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Livres français sur l’orientation sexuelle et à l’identité de genre – French SOGI Books

Vous trouverez ci-dessous une sélection de ressources pour les livres d’images et de fiction relatifs à l’orientation sexuelle et à l’identité de genre. (SOGI).

Listed below are selected resources for picture books and fiction related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI).

Et avec Tango, nous voilà trois!,

texte de Justin Richardson et Peter Parnell ; images de Henry Cole ; traduction de Laurana Serres-Giardi

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 3 (PreK-3)

Quelque chose d’exceptionnel est arrivé au zoo de Central Park. Un étonnant couple de manchots s’est formé dans l’enclos polaire. M. Gramzai, qui veille sur eux, a alors l’idée de leur fournir un oeuf fécondé qu’un autre couple de manchots ne pourront couver. Les deux mâles inséparables Roy et Silo, qui avaient déjà formé leur nid comme les autres, couvent alors ensemble cet oeuf abandonné. Se relayant et fournissant tout le nécessaire, l’oiseau naît et se développe normalement, et les deux papas assurent son bonheur avec autant de soin que leurs pairs hétérosexuels.

Tango a deux papas, et pourquoi pas?,

de Béatrice Boutignon

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 3 (PreK-3)

Marco aime observer les animaux du zoo de Central Park. Depuis quelque temps, un étonnant couple de manchots s’est formé dans l’enclos polaire. Deux mâles inséparables ont formé leur nid et couvent ensemble un oeuf abandonné. Se relayant et fournissant tout le nécessaire à l’oiseau, qui naît et se développe normalement, les deux papas assurent son bonheur avec autant de soin que leurs pairs.

Le Safari de Zak : le récit d’un enfant conçu par un donneur dans une famille de deux mamans,

par Christy Tyner ; illustrations de Ciaee ; traduction de Nathalie Tremblay

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 1 (PreK-1)

Le safari de Zak est le récit d’un d’enfant conçu par un donneur dans une famille de deux mamans. Quand la pluie contrecarre le projet d’aventure en safari de Zak, celui-ci invite les lecteurs et lectrices à une visite très particulière de sa famille. Zak raconte comment ses parents se sont rencontrées et sont devenues amoureuses. Elles voulaient plus que tout avoir un enfant et ont décidé d’en concevoir un.

Ulysse et Alice,

texte de Ariane Bertouille ; illustrations de Marie-Claude Favreau

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 2 (PreK-2)

Lorsque son oncle lui offre une souris, Ulysse est fou de joie! Or, avant d’adopter de façon définitive ce rongeur doté d’une voix de ténor qui n’est jamais à court d’idées de jeux, il devra d’abord la présenter à son chat Capsule ainsi qu’à ses deux mamans, qu’il devra de surcroît convaincre qu’il est assez grand pour prendre ses responsabilités.

Tous différents!,

de Todd Parr

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 1 (PreK-1)

“Dans la vie, on peut être adopté, on peut avoir de grandes oreilles, on peut être de couleurs différentes, avoir un nez pas comme tout le monde, on peut se mettre en colère, on peut arriver le dernier, on peut dire non si on se sent en danger.” Grâce à un texte simple et des illustrations qui captent son attention, Todd Parr livre à l’enfant un message positif et chaleureux sur ce qu’il est, et comment on perçoit les autres. Sans pour autant lui faire la morale.

Fourchon,

de Kyo Maclear et Isabelle Arsenault ; traduction de Fanny Britt

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 2 (PreK-2)

“Sa maman est une cuillère. Son papa est une fourchette. Lui, il est un peu des deux. Voici Fourchon! Fourchon détonne. Dans sa cuisine, les cuillères sont des cuillères et les fourchettes sont des fourchettes. On ne se mêle pas aux autres. Il a beau tenter de passer pour une cuillère, puis pour une fourchette, Fourchon n’est jamais choisi lorsque vient le temps de se mettre à table. Il semble condamné à un destin de tiroir.

Mes deux papas,

de Juliette Parachini-Deny

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 2 (PreK-2)

Un petit oiseau est recueilli par un couple de papas. L’oisillon grandit entouré de tendresse et de bienveillance. Lorsqu’il est en âge de rentrer à l’école, ses petits copains lui demandent pourquoi il a 2 papas.

La princesse qui n’aimait pas les princes,

de Alice Brière-Haquet ; illustré par Lionel Larchevêque.

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 3 (PreK-3)

“Princes d’à côté, Venez! Accourez! Ma fille est à marier. Elle est jolie, douce et aimable et dort très bien sur des petits pois.” La princesse les vit donc arriver, ces princes d’à côté. En file sur le chemin, un à un, ils baisèrent sa main. Mais non, vraiment, merci bien, aucun d’entre eux ne lui disait rien!

Cristelle et Crioline,

texte et illustrations, Muriel Douru

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 2 (PreK-2)

Au royaume du Nénuphar précieux, le peuple grenouille est en ébullition. La princesse Cristelle doit se marier ! Mais Crioline va bouleverser les plans du roi Cristo et de la reinette Cristina.

Marre du rose,

texte de Nathalie Hense ; illustrations de Ilya Green

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Kindergarten – 4

Une petite fille en a plus qu’assez du rose et elle refuse d’être enfermée dans des goûts qui ne sont pas les siens. Elle se compare à Carl, un petit garçon sensible qui peint des fleurs sur ses voitures. Un récit illustré d’images aux couleurs explosives.

Philomène m’aime,

de Jean-Christophe Mazurie

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Kindergarten – 4

Tout le monde aime Philomène, mais elle… qui aime-t-elle ? Quand Philomène se balade à vélo, tous les garçons qu’elle croise sont inéluctablement à côté de la plaque ! Les frères Lasserre, pourtant des bagarreurs de première, décrètent une trève, Prosper Laguigne oublie son bombardon et toute l’équipe de foot se désintéresse du ballon ! Mais le coeur de Philomène, lui, ne bat pour aucun garçon… Il bat pour… pour qui ?

Garçon manqué,

de Liz Prince ; traduction de Philippe Touboul

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 7 – 12

Roman graphique mettant en lumière une réflexion sur le genre et la perception de la féminité dans la société, à travers la propre enfance de l’auteure et l’image de garçon manqué que lui renvoyait son entourage. Elle évoque les difficultés d’être jugée et les étapes de sa construction identitaire, au fur et à mesure de ses rencontres.

Deux garçons et un secret,

texte de Andrée Poulin ; illustrations de Marie Lafrance

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Kindergarten – 3

Émile et Mathis sont les meilleurs amis du monde. Ils partagent leurs jeux. Leur collations. Et leurs secrets. Un beau matin, Émile fait une découverte dans le carré de sable. Ça lui donne une idée. La plus meilleure idée de toute sa vie. Sauf que certains trouvent que c’est plutôt la plus mauvaise idée de toute sa vie. Que fera Émile?

Les papas de Violette,

de Émilie Chazerand et Gaëlle Souppart

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 2 (PreK-2)

C’est une maladie d’avoir deux papas ?
N’importe quoi, dit Violette.
Mes papas, ils s’occupent trop bien de moi.
Je les aime tous les deux, et puis c’est tout.

Tu peux,

de Elise Gravel

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Kindergarten – 2

“À travers une amusante galerie de portraits d’enfants aux goûts, caractères, talents et ambitions variés, on interpelle le lecteur afin de lui montrer toute une série de façons de demeurer soi-même. Fille, ou garçon, il ou elle a tout à fait le droit d’être sensible, de faire du bruit, d’être un artiste, d’avoir peur, d’être en colère, de faire le ménage, d’être bizarre, d’être bon à l’école, etc. En fait, tout est permis… sauf bien sûr d’être méchant(e) ou malpoli(e)!”

Anatole qui ne séchait jamais,

texte de Stéphanie Boulay ; illustrations de Agathe Bray-Bourret

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Kindergarten – 4

“Anatole pleure constamment et, pour sa soeur Régine Bibeau, comme pour son père, la situation est devenue lourde au quotidien. Régine va commencer à utiliser toutes les ressources de son intelligence pour trouver l’origine des pleurs de son frère. Peu à peu, elle découvre que les stéréotypes sociaux de la masculinité font souffrir Anatole qui préférerait porter une jupe et s’amuser avec les pouliches de sa soeur.”

Ciel,

de Sophie Labelle

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 3 – 7

C’est le premier jour du secondaire pour Ciel, jeune ado transgenre. Mais cette étape ne se fait pas sans heurt pour elle, surtout qu’Eiríkur, son amoureux, a dû retourner en Islande, et qu’ils sont désormais forcés de poursuivre leur relation à distance. Pour se changer les idées, Ciel concentre toute son énergie à économiser l’argent nécessaire pour acheter la caméra de ses rêves et parfaire sa chaîne Youtube amateur, Ciel s’ennuie. C’est sans compter l’arrivée de Liam, un nouvel élève plutôt mystérieux (et champion de natation !)

Garçon sorcière (Le),

de Molly Knox Ostertag

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 3 – 7

Dans la culture du jeune Aster, treize ans, toutes les filles sont élevées pour devenir des sorcières et les garçons, des métamorphes. Toute personne qui ose contrevenir à cette tradition est exclue. Malheureusement pour Aster, il demeure incapable de se métamorphoser… et il est toujours aussi fasciné par la sorcellerie, bien qu’elle lui soit formellement interdite.

Lorsqu’un danger mystérieux menace les autres garçons, Aster sait qu’il peut aider… avec la sorcellerie. Avec les encouragements d’une nouvelle amie excentrique, Charlie, Aster se laisse enfin convaincre d’exercer ses talents de sorcière. Mais il aura besoin d’encore plus de courage pour sauver sa famille… et en réalité, se sauver lui-même.

Opération Pantalon,

de Cat Clarke ; traduit de l’anglais (Royaume-Uni) par Cécile Ardilly

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 4 – 9

L’uniforme, oui ! La jupe, non ! Liberté, égalité, pantalon ! Liv (ne l’appelez pas Olivia, il déteste ça) sait depuis toujours qu’il est un garçon et non une fille, mais le règlement très strict de son collège en matière d’uniforme lui interdit de porter un pantalon. Il lui faudra donc porter des jupes. Commence alors l’Opération Pantalon. La seule manière pour Liv d’obtenir ce qu’il veut, c’est de mener la bataille lui-même. Et il ne compte pas seulement changer les règles : il veut changer sa vie, un combat loin d’être gagné d’avance !

Assignée garçon: ambiance trans de feu,

de Sophie Labelle

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Kindergarten – 6

Cette bande dessinée tirée du webcomic à succès Assignée garçon met en scène Stéphie, une jeune fille transgenre qui navigue à travers sa première histoire d’amour, ses querelles avec ses camarades d’école et sa relation avec son père. Heureusement, Ciel est là pour la suivre dans ses mésaventures. Le duo apprend à se découvrir et à se célébrer tout en nous offrant des réflexions sur les réalités des personnes trans et queer.

Le prince et le chevalier,

de Daniel Haack; illustrations de Stevie Lewis; texte français d’Isabelle Allard.

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 2 (PreK-2)

Dans un royaume lointain, un prince s’apprête à monter sur le trône. Sachant qu’il vaut mieux régner à deux, ses parents sont déterminés à lui trouver une épouse aimable. Ils partent donc tous les trois afin de trouver une femme digne du futur souverain. Le prince fait la rencontre de plusieurs demoiselles, mais aucune d’entre elles ne lui plaît… Toutefois, en l’absence de la famille royale, le royaume fait face à une terrible menace : un immense dragon cracheur de feu s’en prend aux habitants et aux soldats, et ceux-ci prennent la fuite! Quand il apprend la nouvelle, le prince retourne aussitôt protéger son royaume… En chemin, il rencontre un courageux chevalier couvert d’une armure étincelante. Ensemble, ils combattent le dragon… et découvrent du même coup le vrai amour!

Julian est une sirène,

de Jessica Love; traduit de l’anglais par Sylvie Goyon

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 2 (PreK-2)

Le jour où Julian voit passer trois femmes magnifiques habillées en sirènes, sa vie change. Il ne rêve plus que d’une chose, devenir lui aussi une sirène. Mais que va penser sa Mamita?


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  • Utilisez des termes de recherche spécifiques, tels que
    • “gender identity in education”, “homosexuality and education”, LGBT, “sexual orientation”, ou “gender identity” AND “study and teaching”
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Accessibility Diversity and Diverse Learners

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI)

Listed below are selected resources for teachers, picture books, fiction, and non-fiction related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI).

Teacher Resources Related to SOGI

Reading the rainbow: LGBTQ-inclusive literacy instruction in the elementary classroom

by Caitlin L. Ryan and Jill M. Hermann-Wilmarth

Grades: K-5

The authors show how expanding the English language arts curriculum to include representations of LGBTQ people and themes will benefit all students, allowing them to participate in a truly inclusive classroom. The text describes three different approaches that address the limitations, pressures, and possibilities that teachers in various contexts around these topics.

Gender diversity and LGBTQ inclusion in K-12 schools: A guide to supporting students, changing lives

by Sharon Verner Chappell, Karyl E. Ketchum, and Lisa Richardson

Grades: K-12

An in depth guide on how to create supportive and inclusive classrooms for LGBTQ and gender-diverse students in all grades. Includes an exploration of anti-discrimination law and policy, research, and real-world practices related to inclusive school environments, curriculum, and pedagogy for LGBTQ students. eBook only.

Gay and lesbian history for kids: The century-long struggle for LGBT rights, with 21 activities

by Jerome Pohlen

Grades: 3-8

Who transformed George Washington’s demoralized troops at Valley Forge into a fighting force that defeated an empire? Who cracked Germany’s Enigma code and shortened World War II? Who successfully lobbied the US Congress to outlaw child labor? And who organized the 1963 March on Washington? Ls, Gs, Bs, and Ts, that’s who …

The gender quest workbook: A guide for teens and young adults exploring gender identity

by Rylan Jay Testa, Deborah Coolhart, and Jayme Peta

Grades: 7-12

A digital workbook to help navigate your gender identity and expression at home, in school, and with peers. (eBook)

Questions & answers: Sexual orientation in schools

by the Public Health Agency of Canada

Grades: K-12

First published in 1994 and revised in 2003 and 2008, these guidelines were developed to assist professionals working in the area of health promotion and sexual health education in programming which supports positive sexual health outcomes.

Stepping up! Teachers advocating for sexual and gender diversity in schools

by Mollie V. Blackburn, Caroline Clark, and Ryan Schey

Grades: K-12

Offers inspiring suggestions for ways teachers and teacher educators can stand up and speak out for students to create welcoming classroom climates for LGBTQ and gender diverse youth. (eBook)

Sexual and gender minorities in Canadian education and society, 1969-2013: A national handbook for K-12 educators

by Andre P. Grace and Kristopher Wells

Grades: K-12

This guide presents a detailed overview of what has been done from coast to coast to coast since the decriminalization of homosexuality in 1969 to improve the situation of sexual and gender minorities in Canadian society and, more specifically, in education.

Safe is not enough: better schools for LGBTQ students

by Michael Sadowski

Grades: K-12

Illustrates how educators can support the positive development of LGBTQ students in a comprehensive way so as to create truly inclusive school communities.

Sexual identities in English language education: Classroom conversations

by Cynthia D. Nelson

Grades: K-12

Draws on the experiences of language teachers and learners, and uses a range of research and theory, including queer education research, to provide guidance on engaging with LGBTQ themes in the classroom.

Sexuality education: Theory and practice

by Clint E. Bruess and Elizabeth Schroeder

Grades: K-12

The authors strikes a balance between content and instructional strategies that help students assess their own attitudes and knowledge of human sexuality.

Interrupting hate: Homophobia in schools and what literacy can do about it

by Mollie V. Blackburn

Grades: 7-12

Focuses on the problems of heterosexism and homophobia in schools and explores how these forms impact LGBTQ youth and all young people. The author shows how concerned teachers can engage students in literacy practices both in and out of school to develop positive learning environments.

Tomboys and other gender heroes: Confessions from the classroom

by Karleen Pendleton Jiménez

Grades: K-12

This work brings together gender stories from approximately 600 children and youth. Set in both urban and rural contexts, these young people show how their schools and communities respond to their bodies, passions, and imaginations.

Gay-straight student alliance handbook: A comprehensive resource for Canadian K-12 teachers, administors and school counsellors

by Kristopher Wells

Grades: K-12

This handbook is part of a series of bisexual, gay, lesbian, trans-identified and two-spirited (BGLTT) educational resources produced by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation. It is designed to assist teachers, school administrators and counsellors in understanding the educational, health and safety needs of those students who are or are perceived as being BGLTT.

Trans kids and teens: Pride, joy, and families in transition

by Elijah C. Nealy

Grades: K-12

A comprehensive guide to understanding, supporting, and welcoming transgender kids. Covers family life, school, mental health issues, and the physical, social, and emotional aspects of transition.

Picture Books about SOGI

I am Jazz

written by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings, illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas

Jazz has always known she’s a girl, even when everyone else thought she was a boy. Eventually, her family finds out that she’s transgender, and it’s okay.

Henry Holton takes the ice

written by Sandra Bradley, illustrated by Sara Palacios

Everyone in Henry’s family loves hockey, except Henry. When he discovers ice dancing, he’s excited to find a way of skating that he loves…but will his family love it too?

Morris Mickelwhite and the tangerine dress

written by Christine Baldacchino, illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant

Morris loves his classroom’s dress-up center, and he really loves wearing the tangerine dress. While the children in Morris’s class say dresses are for girls, he finds a way to show them that dresses can be for everyone. (Also available in French.)

Red: A crayon’s story

by Michael Hall

Even though Red’s label says he’s a red crayon, he knows he’s actually blue. His teacher, mother, and friends try to help him be red, but it doesn’t work. Eventually, a new friend helps him to reveal his true blue nature.

This day in June

by Gayle E Pitman, illustrated by Kristyna Litten

A picture book illustrating a Pride parade. The endmatter serves as a primer on LGBT history and culture and explains the references made in the story.

A Family is a Family is a Family

by Sara O’Leary, illustrated Qin Leng

When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways — but the same in the one way that matters most of all.

One Family

by George Shannon, illustrated by Blanca Gomez

An interactive book that shows how a family can be big or small and comprised of people of a range of genders and races.

I’m a girl!

by Yasmeen Ismail

A rough and tumble little girl loves being herself, although she is often mistaken for a boy.

10,000 dresses

by Marcus Ewert, illustrated by Rex Ray

Bailey longs to wear the beautiful dresses of her dreams but is ridiculed by her unsympathetic family which rejects her true perception of herself.

Not all princesses dress in pink

by Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple, illustrated by Anne-Sophie Lanquetin

Rhyming text affirms that girls can pursue their many interests, from playing sports to planting flowers in the dirt, without giving up their tiaras.

Sex is a funny word

by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth

A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identies, Sex Is a Funny Word is a resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers.

What makes a baby: A book for every kind of family and every kind of kid

by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth

Pre-K to age 8

What Makes a Baby is a book for every kind of family and every kind of kid. It is a children’s picture book about conception, gestation, and birth, which reflects the reality of our modern time by being inclusive of all kinds of kids, adults, and families, regardless of how many people were involved, their orientation, gender and other identity, or family composition.

Fiction

Gracefully Grayson

by Ami Polonsky

Grades: 5-8

12-year-old Grayson is definitely a girl inside a boy’s body, but sharing that secret would mean facing ridicule, scorn, rejection, or worse. Will new strength from an unexpected friendship and a caring teacher’s wisdom be enough to help Grayson step into the spotlight?

Melissa

by Alex Gino

Grades: 3-7

Melissa really wants to play Charlotte in her class’s production of Charlotte’s Web. The problem is, her teacher won’t let her, because Melissa is a boy. But Melissa isn’t about to let that squash her dream.

Fire song

by Adam Garnet Jones

Shane is still reeling from the suicide of his kid sister, Destiny. How could he have missed the fact that she was so sad? He tries to share his grief with his girlfriend, Tara, but she’s too concerned with her own needs to offer him much comfort. What he really wants is to be able to turn to the one person on the rez whom he loves–his friend, David.

All out

edited by Saundra Mitchell

Seventeen young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to create a collection of diverse historical fiction for teens. From a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier, to an asexual girl discovering her identity amid the 1970s roller-disco scene, this collection of short stories crosses cultures and time periods to shed light on an area of history often ignored or forgotten.

Lily and Dunkin

by Donna Gephart

A dual narrative about two remarkable young people: Lily, a transgender girl, and Dunkin, a boy dealing with bipolar disorder. One summer morning, Lily meets Dunkin, and their lives forever change.

The art of being normal

by Lisa Williamson

Two boys. Two secrets. David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he’s gay. The school bully thinks he’s a freak. Only his two best friends know the real truth – David wants to be a girl. On the first day at his new school Leo Denton has one goal – to be invisible. Attracting the attention of the most beautiful girl in year 11 is definitely not part of that plan. When Leo stands up for David in a fight, an unlikely friendship forms.

The other boy

by M. G. Hennessey, illustrated by Sfé R. Monster

Ages 8-12

Since twelve-year old Shane moved to a new town, he has been concealing the fact he was born a girl, but when one of his classmates learns he is a transgender, Shane must deal with the reactions of his entire community.

Simon vs. the Homo Spiens agenda

by Becky Albertalli

Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity — and that of his pen pal — will be revealed.

Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.

Dress codes for small towns,

by Courtney Stevens

Grades 9 and up

Navigating gender expression and sexuality, this is a book about love—the kind you find in friendships and romantic relationships—and how confusing it can be to understand the difference between the two.

More happy than not

by Adam Silvera

When his girlfriend leaves for a couple of weeks, Aaron spends all his time hanging out with this new guy, Thomas. Aaron can’t deny the happiness Thomas brings or how Thomas makes him feel safe from himself, despite the tensions their friendship is stirring with his girlfriend and friends. Since Aaron can’t stay away from Thomas or turn off his newfound feelings for him, he considers turning to the Leteo Institute’s revolutionary memory-alteration procedure to straighten himself out, even if it means forgetting who he truly is.

If I was your girl

by Meredith Russo

Amanda Hardy only wants to fit in at her new school, but she is keeping a big secret, so when she falls for Grant, guarded Amanda finds herself yearning to share with him everything about herself, including her previous life as Andrew.

Girl mans up,

by M-E Girard

In Ontario, Pen is a sixteen-year-old girl who looks like a boy. She’s fine with it, but everyone else is uncomfortable–especially her Portuguese immigrant parents and her manipulative neighbor who doesn’t want her to find a group of real friends.

Non-Fiction

The social justice advocate’s handbook: A guide to gender

by Sam Killerman

Grades: 9-12

This book includes sections on Breaking Through the Binary, Feminism and Gender Equity, and Social Justice Competence for Working Toward Gender Equity. It was written with two goals in mind: to help individuals who read it better understand gender themselves (their gender and others’) and to help those individuals help other people understand gender.

Being Jazz: My life as a (transgender) teen

by Jazz Jennings

Grades: 8-12

One of the youngest and most prominent voices in North American discussions about gender identity, Jennings shares both the challenges and bullying and the love and support she has experienced since coming out publicly, and she looks forward towards the new challenges of young adulthood.

Pride: Celebrating diversity & community

by Robin Stevenson

Grades: 4-8

This work of nonfiction for middle readers examines what — and why — gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their supporters celebrate on Pride Day every June.

This book is gay

by James Dawson

Grades: 9-12

This candid, funny, and uncensored exploration of sexuality and what it’s like to grow up LGBT also includes real stories from people across the gender and sexual spectrums, plus hilarious illustrations.

The ABCs of LGBT+

by Ashley Mardell

Grades: 7-12

Ashley Mardell looks at all things LGBT+. Mardell’s book, filled with in-depth definitions and personal anecdotes, is proof it does get better every day in a world where people are empowered by information and understanding.

Rethinking normal: a memoir in transition

by Katie Rain Hill, with Ariel Schrag

Grades: 8-12

In this first-person account, Katie reflects on her pain-filled childhood and the events leading up to the life-changing decision to undergo gender reassignment as a teenager. She reveals the unique challenges she faced while unlearning how to be a boy and shares what it was like to navigate the dating world and experience heartbreak for the first time in a body that matched her gender identity.

Some assembly required: The not-so-secret life of a transgender teen

by Arin Andrews, with Joshua Lyon

Grades: 8-12

Seventeen-year-old Arin Andrews shares all the hilarious, painful, and poignant details of undergoing gender reassignment as a high school student in this winning teen memoir.

LGBTQ rights

by Natalie Hyde

Grades: 4-6

From the Compton’s Cafeteria and Stonewall riots in the 1960s, to the decriminalization of homosexuality, and marriage rights, this title examines the continuing fight for LGBTQ human and legal rights. Part of the Uncovering the past series.

Sexual orientation and gender identity

by Rachel Stuckey

Grades: 4-8

This book gives young people a better understanding of sexual orientation, gender identity, and the LGBTQ community. Personal testimonials shed light on the difficulties individuals face coming out and dispel myths of gender stereotypes. Part of the Straight talk about series.

Beyond magenta: Transgender teens speak out

by Susan Kuklin

Grades: 7-12

Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and represents them thoughtfully and respectfully before, during, and after their personal acknowledgment of gender preference. Portraits, family photographs, and candid images grace the pages, augmenting the emotional and physical journey each youth has taken.

Tomboy: a graphic memoir

by Liz Prince

Grades: 7-12

A memoir told anecdotally, Tomboy follows author and zine artist Liz Prince through her early childhood into adulthood and explores her ever-evolving struggles and wishes regarding what it means to “be a girl.” It’s about refusing gender boundaries, yet unwittingly embracing gender stereotypes at the same time, and realizing later in life that you can be just as much of a girl in jeans and a T-shirt as you can in a pink tutu.


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