3.
Series:
P.S. I Miss You
Paperback
Jen Petro-Roy
9781250294302
$10.50
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 11
Jan 01, 2023
A heartbreaking—yet ultimately uplifting—epistolary middle-grade novel about family, religion, and having the courage to be yourself"P.S. I Miss You is so moving! Evie'squiet strength and fierce determinationare an inspiration. " —Ann M. Martin, author ofRain Reign and the Baby-Sitters Club"Jen Petro-Roy has created a character with the potential to beas iconic as Judy Blume's Margaret." —Erin Dionne, author ofNotes from an Accidental Band GeekEvie is heartbroken when her strict Catholic parents send her pregnant sister, Cilla, away to stay wit...
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4.
Series:
Meg & Linus
Paperback
Hanna Nowinski
9781250145833
$14.50
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 13 - 18
Jan 01, 2022
Can friendship, Star Trek, drama club, and a whole lot of coffee get two nerdy best friends through the beginning of their senior year of high school? Find out in this debut YA novel from Swoon Reads author, Hanna Nowinski.Meg and Linus are best friends bound by a shared love of school, a coffee obsession, and being queer. It’s not always easy to be the nerdy lesbian or gay kid in a suburban town. But they have each other. And a few Star Trek boxed sets. They're pretty happy. But then Sophia, Meg’s longtime girlfriend, breaks up with Meg. Linus...
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7.
Series:
Gender Recovery
Trans and Queer Voices on Mental Health, Addiction and Transition
Paperback
Ariel Estrella
9781787753556
$26.95
PSYCHOLOGY
Aug 19, 2021
Intimate and ground-breaking, this anthology of essays and poetry by trans, two-spirit and non-binary people explores the trials and triumphs of recovery, focusing on addiction, mental health and transition.Covering topics such as anxiety, OCD, PTSD and eating disorders, these stories reclaim and rewrite the narrative on gender identity and mental health and act as a conversation and a collective healing for all trans people. Moving away from medicalization and foregrounding the lived experiences of trans people in their own words, these accoun...
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8.
Series:
Help! I'm Addicted
A Trans Girl’s Self-Discovery and Recovery
Paperback
Rhyannon Styles
9781787756588
$25.95
SELF-HELP
Aug 19, 2021
My name is Rhyannon, and I'm an addict. In 2012, Rhyannon Styles began her gender transition, and attended her first 12-Step meeting - beginning two journeys which changed the course of her life. Using her personal narrative as a springboard for exploring addiction, recovery and LGBTQ+ mental health, Rhyannon writes with searing honesty about the complexity of her experiences. The book spans a range of addictions including alcohol, food, sex and relationships, the internet and narcotics, and highlights the ways in which addiction and the trans...
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9.
Series:
Transitioning Later in Life
A Personal Guide
Paperback
Jillian Celentano
9781787757172
$26.95
SELF-HELP
Aug 19, 2021
"This is my personal guide to help face who you are, accept who you are and love who you are, so you can watch your dreams and accomplishments flourish...If I can do it, you can do it too." Jillian Celentano lived most of her life not accepting who she was. Since beginning her transition at the age of 55, she has been able to live authentically as her true self. In this helpful and practical guide, she offers advice to other people who are transitioning later in life. Drawing on her personal experiences, she explores topics such as coming out t...
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13.
Series:
ABC of Gender Identity
Paperback
Devika Dalal
9781787758087
$25.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 5 - 10
Jul 21, 2021
A is for Agender, B is for Bigender and C is for Cisgender. Welcome to the ABC of Gender Identity!This bright and playful A - Z introduces young readers to 26 gender identities to help raise awareness and acceptance of different genders. Gender identity is an important part of who we are, and how we express ourselves in the world, and this book aims to help children better understand themselves and those around them.With simple explanations, a helpful guide for adults, and a diverse cast of illustrated characters, this is the perfect book for e...
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14.
Series:
He's My Mom!
A Story for Children Who Have a Transgender Parent or Relative
Paperback
Sarah Savage
9781787755741
$22.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Jul 21, 2021
My Mom's Name is David. He used to be a she but now he is a he! Last year he did this thing called transition. He took some medicine which made his voice deeper and he started wearing different clothes.When Benjamin's uncle accidently misgenders his dad David, Benjamin explains why misgendering is hurtful and why we need to treat trans people with respect. Benjamin speaks with confidence about transitioning and gender identity, and helps to educate and empower others with trans relatives or friends.This brightly illustrated book for children ag...
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15.
Series:
Racial Erotics
Gay Men of Color, Sexual Racism, and the Politics of Desire
Paperback
C. Winter Han
9780295749099
$45.00
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Grade (US) from 17
Jul 16, 2021
Sexual desire, often understood as personal erotic preference, is frequently seen as neutral, natural, or inevitable. Countering these commonplace assumptions, Racial Erotics shows how sexual partnering within communities of gay men is deeply embedded within larger social structures that define whiteness as desirable and normative while othering men of color. In queer erotic economies this othering may take the form of sexual rejection or fetishization of men of color, but C. Winter Han argues that the real danger of sexual racism is that it cr...
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23.
Series: Decolonizing Feminisms
The Borders of AIDS
Race, Quarantine, and Resistance
Paperback
Karma R. Chávez
9780295748979
$37.50
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Grade (US) from 17
Jun 28, 2021
As soon as US media and politicians became aware of AIDS in the early 1980s, fingers were pointed not only at the gay community but also at other countries and migrant communities, particularly Haitians, as responsible for spreading the virus. Evangelical leaders, public health officials, and the Reagan administration quickly capitalized on widespread fear of the new disease to call for quarantines, immigration bans, and deportations, scapegoating and blaming HIV-positive migrants?even as the rest of the world regarded the US as the primary exp...
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25.
Series:
The Trans Survival Workbook
Paperback
Owl Fisher
9781787756298
$26.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Jun 21, 2021
Fun and inspiring, this reflective workbook and journal allows you to document your transition, engage with your feelings and improve your mental health. The companion to the popular Trans Teen Survival Guide, this book creates an interactive experience, including places to draw, journal, practice mindfulness and more.
26.
Series:
Transitions
Our Stories of Being Trans
Paperback
Juno Roche
9781787758513
$25.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Jun 21, 2021
A visionary, moving and one-of-a-kind anthology of writing on what it means to be trans today and every day.From the daily bite of anxiety as you go to leave the house, to the freedom found swimming in the wild, through to moments of queer rage and joy and the peculiar timeslip of reliving your adolescence, the stories in this collection reveal the untold lived realities of trans people to help inform, inspire and unite. Spanning a range of topics such as gender dysphoria, transphobia, chest binding, gender reassignment surgery, coming out in l...
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43.
Series:
Fat and Queer
An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives
Paperback
Bruce Owens Grimm
9781787755062
$26.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
May 21, 2021
We're here. We're queer. We're fat.This one-of-a-kind collection of prose and poetry radically explores the intersection of fat and queer identities, showcasing new, emerging and established queer and trans writers from around the world. Celebrating fat and queer bodies and lives, this book challenges negative and damaging representations of queer and fat bodies and offers readers ways to reclaim their bodies, providing stories of support, inspiration and empowerment. In writing that is intimate, luminous and emotionally raw, this anthology is ...
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44.
Series:
The Best of Assigned Male
Paperback
Sophie Labelle
9781787755932
$33.95
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
May 21, 2021
Follow young trans girl, Stephie, and her group of queer friends as they navigate school, family and relationships, and experiences of being trans. Humorous and acerbic, this ground-breaking graphic narrative brilliantly explores the journey of discovering and embracing your evolving gender identity, and promotes a sense of community and empowerment through artfully illustrated stories. Based on the hugely successful and influential webcomic Assigned Male, and in print for the first time, this expanded collection contains exclusive content as ...
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45.
Series:
Trans Pride
A Coloring Book
Paperback
Fox Fisher
9781787758223
$20.95
GAMES & ACTIVITIES
Age (years) from 5 - 99
May 21, 2021
Trans rights are human rights!This fun and beautifully illustrated coloring book is perfect for inspiring children aged 5+ to explore their creative expression and learn about the beauty and diversity of trans lives. With over 100 pages of positive transgender and non-binary representation, the book includes illustrations of key figures in trans history, gender flags, key terms, empowering statements, awareness days and humorous drawings of tigers, seahorses, bunnies and so much more!Designed by award-winning campaigner and artist, Fox Fisher,...
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54.
Series:
The Queer Evangelist
A Socialist Clergy's Radically Honest Tale
Hardcover
Cheri DiNovo CM
9781771124898
$29.99
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
May 11, 2021
A queer minister, politician and staunch activist for LGBTQ rights, Cheri DiNovo went from living on the streets as a teenager to performing the first legalized same-sex marriage registered in Canada in 2001. From rights for queer parents to banning conversion therapy, her story will inspire people (queer or ally) to not only resist the system—but change it. In The Queer Evangelist, Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo (CM) shares her origins as a young socialist activist in the 1960s, and her rise to ordained minister in the ‘90s and New Democratic member of...
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55.
Series:
Green Glass Ghosts
Paperback
Rae Spoon
9781551528380
$19.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 14
May 04, 2021
From writer and musician Rae Spoon: a rollicking yet introspective young adult adventure about screwing up, finding yourself, and forging a new life on your own. At age nineteen in the year 2000, the queer narrator of Green Glass Ghosts steps off a bus on Granville Street in downtown Vancouver, a city where the faceless condo towers of the wealthy loom over the streets to of the east side where folks are just trying to get by, against the deceptively beautiful backdrop of snow-capped mountains and sparkling ocean. Armed with only their guitar...
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59.
Series:
The Bridge
Writing Across the Binary
Paperback
Keith Maillard
9781988298788
$22.95
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
May 01, 2021
One writer's deeply compelling story of growing up nonbinary in the 1940s and '50s "Most people know their gender identity by the time they are two or three. My memories don't go back quite that far, but as far back as I do remember, I was never certain. I asked my mother and grandmother over and over again, 'Am I a boy, or am I a girl?'--asked so many times they got sick of answering and started getting mad at me, and then I would hear, 'I told you!' They always told me that I was a boy, but I was never convinced. It would take me over sixty y...
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