The Purple Sticker Project:

Introduction

The mission of this project is to make books with positive LGBTQIA+ representation more accessible to K-12 students. We are doing this by providing a continuously updated list of media with positive LGBTQIA+ representation and applying identifiable purple logo stickers to media with positive LGBTQIA+ representation in school libraries.

We chose to use a purple square on a white circle as a symbol rather than a pride flag because it is a distinctive logo, while also being discreet for students who can't openly look for LGBTQIA+ content. We are supplying libraries with informative bookmarks and posters to teach students what the stickers mean, as well as provide access to resources like this website.

In This Website

Book List: The criteria we use to determine which books contain positive LGBTQIA+ representation, and our continuously updated list of books that meet the criteria

Student Resources: Book recommendations and other resources for students, grouped by grade level (elementary, middle, and high school)

Parent & Teacher Resources: Materials for parents and teachers to learn about the LGBTQIA+ community and the importance of positive representation

Bring the Project to You: Materials for students and adults who want to bring the Purple Sticker Project to your school

News: Articles and other media featuring the Purple Sticker Project

Contact Us: Our email, for questions and help setting up the project at new schools

About our use of the acronym LGBTQIA+

The Purple Sticker Project team chose to use the acronym LGBTQIA+ across all of our content, which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, aromantic, and all others in the community. However, some book titles, project names, and quotes that we reference use different versions of this acronym, such as LGBT, LGBTQ, and LGBTQ+. All of these mean the same thing.