & Juliet , Mattie chooses to play Paris because her crush, Gemma, is cast as Juliet.

Young Adult Nonfiction

Floreen, Tim. Tattoo Atlas. 2016. 384p. Simon & Schuster, $17.99 (9781481432801). Grades 9-12. In this sci-fi thriller, Rem's scientist mother attempts to cure a sociopathic classmate responsible for the murder of Rem's best friend. But can evil be cured?

McGuire, Seanan. Down Among the Sticks and Bones. 2017. 192p. Tor, $17.99 (9780765392039). Grades 7-12. This prequel to Every Heart a Doorway follows Jack and Jill into their magical world and chronicles the resulting experiences as one sister is apprenticed to a mad scientist, and the other lives a life of quiet, tragic beauty.

Miller, Sam J. The Art of Starving. 2017. 384p. HarperTeen, $17.99 (9780062456717). Grades 9-12. Matt has an eating disorder. He is also dealing with bullying and developing a crush on classmate Tariq. To make things even more bizarre, he is pretty sure that eating less is giving him supernatural powers.

Ormsbee, Kathryn. Tash Hearts Tolstoy. 2017. 384p. Simon & Schuster, $18.99 (9781481489331). Grades 9-12. When Tash's webcast based on Anna Karenina goes viral, she must balance fame, a frantic filming schedule, sibling rivalry, and deciding whether to come out as a romantic asexual to the boy she likes.

The 2018 Rainbow Book List committee includes Co-Chair Robert Bittner, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada; Co-Chair Alana Phelan, Oaklyn, N.J.; Alec B. Chunn, Eugene Public Library, Eugene, Ore.; Kristie L. Escobar, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla; Kelly Jones, Orange County Public Library & University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Burlington, N.C.; Catherine Pontoriero, Ocean County College Library, Toms River, N.J.; Lynne Rhys, New Mexico Supreme Court Law Library, Santa Fe, N.M.; Jeffrey Sowder, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta, Ga.

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American Library Association

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The first and most enduring award for LGBTQIA+ books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table. Since Isabel Miller's Patience and Sarah received the first award in 1971, many other books have been honored for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.

The Stonewall Book Award-Barbara Gittings Literature Award, the Stonewall Book Award-Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award and the Stonewall Book Award-Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award are presented to English language works published the year prior to the announcement date. The award is announced in January and presented to the winning authors or editors at the American Library Association Annual Conference in June or July.

2020

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis (Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Penguin Random House); ISBN 9780525521693

Israel Fishman Nonfiction Award

How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir by Saeed Jones (Simon & Schuster); ISBN 9781501132735

Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award

When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff and illustrated by Kaylani Juanita (Lee & Low Books Inc.); ISBN 9781620148372

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta with illustrations by Anshika Khullar (Hodder Children's Books, an imprint of Hachette Children's Group, part of Hodder and Stoughton); ISBN 9781444948592

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

Lot: Stories by Bryan Washington (Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House); ISBN 9780525533689

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House); ISBN 9780525562023

Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn (Liveright, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company); ISBN 9781631497896

War/Torn by Hasan Namir (Book*hug Press); ISBN 9781771664936

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe (Lion Forge, an imprint of Oni Press); ISBN 9781549304002

I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World by Kai Cheng Thom (Arsenal Pulp Press); ISBN 9781551527758

In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado (Graywolf Press); ISBN 9781644450031

She/He/They/Me: For the Sisters, Misters, and Binary Resisters by Robyn Ryle (Sourcebooks); ISBN 9781492666943

Stonewall Honor Books in Children's and Young Adult Literature

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (Make Me a World, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC); ISBN 9780525647072

Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian (Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers); ISBN 9780062839367

The Best at It by Maulik Pancholy (Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers); ISBN 9780062866417

2019

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai (Thorndike Prss); ISBN 9781432859701

Israel Fishman Nonfiction Award

Go the Way Your Blood Beats by Michael Amherst (London: Repeater Press); ISBN 9781910924716

Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

Stonewall Honor Books in Children's and Young Adult Literature

2018

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers edited by Cat Fitzpatrick and Casey Plett (New York: Topside Press); ISBN 9781627290180

Israel Fishman Nonfiction Award

Queer Threads: Crafting Identity and Community by John Chaich and Todd Oldham (Los Angeles: Ammo Books); ISBN 9781623261054

Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

Stonewall Honor Books in Children's and Young Adult Literature

2017

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

Desert Boys, by Chris McCormick (New York: Picador); ISBN: 9781250075505

Israel Fishman Nonfiction Award

Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

Stonewall Honor Books in Children's and Young Adult Literature

2016

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

The Gods of Tango, by Carolina De Robertis (New York: Alfred A. Knopf); ISBN: 9781101874493

Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award

Speak Now: Marriage Equality on Trial, by Kenji Yoshino (New York: Crown Publishers); ISBN: 9780385348805

Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award

Children's Award: George by Alex Gino (New York: Scholastic Press); ISBN: 9780545812542

Young Adult Award: The Porcupine of Truth by Bill Konigsberg, (New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.); ISBN: 9780545648936

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

Apocalypse Baby, by Virginie Despentes (New York: The Feminist Press at CUNY); ISBN: 9781558618916

For Your Own Good, by Leah Horlick (Halfmoon Bay, BC, Canada: Caitlin Press); ISBN: 9781927575673

Jam On The Vine, by LaShonda Katrice Barnett (New York: Grove Press); ISBN: 9780802123343

Lum: a novel, by Libby Ware (Berkeley, CA: She Writes Press); ISBN: 9781631520037

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

Stonewall Honor Books in Children's and Young Adult Literature

2015

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

Prelude to Bruise, by Saeed Jones (Minneapolis: Coffee House Press); ISBN: 9781566893749

Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award

Living Out Islam: Voices of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Muslims, by Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle (New York: New York University Press); ISBN: 9781479894673

Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award

This Day in June, by Gayle E. Pitman (Washington, D.C.: Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological Association); ISBN: 9781433816581

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

Stonewall Honor Books in Children's and Young Adult Literature

2014

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

, by Hilary Sloin (Ann Arbor, MI : Bywater Books); ISBN: 9781612940311

Israel FishmanNon-FictionAward

2013

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

The Last Nude, by Ellis Avery (New York : Riverhead Trade); ISBN: 978-1594488139

Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award

Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award

2012

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

Sweet Like Sugar, by Wayne Hoffman (New York : Kensington); ISBN: 978-0758265623

Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award

The Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award

2011

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

More of This World or Maybe Another by Barb Johnson, (Harper Perennial) ISBN: 978-0061732270

Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award

Inseparable: Desire between Women in Literature by Emma Donoghue, (Knopf) ISBN: 978-0307270948

Children's and Young Adult Literature Award

Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher (Delacorte Press) ISBN: 978-0385736640

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

Stonewall Honor Books in Children and Young Adult Literature

2010

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

Stray Dog Winter: A Novel by David Francis, (MacAdam/Cage) ISBN: 9781596923157

Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award

Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America by Nathaniel Frank, (St. Martin's Press) ISBN: 9780312373481

Children's and Young Adult Literature Award

The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd, (Penguin Group) ISBN: 9780803733404

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

by James Hannaham, (McSweeney's) ISBN: 9781934781401

Beauty Salon by Mario Bellatin, (City Lights Publishers) ISBN: 9780872864733

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

Stonewall Honor Books in Children and Young Adult Literature

2009

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

by Evan Fallenberg, (Soho Press) ISBN: 9781569474679

Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award

Dishonorable Passions: Sodomy Laws in America, 1861-2003 by William N. Eskridge, Jr., (Viking) ISBN: 9780670018628

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

2008

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery, (Riverhead Books) ISBN: 9781594489303

Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award

Dog Years: A Memoir by Mark Doty, (HarperCollins) ISBN: 9780061171000

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

2007

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

by Andrew Holleran, (Hyperion) ISBN: 9781401302504

Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel, (Houghton Mifflin) ISBN: 9780618477944

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

2006

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

Babyji: a novel by Abha Dawesar, (Anchor Books) ISBN: 9781400034567

Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award

The fabulous Sylvester: the legend, the music, the seventies in San Francisco by Joshua Gamson, (H. Holt) ISBN: 9780805072501

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

2005

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

The Master: A Novel by Colm Tóibín, (Scribner) ISBN: 9780743250405

Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award

Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and in People by Joan Roughgarden, (University of California Press) ISBN: 9780520240735

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

2004

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

The Book of Salt by Monique Truong, (Houghton Mifflin Company) ISBN: 9780618304004

Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award

Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin by John D'Emilio, (Free Press) ISBN: 9780684827803

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

2003

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

Letters to Montgomery Clift: a Novel by Noel Alumit, (MacAdam/Cage Pub) ISBN: 1931561028

Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award

How Sex Changed: a History of Transsexuality in the United States by Joanne Meyerowitz, ( Harvard University Press) ISBN: 0674009258

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

2002

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Project, (Vintage Books) ISBN 0375727191

Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award

The Scarlet Professor: Newton Arvin, a Literary Life Shattered by Scandal by Barry Werth, (Nan A. Talese) ISBN 0385494688

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

2001

Literature Award

by Sarah Waters, (Riverhead Books) ISBN 1573221562

Non-Fiction Award

Gaylaw: Challenging the Apartheid of the Closet by William N. Eskridge, (Harvard University Press) ISBN 0674341619

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

2000

Literature Award

Po Man's Child: A Novel by Marci Blackman, (Manic D Press) ISBN 0916397599

Non-Fiction Award

My Lesbian Husband: Landscape of a Marriage by Barrie Jean Borich, (Greywolf Press) ISBN 1555972926

Stonewall Literature Finalists

Stonewall Non-Fiction Finalists

1999

Literature Award

by Michael Cunningham, (Farrar, Strauss, Giroux) ISBN 0374172897

Non-Fiction Award

Stagestruck: Theater, AIDS, and the Marketing of Gay America by Sarah Schulman, (Duke University Press) ISBN 0822321327; ISBN 0822322641

Stonewall Literature Finalists

Stonewall Non-Fiction Finalists

1998

Literature Award

Working Parts: A Novel by Lucy Jane Bledsoe, (Seal Press) ISBN 187806794X

Non-Fiction Award

The Shared Heart: Portraits and Stories Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young People by Adam Mastoon, (William Morrow and Co./Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books) ISBN 0688149316

Stonewall Literature Finalists

Stonewall Non-Fiction Finalists

1997

Literature Award

by Emma Donoghue, (HarperCollins) ISBN 0060171103

Non-Fiction Award

Geography of the Heart: A Memoir by Fenton Johnson, (Scribner) ISBN 068481417X

Stonewall Literature Finalists

Stonewall Non-Fiction Finalists

1996

Literature Award

by Jim Grimsley, (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill) ISBN 1565121066

Non-Fiction Award

Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation by Urvashi Vaid, (Anchor Books) ISBN 0385472986

Stonewall Literature Finalists

Stonewall Non-Fiction Finalists

1995

Literature Award

Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence edited by Marion Dane Bauer, (HarperCollins) ISBN 0060242531; ISBN 006024254X

Non-Fiction Award

Skin: Talking About Sex, Class & Literature Dorothy Allison, (Firebrand Books) ISBN 1563410451; ISBN 1563410443

Uncommon Heroes: A Celebration of Heroes and Role Models for Gay and Lesbian Americans by Phillip Sherman and Samuel Bernstein, (Fletcher Press) ISBN 0964177900

Stonewall Literature Finalists

Stonewall Non-Fiction Finalists

1994

Literature Award

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg,(Firebrand Books) ISBN 156341029X

Non-Fiction Award

Family Values: Two Moms and Their Son by Phyllis Burke, (Random House) ISBN 0679421882

Stonewall Literature Finalists

Stonewall Non-Fiction Finalists

1993

Literature Award

Ceremonies: Prose and Poetry by Essex Hemphill, (Plume) ISBN 0452268176

Non-Fiction Award

Making History: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945-1990 by Eric Marcus, (HarperCollins) ISBN 0060167084

Stonewall Literature Finalists

Stonewall Non-Fiction Finalists

1992

Literature Award

Halfway Home by Paul Monette, (Crown) ISBN 0517583291

Non-Fiction Award

Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth Century America by Lillian Faderman, (Columbia University Press) ISBN 0231074883

Stonewall Literature Finalists

Stonewall Non-Fiction Finalists

1991

Literature Award

Crime against Nature by Minnie Bruce Pratt, (Firebrand Books) ISBN 0932379729

Non-Fiction Award

Encyclopedia of Homosexuality edited by Wayne Dynes, (Garland) ISBN 0824065441

Stonewall Literature Finalists

Stonewall Non-Fiction Finalists

1990

Literature Award

Eighty-Sixed by David B. Feinberg, (Viking) ISBN 0670823155

Non-Fiction Award

In Search of Gay America: Women and Men in a Time of Change by Neil Miller, (Atlantic Monthly Press) ISBN 0871133040

Stonewall Literature Finalists

Stonewall Non-Fiction Finalists

1989

The Swimming-Pool Library by Andrew Hollinghurst, (Random House) ISBN 0394570251

After Delores by Sarah Schulman, (Dutton) ISBN 052524641X

1988

A Restricted Country by Joan Nestle, (Firebrand Books) ISBN 0932379370

And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts, (St. Martin's Press) ISBN 0312009941

1987

The Spirit and the Flesh: Sexual Diversity in American Indian Culture by Walter Williams, (Beacon Press) ISBN 0807046027

1986

Sex and Germs: The Politics of AIDS by Cindy Patton, (South End Press) ISBN 0896082598

1985

Another Mother Tongue: Gay Words, Gay Worlds by Judy Grahn, (Beacon Press) ISBN 0807067164

1984

Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities: The Making of a Homosexual Minority in the United States, 1940-1970 by John D'Emilio, (University of Chicago Press) ISBN 02226142655

1983

No award given.

1982

Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present by Lillian Faderman, (Morrow) ISBN 0688003966

Black Lesbians: An Annotated Bibliography by J.R. Roberts, (Naiad Press) ISBN 0930044215

The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies by Vito Russo, (Harper & Row) ISBN 0060908718

1981

The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde, (Spinsters, Ink) ISBN 0933216033

Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century by John Boswell, (University of Chicago Press) ISBN 0226067106

1980

Now the Volcano: An Anthology of Latin American Gay Literature edited by Winston Leyland, (Gay Sunshine Press) ISBN 0917342674

1979

Now That You Know: What Every Parent Should Know About Homosexuality by Betty Fairchild and Nancy Hayward, (Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich) ISBN 0151677077

1978

Our Right to Love: A Lesbian Resource Book edited by Ginny Vida, (Prentice-Hall) ISBN 0136444016

1977

Familiar Faces, Hidden Lives: The Story of Homosexual Men in America Today by Howard Brown, (Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich) ISBN 0156301202

1976

No award given.

1975

Homosexuality: Lesbians and Gay Men in Society, History, and Literature edited by Jonathan Katz, (Arno Press) [Series of historically significant reprints]

Series Title: Homosexuality: Lesbians and Gay Men in Society, History, and Literature

1974

Sex Variant Women in Literature: A Historical and Quantitative Survey by Jeannette Foster, (Vantage Press)

1973

No award given.

1972

The Gay Mystique: The Myth and Reality of Male Homosexuality by Peter Fisher, (Stein & Day) ISBN 0812814312

Lesbian/Woman by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon (Glide Publications) ISBN: 9780912078205

1971

A Place for Us by Isabel Miller, (published in October, 1971 by McGraw Hill as Patience and Sarah ) ISBN: 9780070420359
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The first and most enduring award for LGBTQIA+ books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table. Since Isabel Miller's Patience and Sarah received the first award in 1971, many other books have been honored for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.

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Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Roundtable

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Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT)

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The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Round Table of the American Library Association is committed to serving the information needs of the GLBT professional library community, and the GLBT information and access needs of individuals at large.

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GLBT Historical Society

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The GLBT Historical Society Museum, located in the heart of San Francisco's Castro District, is the first stand-alone museum of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender history and culture in the United States. At 1,600 square feet (150 square meters), the museum, while small, packs a powerful punch, celebrating the city's vast queer past through dynamic and surprising exhibitions and programming.

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LA Conservancy 40th Anniversary

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SurveyLA LGBT Historic Context Statement | Los Angeles Conservancy

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The document also lists designated and potential historic resources that represent each theme-more than thirty places in all. Currently, The Black Cat in Silver Lake is the only location in the City of Los Angeles designated as a Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM) specifically for its association with LGBT history.

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University Libraries-University of Washington

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Library Guides: History : LGBTQ: Primary Sources

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Library Guides: History : LGBTQ: Primary Sources

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University of Oregon

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LGBT History Month was created in 1994 by a high school history teacher in Missouri named Rodney Wilson. The month of October was initially chosen to include:

The month also now includes:

Gay and Lesbian History Month was endorsed by GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the National Education Association and other national organizations. In 2006 Equality Forum assumed responsibility for providing content, promotion and resources for LGBT History Month.

The Division of Equity and Inclusion is committed to providing support to LGBTQIA faculty, staff, students and community members. DEI support includes:

LGBTQIA | Dean of Students

UO TeachOUT

Queer Studies

LGBTQI Scholarships

LGBT Affirmative Therapy

LGBTQIA Student Organizations:

Queer Alliance (LGBTQA)
The LGBTQA is a student-run organization dedicated to providing a space for all gender identities and expressions by organizing around lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer issues.

OUTLaws
OUTLaws are law students committed to promoting awareness, education, support, and appreciation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer legal issues and civil rights. All are welcome to join.

Queer Student of Color (QSOC)
QSOC is a discussion and support group for students who identify as an ethnic minority or a student of color as well as lesbian, gay, transgender, or queer. This group works to support each other through navigating multiple identities and their college experiences.

Sappho: Queer Women's Discussion Group
SAPPHO is a space for queer, trans, bisexual, and lesbian women to meet and build community through sharing their experiences and supporting each other.

Theta Pi Sigma
Theta Pi Sigma is committed to providing opportunities for positive leadership, change, philanthropy, and growth in the queer and trans communities at the UO.

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LGBT History Month was created in 1994 by a high school history teacher in Missouri named Rodney Wilson. The month of October was initially chosen to include: The month also now includes: Gay and Lesbian History Month was endorsed by GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the National Education Association and other national organizations.

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National Park Service

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LGBTQ Heritage - Telling All Americans' Stories (U.S. National Park Service)

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As America's storytellers, the National Park Service (NPS) is committed to telling the history of all Americans in all of its diversity and complexity. For many years, the rich histories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans have been erased through punishing laws and general prejudice-appearing sporadically in police proceedings, medical reports, military hearings, and immigration records.

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LGBT History of Women, Gender and Equality

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LGBT History of Women, Gender and Equality

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Princeton University Library LibGuide

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LibGuides: History of women, gender & sexuality: LGBT history

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LibGuides: History of women, gender & sexuality: LGBT history