Noteworthy Nonfiction
June Edition: LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Queer, there, and everywhere : 23 people who changed the world
by Sarah Prager

Profiles notable LGBTQ figures and highlights their contributions to society and their community, including Kristina Vasa, Frida Kahlo, Alan Turing, Glenn Burke, and George Takei
A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities
by Mady G.

Complemented by educational worksheets and helpful examples, a comics-illustrated guide to queer and transgender life covers essential topics ranging from sexuality and gender identity to coming out and navigating gender-diverse relationships.
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This book is gay
by James Dawson

A British author of teen fiction offers basic information about the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience, including terms, religious issues, coming out, and sex acts, for people of all orientations, including the merely curious.
Stonewall : breaking out in the fight for gay rights
by Ann Bausum

Presents a history of gay tolerance that traces the progression of civil rights for gay citizens and identifies the prejudices and misconceptions that have criminalized homosexual relationships
It gets better : coming out, overcoming bullying, and creating a life worth living
by Dan Savage

A collection of essays and testimonials written to teens from celebrities, political leaders, and everyday people, stresses to gay and lesbian youth that they can lead fulfilling lives free of bullying, and that their adult years will get better
Beyond magenta : transgender teens speak out
by Susan Kuklin

Shares insights into the teen transgender experience, tracing six individual's emotional and physical journey as it was shaped by family dynamics, living situations, and the transition each teen made during the personal journey
Being Jazz : my life as a (transgender teen)
by Jazz Jennings

The author reccounts how her public experiences have influenced her attitude towards the transgender community, as she works to educate others about transgenderism while navigating the challenges of being a teenager
Queer : the ultimate LGBT guide for teens
by Kathy Belge

A humorous and honest guide for LGBT teens includes personal stories from the authors and sidebars on queer history as well as advice on coming out to friends and family, navigating the LGBT social life, and rising up against bigotry and homophobia. 
Hear us out! : lesbian and gay stories of struggle, progress and hope, 1950 to the present
by Nancy Garden

Uses both fact and fiction to explore just what it has meant to be young and gay in America during the last fifty years, combining both social and political essays about each decade with short stories of young gay people coming of age during those times.