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Speaking Out: A Rainbow of Reasons We Need Diverse Books

June 24, 2014 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

June 26, 2015 Update Photo essayist/youth archivist Rachelle Lee Smith of visual literacy book Speaking Out will be in town signing copies at Reach and Teach San Mateo tonight 7-9pm. Apropos on this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pro-Social & Positive Picks Tagged With: #WeNeedDiverseBooks, anti-bullying, Craig Wiesner, diversity, Erase-Hate, gay pride, gay rights, Gender, human rights, identity, It Gets Better, kidlit, LGBTQ, Operation Marriage, Pride parade, queer youth, Rachelle Lee Smith, Rainbow flag, reach and teach, Speaking Out Queer Youth in Focus, Start Empathy, stereotypes, str8 against h8, Straight Against Hate, Trevor Project, YA lit, youth identity

Family Diversity In Books: A Child’s View of DOMA

June 29, 2013 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

Update: June 26, 2015It's official. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 5 to 4 in favor of marriage equality (see Justice Kennedy's closing paragraph summation which poignantly concludes, "it is so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: AAP LGBT families, All Children Matter, Bert and Ernie New Yorker, children's books, DOMA, Family diversity, freedom to marry, gay characters on TV, gay parents, Glaad, human rights, kidlit, LBGT, LGBTQ, marriage equality, media mindfulness, Openly YA tour, Operation Marriage, picture books, repeal of DOMA, respect for marriage act, School Library Journal, YA lit

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