Join us in reading and working through:

Here is a great resource of terms to help expand your knowledge on gender expansiveness!

• Gender Diversity Terminology from Penn State 

Articles:

• History alumnus, teacher Rodney Wilson reflects on LGBT History Month’s beginnings by Evie Hemphill 
• LGBTQ HISTORY TIMELINE REFERENCE by GLSEN 
• LGBTQ poets from US history by Laura Knowles 
• Debut LGBTQ+ Poets by Charlie Leppert

Poetry, Literature, Workbooks: 

• The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle by Lillian Faderman 
• The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government by David Johnson 
• And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts 
• Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde 
• The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies by Vito Russo 
• Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality by Debbie Cenziper and Jim Obergefell 
• When We Rise by Cleve Jones 
• Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha Allen 
• Bad Feminist: Essays by Roxane Gay
• Pauli Murray: The Autobiography of a Black Activist, Feminist, Lawyer, Priest, and Poet by Pauli Murray
• Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock
• Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
• The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
• Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton
• Trans Allyship Workbook by Davey Schlasko 
• The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression by Anneliese A. Singh 

For Children and Young Adults:

• Sewing the Rainbow: A Story About Gilbert Baker by Gayle E. Pitman    
• Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders 
• Queer Heroes by Arabelle Sicardi 
• Troublemaker for Justice: The Story of Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the March on Washington By Jacqueline Houtman, Walter Naegle, and Michael G. Long
• Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve 
• A Family is A Family is a Family by Sara O'Leary 
• What Are Your Words?: A Book About Pronouns by Katherine Locke
• Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon 
• From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom
• Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love 
• Our Gay History in 50 States by Zaylore Stout 
• Trans Affirming Coloring Book PDF by Theo Nicole Lorenz