Resources for school and public librarians regarding books and LGBTQ history.
CSLA Slides
Articles
- Gall, Amy. Books I Wished I’d Read as an LGBTQ Teenager. Lit Hub. March 7, 2016.
- Green, Jessie. The Gay History of America’s Classic Children’s Books. New York Times Style Magazine. Feb. 7, 2019.
- Styles, Emily. “Curriculum as Window and Mirror.” Listening for All Voices, Oak Knoll School monograph, Summit, NJ, 1988.
Collections of (some) LGBTQ Related Literature
- ALA Queer Books for Teens – 2000-2017 (Awesome website with links to many of the resources below)
- ALA Stonewall Book Awards
- ALA GLBT Round Table Rainbow Book List
- ALA GLBT Committee List from 2004
- Lambda Literary Awards
- Ca Department of Education Recommended Literature List: Gender and Sexuality Search; Stonewall Book Awards Search
- SF Public Library Rainbow Celebration of Books
- Philadelphia Public Library LGBTQ Books and Discussions
- HRC Welcoming Schools Book List
- GLAAD Media Awards – Media Reference Guide with Terminology
LGBTQ History Curriculum Guides and Topics for History Social Science Framework
- CLIC Region Lead Resources (History Social Science Framework Roll Outs 2018-2021)
- Teaching LGBT History: An Educator’s Guide * PDF * Feedback for Document
- Sample Curriculum Calendars with LGBT content included
- LGBT History Correlation to Framework – Grades K-5 * Grade 8 * Grade 11
- Textbook Selection Tools Grades K-5, Grade 8 and Grade 11
- Quick LGBT History Lessons for GSA Clubs
- Curriculum Guides – Santa Cruz Safe Schools Project – 8th Grade * 11th Grade
- 11th Grade LGBT History Resources
- 8th Grade LGBT History Resources
- 11th Grade History Teacher Workshop Content
- 8th Grade History Teacher Workshop Content
- LGBTQ History Timeline of Events and People
Further Reading – Supporting LGBTQ Youth
- Barker, Meg-John and Scheele. Queer: A Graphic History. London, Icon Books, 2016
- Bronksi, Michael. Queer History of the United States. Boston: Beacon Books, 2011.
- Linday, Randall et al. A Culturally Proficient Response to LGBT Communities: A Guide for Educators. Corwin, 2013.
- Meyer, Elizabeth and Sansfacon, Annie Pullen. Supporting Transgender & Gender Creative Youth. Peter Lang, 2014
- Meyer, Elizabeth J. Gender and Sexual Diversity in Schools. New York: Springer, 2010.
- Romesburg, Don, Ed. The Routledge History of Queer America. Routledge, 2018.
- Rupp, Leila J. and Freeman, Susan K. Eds. Understanding and Teaching: U.S. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History. The University of Wisconsin Press, 2014.
- Stryker, Susan. Transgender History, second edition: The Roots of Today’s Revolution. Berkeley: Seal Press, 2017.