LGBTQ+ Resources
Books for Adults
The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate - By Jeannie Gainsburg
Spotlight: Terminology
An easy to read book on how to be an ally - not why we need to be one. Full of helpful and current information regarding language, techniques for respectful conversations, actions for including more LGBTQ+ inclusive spaces, and more.
Indiebound
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Trans (But Were Afraid to Ask) - By Brynn Tannehill
Spotlight: Terminology
“The book walks the reader through transgender issues, starting with "What does transgender mean?" before moving on to more complex topics including growing up trans, dating and sex, medical and mental health, and debates around gender and feminism...This important and engaging book enables any reader to become informed the most critical public conversations around transgender people, and become a better ally as a result.” - Amazon
Indiebound San Mateo County Library
Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child (Book for Parents of a Gay Child, Transgender, Coming Out, and Readers of Always My Child) - By Telaina Eriksen
“...provides parents of a LGBTQ child with a framework for helping their LGBTQ child navigate through a world that isn’t always welcoming. Author Telaina Eriksen…explains what she and her husband have learned through experience, including how to: Deal with gay children coming out, Confront bullying of gay children, Become an advocate for gay children, Build a support system in a gay family” - Amazon
Indiebound San Mateo County Library
Gender: Your Guide: A Gender-Friendly Primer on What to Know, What to Say, and What to Do in the New Gender Culture - By Lee Airton PhD
Spotlight: Terminology
“Professor and gender diversity advocate Lee Airton, PhD, explains how gender works in everyday life; how to use accurate terminology to refer to transgender, non-binary, and/or gender non-conforming individuals; and how to ask when you aren’t sure what to do or say. It provides the information you need to talk confidently and compassionately about gender diversity, whether simply having a conversation or going to bat as an advocate.” - Amazon
Indiebound San Mateo County Library
Books for Children
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