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Celebrating LGBTQI+ Pride: References & Additional Readings

Celebrating LGBTQI+ Pride: References & Additional Readings

 

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:

Gladys Bentley

Jennicet Gutiérrez

Chrystos

Jewelle Gomez 

Sylvia Rivera

Marsha P. Johnson

 

 

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)

 

 

References: 

 

Ansari, Mahreen. “What Is BIPOC and Why You Should Use It.” Her Campus at UMKC, 18 February 2020. Accessed May 2020. Retrieved from https://www.hercampus.com/school/umkc/what-bipoc-and-why-you-should-use-it

 

Arena Illustration. “Q&A Artists Profile Kristyna Litten.” Arena Illustration, 30 January 2015. Accessed May 2020. Retrieved from http://arenaillustration.com/news/qa-artists-profile-kristyna-litten/

 

Baker, Gilbert. “Rainbow Flag: Origin Story.” Gilbert Baker. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://gilbertbaker.com/rainbow-flag-origin-story/

 

Bird, Elizabeth. “Review of the Day: My Footprints by Bao Phi, ill. Basia Tran.” School Library Journal: A Fuse 8 Production, 13 November 2019. Accessed September 2020. Retrieved from http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2019/11/13/review-of-the-day-my-footprints-by-bao-phi-ill-basia-tran/

 

Bogost, Ian. “The Fetishization of Mr. Rogers’s ‘Look for the Helpers.” Technology. The Atlantic, 29 October 2018. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/10/look-for-the-helpers-mr-rogers-is-bad-for-adults/574210/

 

Brighe, Mari. “10 Rules Cisgender Straight People Attending Pride Should Follow.” Bustle, 22 June 2016. Accessed May 2020. Retrieved from https://www.bustle.com/articles/168075-10-rules-cisgender-straight-people-attending-pride-should-follow

 

Brooks, Savannah. “In Conversation: Bao Phi and Jane Kim.” The Loft, 8 November 2019. Accessed September 2020. Retrieved from https://loft.org/writers-block-blog/conversation-bao-phi-and-jane-kim

 

CBC Diversity. “Author Interview with Gayle Pitman.” Children’s Book Council. Accessed May 2020. Retrieved from http://www.cbcdiversity.com/post/175584935733/author-interview-with-gayle-pitman/

 

Chappell, Bill. “Supreme Court Declares Same-Sex Marriage Legal In All 50 States.” The Two-Way. NPR, 26 June 2016. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/26/417717613/supreme-court-rules-all-states-must-allow-same-sex-marriages

 

Craig. “Kristyna Litten Illustrator in Yorkshire.” Fishink. Accessed May 2020. Retrieved from https://fishinkblog.com/2012/07/30/kristyna-litten-illustrator-in-yorkshire/

 

Day, Shelbi. “LGBTQ Family Fact Sheet.” Family Equality Council. August 2017. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www2.census.gov/cac/nac/meetings/2017-11/LGBTQ-families-factsheet.pdf

 

Eyerman, Ron. "Harvey Milk and the trauma of assassination." Cultural Sociology 6.4 (2012): 399-421. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: http://websites.uwlax.edu/kincman/482%20Dramaturgy/Harvey%20Milk%20and%20the%20Trauma%20of%20Assassination.pdf

 

Goldberg, Alison.”Interview with Rob Sanders.” M is for Movement, 27 March 2019. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://misformovement.org/2019/03/27/interview-with-rob-sanders/

 

Grace, Amelia. “AG Interviews: Author and Illustrator Kristyna Litten.” Amelia in Hull. Accessed May 2020. Retrieved from https://ameliainhull.wordpress.com/2018/07/01/ag-interviews-author-and-illustrator-kristyna-litten/

 

Hassanein, Rokia. “New Study Reveals Shocking Rates of Attempted Suicide Among Trans Adolescents.” Human Rights Campaign. 12 September 2018. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.hrc.org/blog/new-study-reveals-shocking-rates-of-attempted-suicide-among-trans-adolescen 

 

History.com Editors. “Harvey Milk.” History. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.history.com/topics/gay-rights/harvey-milk

 

Hodgman, Ann. “The Reality of Make Believe.” Prologue. The Smithsonian. June 2018. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/mister-rogers-pioneered-speaking-kids-about-gun-violence-180969002/. 

 

Holland, Bryn. “How Activists Plotted the First Gay Pride Parades.” History Stories. History, 30 August 2018. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.history.com/news/how-activists-plotted-the-first-gay-pride-parades

 

Hopkins, Dana. “Smack Dab Open Mic featuring Koja and Angel Adeyoha.” Facebook Events. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/events/107790010097477/

 

Human Rights Campaign.“Being African American & LGBTQ: An Introduction.” Human Rights Campaign. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrived from  https://www.hrc.org/resources/being-african-american-lgbtq-an-introduction

 

Human Rights Campaign.“Violence Against the Transgender Community in 2019.” Human Rights Campaign. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrived from  https://www.hrc.org/resources/violence-against-the-transgender-community-in-2019

 

Jules. “7-Imp’s 7 Kicks #270: Featuring Steven Salerno” Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from:  http://blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings/?p=2298 

 

Litten, Kristyna. “Kristyna Litten Portfolio.” Arena Illustration Portfolios. Accessed May 2020. Retrieved from http://arenaillustration.com/portfolios/kristyna-litten/

 

McKay, Tasseli, Misra, Shilpi & Christine Lindquist. “Violence and LGBTQ+ Communities: What Do We Know, and What Do We Need to Know?” RTI International. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.rti.org/sites/default/files/rti_violence_and_lgbtq_communities.pdf

 

Merriam-Webster. “Definition of Assassinate.” Merriam Webster Dictionary. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/

 

Milk Foundation. “The Official Harvey Milk Biography.” MilkFoundation.org: Home of the Harvey Milk Foundation. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from:  http://milkfoundation.org/about/harvey-milk-biography/

 

Nahmod, David-Elijah. “Two-Spirit Storytime teaches kids about Native Americans.” Bay Area Reporter. 6 June 2018. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.ebar.com/news/news/260947

 

Phi, Bao. “About Bao Phi.” Bao Phi- Spoken Word Artist and Writer. Accessed September 2020. Retrieved from http://baophi.com/

 

Pitman, Gayle. “About the Author.” Gayle E. Pitman. Accessed May 2020. Retrieved from https://gaylepitman.com/about-the-author

 

Pitman, Gayle. “Stonewall Award Acceptance Speech.” Gayle E. Pitman. Accessed May 2020. Retrieved from https://gaylepitman.com/stonewall-acceptance

 

Rudolph, Dana. "10 LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids’ Books for No Name-Calling Week." Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms, 22 January 2020. Accessed September 2020. Retrieved from https://mombian.com/2020/01/22/9-lgbtq-inclusive-kids-books-for-no-name-calling-week/

 

Salerno, Steven. “Brief Bio of Illustrator Steven Salerno.” Steven Salerno. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.stevensalerno.com/bio

 

Sanders, Rob. “Meet Rob.” Rob Sanders: Children’s Book Author. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.robsanderswrites./about

 

Schlanger, Zoë. “A Teen Health Survey Crucial to US Public Policy is Finally Asking Kids About Their Sexual Orientation.” Quartz. Accessed May 2020. Retrieved from https://qz.com/1014142/a-teen-health-survey-crucial-to-us-public-policy-is-finally-asking-kids-about-their-sexual-orientation/

 

Shafer, Scott. “40 Years After The Assassination Of Harvey Milk, LGBTQ Candidates Find Success.” National News. NPR, 27 November 2018. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.npr.org/2018/11/27/670657965/40-years-after-the-assassination-of-harvey-milk-lgbt-candidates-find-success

 

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. “Sistory.” Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Accessed May 2020. Retrieved from https://www.thesisters.org/sistory

 

Sutton, Roger. “Rob Sanders Talks with Roger.” The Horn Book. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.hbook.com/2018/04/authors-illustrators/talks-with-roger/rob-sanders-talks-roger/

 

Thompson, Laura. “The Supreme Court’s Landmark LGBTQ Civil Rights Ruling Will Extend Far Beyond Employment Law.” Mother Jones, 15 June 2020. Accessed June 2020. Retrieved from https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/06/supreme-court-lgbtq-ruling-trans-gay-employment-discrimination/

 

The Trevor Project. “Research Brief: Data on Transgender Youth.” The Trevor Project. Accessed May 2020. Retrieved from https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2019/02/22/research-brief-data-on-transgender-youth/
 

 

Tran, Basia. “About.” Hi, my name is Basia Tran and I'm a children's book illustrator. Accessed September 2020. Retrieved from https://basiatran.com/about

 

Tran, Basia. “Basia Tran - Designer.” Reedsy. Accessed September 2020. Retrieved from https://reedsy.com/basia-tran

 

Warnecke, Elyse. “Bao Phi Interview.” DePaul University: Asian American Art Oral History Project, 20 June 2019. Accessed September 2020. Retrieved from https://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1125&context=oral_his_series

 

Williams, Aubrey. “About Me.” Aubrey Illustration. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.aubreyillustration.com/about


 

Williams, Aubrey. “Aubrey Illustration.” Portland Creative List. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.portlandcreativelist.com/aubrey-illustration/


 

Winston’s Wish News. “Explaining homicide to children and young people” Winston’s Wish. Web. Accessed May 2019. Retrieved from https://www.winstonswish.org/explaining-homicide-children-young-people/

 

 

 

 







 

 

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