The Every Body Book by by Rachel E. Simon, illustrated by Noah Grigni This vibrant and beautifully illustrated book teaches children sex, gender and relationships education in a way that is inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Covering puberty,...
As the SCBWI 50th Anniversary Summer Conference gets underway, I want to acknowledge the crisis of confidence and belonging SCBWI is going through. It’s a crisis that has led to there not being a team blog reporting on this conference, and to there not being an LGBTQ+...
This story is really infuriating and inspiring. Infuriating: the administrator turning OFF Bryce's microphone after Bryce said he came out as Queer his freshman year and taking his printed speech away. Inspiring: Bryce giving the speech he truly wanted to give anyway...
Thank you, community! Here I am, surrounded by the donated copies! I'm so excited to share that this week the copies were delivered to the team at Brave Trails, this amazing nonprofit that's building the next generation of LGBTQ+ youth leaders! The donations of my...
Selected as a PBS Voices short film and an official documentary short of a few film festivals, Senior Prom was created by Filmmaker Luisa Conlon and produced by the queer, female-led production company Cousins. You can watch the short film and learn more at...
They're So Flamboyant by Michael Genhart, Illustrated by Tony Neal When a "flamboyance" of flamingos moves into a neighborhood full of other types of birds, feathers get ruffled. Bright pink colors and long legs—how dare those flamingos!Will the brooding birds realize...
