Strong by Rob Kearney and Eric Rosswood, Illustrated by Nidhi Chanani Rob dreams of becoming a champion strongman. He wants to flip huge tires, lug boulders, and haul trucks -- and someday be the strongest man in the world! But he feels like he can't fit in with his...
LGBTQ History
Celebrating Queer Pride, Part One
It's June, and despite the difficult news cycle, there's a bunch of things to celebrate! Shout out to my amazing husband - we've been together 25 years now, and every day I'm grateful. And every day I want to spend more time with you. And every day your love gives me...
The Joys of Communally Reading “No Way They Were Gay?” with Teenagers in Cyberspace – A Guest Post by Jim Cartwright
As a gay/queer man with a passion for queer history who is also an educator and an author, I was very excited when Lee Wind’s No Way They Were Gay was released. I pre-ordered it, devoured it as soon as I got it, and...
Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who’ve Inspired Me – a Graphic Novel-Style Nonfiction Memoir and History Lesson
Queer as All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me by Shelby Criswell Follow the daily life of one queer artist from Texas as they introduce us to the lives of ten extraordinary people.The author shares their life as a genderqueer person, living in the American South,...
The October 2021 LGBTQIA2+ History Month Contest!
Maybe you saw the video on TikTok. Or on Instagram. Or maybe you are seeing it here for the first time. I'm so delighted to share a "deleted scene" - just a bit of the amazing LGBTQIA2+ history I learned that didn't end up in No Way, They Were Gay? Here's Plato's full...
“If We Knew Trans History” – A Series by Joy Michael Ellison
I'm loving learning more about Trans history with Joy Michael Ellison's series. In If We Knew Trans History, We Would Embrace Trans Rage, we get another view of the power of Sylvia Rivera. As Joy writes, upon their eviction from STAR house, "a home where Rivera,...