We recognize the work and are so grateful for the wisdom offered by the following sources.
We thank them for their contributions.
And special thanks to Chrystal Sunshine,
who co-authored the first iteration of this theme for SHIFT Book Box.
Some Queer BIPOC Leaders to Learn More About:
Suggested Additional Reading
Zero Dads Club (Adeyoha & Williams)
Love and Resistance: Out of the Closet into the Stonewall Era (Baumann, Lahusen, Davies, & Gay)
Who's Your Real Mom (Green & Zobel)
M is for Moustache (Hernandez & Firebaugh)
When Aidan Became a Brother (Lukoff & Juanita)
Plenty of Hugs (Manushkin & Alizadeh)
Mommy, Mama, and Me (Newman & Thompson)
Sewing the Rainbow: A Story About Gilbert Baker (Pitman & Clifton-Brown)
When You Look Out the Window: How Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Built a Community (Pittman & Lyles)
Queer Heroes (Sicardi & Tanat-Jones)
Harriet Gets Carried Away (Sima)
A Plan for Pops (Smith & Kerrigan)
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