~Taking Pride ~
LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. Combined with heterosexual, these words describe some of the different ways people express their sexuality. Unfortunately, many people face discrimination because of their sexual identification.
Books and stories can be a powerful way to step into each others’ shoes and develop empathy and fight bullying. #WeNeedDiverseBooks
Here is a list of books of powerful and positive LGBT books.
Elementary
10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert This is story of a young boy who loves to wear dresses even despite efforts to stop him.
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell Based on a true story, two male penguins care for an egg their zoo keeper has given them and create a family.
Families, Families, Families by Suzanne Lang and Max Lang Delightfully drawn animals show all the permutations of the family unit.
Home at Last by Vera Williams and Chris Raschka A newly adopted boy learns to live with his two new daddys and their big fluffy dog.
I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings. This is the biography of Jaz Jennings, an American transgender woman activist.
In Our Mothers’ House by Patricia Polacco features a same-sex, multicultural, adoptive family and 
show how love helps them deal with prejudice.
This Day in June by Galye E. Pitman is a rhyming book about participating in a Pride Day parade with the message of “all invited.”
Middle School
Being Jazz by Jazz Jennings Teenager Jazz, star of the I am Jazz TV show, shares her 
transgender story in this upbeat autobiography
Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart A transgender girl and a bipolar boy work together to save the tree in front of the library.
The Other Boy by M. G. Hennessey A young transgender preteen living his true sexual identity is outed by a school bully.
High School
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson A pair of inseparable fraternal twins draw apart as they compete for a place at art school, for boys, and for the attention of their parents.
The Inside of Out by Jenn Marie Thorn In this humorous YA romance, Daisy leads the fight to 
have same sex couples at the prom on behalf of her best friend. Little does she know she will end up taking on the whole country.
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera A teen struggles to deal with his father’s suicide and sexual identity as he tries to survive on the streets of the Bronx.
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