LGBTQA Resources
Articles
"Beyond Caitlyn Jenner Lies a Long Struggle by Transgender People" from The New York Times Retro Report
"New Girl in School: Transgender Surgery at 18" from The New York Times (link to nytimes.com)
"Gender Revolution" from National Geographic, January 2017 Online Content
Videos
Stonewall Uprising. Documentary from PBS American Experience about the Stonewall Uprising and the beginning of the Gay Rights movement. 2011.
American Transgender. Documentary by National Geographic about transgender youth. 2012.
Transgeneration. Reality series about four trans college students, including one at Smith College. 2004.
Trans. Documentary about trans individuals. 2012.
Milk. Biopic about Harvey Milk, California's first openly gay elected official. 2008.
Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric Teacher Packet
Video Clips from Gender Revolution (bathroom rights, sports controversies, "what is gender?," family vignettes, etc.)
"Transforming History" (11 min) from The New York Times Retro Report
"Growing Up Trans" from PBS Frontline
Books - Non-fiction
Branded by the Pink Triangle by Ken Setterington. 2013. Nazi persecution of homosexuals.
Gay Power! The Stonewall Riots and the Gay Rights Movement, 1969 by Betsy Kuhn. 2011.
It gets Better : Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living by Dan Savage and Terry Miller. 2012.
LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field : Striving for Equality by Kirstin Cronn-Mills. 2016.
Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens by Kathy Belge. 2011. Sex ed and wellness guide.
Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights by Ann Bausum. 2015.
This Book is Gay by James Dawson and David Levithan. 2016.
Queer, There and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager and Zoe More O'Ferrall. 2017.
Books - Biography
Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family by Amy Ellis Nut. 2015.
Being Jazz: My Life as (Transgender) Teen by Jazz Jennings. 2016.
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin. 2014.
Some Assembly Required: The Not-So-Secret Life of a Transgender Teen by Arin Andrews. 2014.
Books - Fiction
Alex by Sylvia Aguilar Zeleny 2016
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden 1982
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz 2012
Ash by Malinda Lo 2009
Ask the Passengers by A. S. King 2012
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kristin Cronn-Mills 2012
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray 2011
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan 2003
Boyfriends with Girlfriends by Alex Sanchez 2012
Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan 2010
Dishes by Rich Wallace 2008
Drag Teen: A Tale of Angst and Wigs by Jeff Self 2016
Empress of the World by Sara Ryan 2001
Everyday by David Levithan 2012
Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero 2014
Gemini Bites by Patrick Ryan 2011
Geography Club by Brett Hartinger 2004
Getting It by Alex Sanchez 2007
Gracefully, Grayson by Amy Polonsky 2014
I am J by Cris Beam 2011
If I was Your Girl by Meredith Russo 2016
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson 2013
Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters 2003
Kissing Kate by Lauren Myracle 2008
Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley 2014
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins 2011
Luna by Julie Anne Peters 2004
Naomi and Ely's No-Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan 2007
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan 2006
No One Needs to Know by Amanda Grace 2014
None of the Above by I. W. Gregorio 2015
Noteworthy by Riley Redgate 2017
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg 2013
Parrotfish by Ellen Whittlinger 2011
Playing a Part by Daria Wilke 2015
Rainbow Boys Trilogy by Alex Sanchez 2001
Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy 2017
Red: A Crayon's Story [pre-school picture book] by Michael Hall 2015
Read Between the Lines by Jo Knowles 2015
Simon Vs. The Homo-Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli 2015
Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood 2015
So Hard to Say by Alex Sanchez 2004
Sparks: The Epic, Completely True Blue (Almost) Holy Quest of Debbie by S. J. Adams 2011
Sprout by Dale Peck 2012
The Alliance (Surviving Southside) by Gabriel Goodman 2013
The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson 2016
The Book of David by Anonymous 2014
The Difference Between You and Me by Madeline George 2012
The Fight (Surviving Southside) by Elizabeth Karre 2013
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee 2017
The God Box by Alex Sanchez 2009
The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich 2017
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth 2012
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Steven Chbosky 1999
The Porcupine of Truth by Bill Konigsberg 2016
The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door by Karen Finneyfrock 2013
The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd 2009
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan 2013
Undone by Cat Clarke 2014
Whatever. : or how junior year became totally f$@cked by S. J. Goslee 2016
Will Grayson, will grayson by John Green and David Levithan 2011