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ADULT FICTION The Prettiest Star - Carter Sickels (2020) ​ ​ Call Me By Your Name - Andre Aciman (2008) The Deep - Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs (2019) ​ ​ ​ Jam on the Vine - LaShonda Katrice Barnett (2015) This Town Sleeps - Dennis E. Staples, Dennis (2020) ​ ​ Lie with Me - Philippe Besson (2019) A People's History of Heaven - Mathangi Subramanian (2019) ​ ​ ​ White Houses - Amy Bloomi (2018) The Lauras – Sara Taylor (2017) ​ ​ A Ladder to the Sky - John Boyne (2018) On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong (2019) ​ ​ ​ ​ Theory - Dionne Brand (2018) A Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics – Olivia Waite (2019) ​ ​ ​ House of Impossible Beauties - Joseph Cassara (2018) Something to Talk About – Meryl Wilsner (2020) ​ ​ ​ Life of David Hockney - Catherine Cusset (2019) Jonny Appleseed - (2018) ​ ​ Patsy - Nicole Dennis-Benn (2019) Tin Man - Sarah Winman (2018) ​ ​ ​ In at the Deep End - Kate Davies (2019) Frankissstein - Jeanette Winterson (2019) ​ ​ Stealing Nasreen/6 Metres of Pavement -Farzana ​ ​ ​ ​ Doctor RomanceBookCloud has a collection of LGBTQ ebooks ​ ​ Exciting Times - Naoise Dolan (2020) ​ Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi (2018) ​ ​ Girl, Woman, Other - Bernardine Evaristo (2019) ​ Break in case of emergency - (2019) ​ Upright Women - Sarah Gailey (2020) ​ Less - Andrew Sean Greer (2017) ​ ​ Stray City - Chelsey Johnson (2018) ​ ​ Who Is Vera Kelly? - Rosalie Knecht (2018) ​ Great Believers - Rebecca Makkai (2018) ​ ​ All My Mother's Lovers - Ilana Masad (2020) ​ Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston (2019) ​ ​ Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir (2019) ​ Shut Up You're Pretty - Téa Mutonji (2019) ​ Under the Udala Trees - Chinelo Okparanta (2015) ​ ​ When Katie met Cassidy – Camille Perri (2018) ​ Little Fish - (2018) ​ ​ The Clothesline Swing - Ahmad Danny Ramadan (2017) ​ ​ Tell me how you Really Feel - Aminah Mae Safi (2019) ​ No one can Pronounce My Name - Rakesh Satyal (2017) ​ ​ Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon (2020) ​ ​ Subtweet - (2020) ​ ​

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A Burst of Light: And Other Essays - Audre Lorde (2017) ​ ​ In the Dream House - Carmen Maria Machado (2019) ADULT NON-FICTION ​ Aphrodite Made Me Do It - Trista Mateer (2019) ​ : Your Guide - Lee Airton (2018) Mamaskatch : a Cree coming of age - Darrel J. McLeod (2018) ​ ​ ​ Angry Queer Somali Boy - Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali No Ashes in the Fire - Darnell L. Moore (2018) ​ ​ ​ Queer Cosmos - Colin Bedell (2019) Something That May Shock & Discredit You - Daniel M. ​ ​ ​ NDN coping mechanisms - Billy-Ray Belcourt (2019) Ortberg ​ ​ The Groom Will Keep his Name - Matt Ortile (2020) Karamo - Karamo Brown (2019) ​ ​ ​ Care Work - Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (2018) Becoming a Man - P. Carl (2020) ​ ​ ​ Diary of a - Crystal Rasmussen (2020) A Two-Spirit Journey - Ma Nee Chacaby (2016) ​ ​ ​ Beautiful on the Outside - Adam Rippon (2019) How to Write an Autobiographical Novel - ​ ​ My Autobiography of Carson McCullers - Jenn Shapland (2020) Alexander Chee (2018) ​ The Gospel of Breaking - Jillian Christmas (2020) She Wants It - Jill Soloway (2018) ​ ​ Officer Clemmons - Dr. François S. Clemmons (2020) The Fire Never Goes Out - Noelle Stevenson (2020) ​ ​ – Garrard Conley (2016) Tasty Pride: 75 recipes and stories - Jesse Szewczyk (2020) ​ ​ Rebent Sinner - Ivan Coyote (2019) High School - Sara and Tegan Quin (2019) ​ ​ ​ Untamed - Glennon Doyle (2020) Guru - RuPaul (2018) ​ ​ ​ You’re in the Wrong Bathroom - She/He/They/Me: For the Sisters, Misters, and Binary Resisters ​ ​ Laura Erickson-Schroth (2017) - Robyn Ryle (2019) The Gay Revolution - Lillian Faderman (2015) This One Looks Like a Boy - Lorimer Shenher (2019) ​ ​ ​ ​ Me, Myself, They - Joshua Ferguson (2019) I’m Afraid of Men - Vivek Shraya (2018) ​ ​ ​ Naturally Tan : A Memoir - Tan France (2019) She Wants It - Jill Soloway (2018) ​ ​ The Book of Pride - Mason Funk (2019) You Are Enough - Mandy Hale (2018) ​ ​ were Here: Heroes of queer Canada - Fairest: A Memoir - Meredith Talusan (2020) ​ ​ ​ Robin Ganev (2016) I Hope We Choose Love: A trans girl’s notes from the end of the world - (2019) Not That Bad / Hunger - Roxane Gay (2018) ​ ​ ​ ​ Here for It - Eric R. Thomas (2020) Tranny - Laura Jane Grace (2016) ​ ​ ​ Disintegrate/Dissociate - (2019) All That Heaven Allows: A biography of Rock Hudson - ​ ​ ​ Over the Top - Jonathan Van Ness (2019) Mark Griffin (2018) ​ Mean - Myriam Gurba (2017) Born Both: An life - Hida Viloria (2017) ​ ​ ​ We Have Always Been Here - Samra Habib (2019) Woman Enough - Kristen Worley (2019) ​ ​ ​ A Brief History of Oversharing - Shawn Hitchins (2017) Everything is Awful & you’re a Terrible Person - ​ ​ Mercury and Me - Jim Hutton (2019) Daniel Zomparelli (2017) ​ ​ Wow, No Thank You - Samantha Irby (2020) ​ ​ Me - Elton John (2019) ​ How We Fight for Our Lives - Saeed Jones (2019) ​ ​ Love Lives Here - Amanda Jette Knox (2019) ​ Angels in America - Tony Kushner (1996) ​ Shame Is an Ocean I Swim Across - Mary Lambert (2018) ​ Trans Like Me - C.N. Lester (2018) ​ ​ My Sister - Selenis Leyva (2020) ​

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YOUNG ADULT FICTION We Are Okay - Nina LaCour (2017) ​ ​ How it all blew up – Arvin Ahmadi (2020) The boy in the red dress – Kristin Lambert (2020) ​ ​ ​ Yes No Maybe So/Creekwood - Becky Albertalli (2020) I'll Be the One - Lyla Lee (2020) ​ ​ ​ ​ Weight of the Stars - K Ancrum (2019) Gentleman’s guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzi Lee (2017) ​ ​ ​ Black Flamingo - Dean Atta (2020) Not Your Sidekick - C.B. Lee (2016) ​ ​ ​ ​ Hold My Hand - Michael Barakiva (2019) 19 Love Songs - David Levithan (2020) ​ ​ ​ Girl, Serpent, Thorn - Melissa Bashardoust (2020) Spin the Dawn - Elizabeth Lim (2019) ​ ​ ​ ​ The Ship We Built - Lexi Bean A Line In The Dark - Malinda Lo (2017) ​ ​ ​ Kings Queens and in-betweens – Tanya Boteju (2019) Ship it - Britta Lundin (2018) ​ ​ ​ ​ Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender (2020) 10 Things I Can See From Here - Carrie Mac (2017) ​ ​ ​ Once and Future - Amy Rose Capetta (2019) Dark & Deepest Red - Anna-Marie McLemore (2020) ​ ​ ​ ​ Red Scrolls of Magic - Cassandra Clare (2019) Stay Gold - Toby McSmith (2020) ​ ​ I Wish You the Best - Mason Deaver (2019) Out Now: Queer we go again! – Saundra Mitchell (2020) ​ ​ ​ ​ Sound of Stars - Alechia Dow (2020) Ramona Blue - Julie Murphy (2017) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Hot dog girl - Jennifer Dugan (2019) Like a Love Story - Abdi Nazemian (2019) ​ ​ ​ The Fascinators - Andrew Eliopulos (2020) Girls of paper and fire series – Natasha Ngan (2019) ​ ​ Pet – Akwaeke Emezi (2019) Birdie and Me - J. M. M. Nuanez (2020) ​ ​ Spellhacker - M.K. England (2020) Crown of Feathers series - Nicki Pau Preto (2019) ​ ​ ​ ​ If you could be mine - Sara Farizan (2013) I Hope You Get This Message - Farah Naz Rishi (2019) ​ ​ When We Were Magic - Sarah Gailey (2020) Juliet Takes a Breath - Gabby Rivera (2016) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Annie on my mind – Nancy Garden (1982) Carry On - Rainbow Rowell (2015) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Girl Mans Up - M-E Girard (2016) Tell Me How You Really Feel - Aminah Mae Safi (2019) ​ ​ ​ ​ Only Mostly Devastated - Sophie Gonzales (2020) Home After Dark - David Small (2018) ​ ​ ​ Her Royal Highness - Rachel Hawkins (2019) Something like Gravity - Amber Smith (2019) ​ ​ ​ ​ Girl Crushed - Katie Heaney (2020) Gravity of Us - Phil Stamper (2020) ​ ​ ​ We Contain Multitudes - Sarah Henstra (2019) These Witches won’t Burn series - Isabel Sterling (2019) ​ ​ ​ Every Body Looking - Candice Iloh Dress Codes for Small Towns - Courtney Stevens (2019) ​ ​ You Should See Me in a Crown - Leah Johnson (2020) Pulp - Robin Talley (2018) ​ ​ ​ The Afterward - E.K. Johnston (2020) Tarnished are the stars - Rosiee Thor (2019) ​ ​ ​ Fire Song - Adam Garnet Jones (2018) Carmilla - Kim Turrisi (2019) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ A Song Only I Can Hear - Barry Jonsberg (2020) The Grief Keeper - Alexandra Villasante (2019) ​ ​ We are Totally Normal - Rahul Kanakia (2020) If we were us – K. L. Walther (2020) ​ ​ ​ ​ Let’s Talk about Love - Claire Kann (2018) Date me, Bryson Keller – Kevin van Whye (2020) ​ ​ The The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali - Sabina Khan ​ Darius the Great Deserves Better - Adib Khorram TeenBookCloud has a collection of LGBT ebooks ​ ​ ​ The Music of What Happens - Bill Konigsberg (2019) ​ ​

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CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS Family Book / It’s Okay to Be Different - Todd Parr (2003) ​ ​ ​ ​ Worm Loves Worm - J.J. Austrian (2016) This Day in June/A Church for All-Gayle Pitman (2014) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Morris Micklewhite & the Tangerine Dress - In our Mothers’ House - Patricia Polacco (2009) ​ ​ Christine Baldacchino (2014) Pink is for Boys - Robb Pearlman (2018) ​ Odd Bird Out - Helga Bansch (2011) And Tango Makes Three - Justin Richardson (2015) ​ ​ ​ ​ Henry Holton takes the Ice - Sandra Bradley (2015) Pride: Harvey Milk & the Rainbow Flag - Rob Sanders (2018) ​ ​ ​ I am Perfectly Designed - Karamo Brown (2019) Stella Brings the Family - Miriam Schiffer (2015) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The Different Dragon - Jennifer Bryan (2006) Willie and Uncle Bill - Amy Schwartz (2012) ​ ​ ​ A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo-Marlon Bundo (2018) Jerome by Heart - Thomas Scotto (2018) ​ ​ ​ ​ Why Don’t I Have a Daddy - George Ann Clay (2008) Mom & Mum Are Getting Married! - Ken Setterington (2004) ​ ​ ​ Adventures of Honey & Leon - Alan Cumming (2017) The Boy and the Bindi - Vivek Shraya (2016) ​ ​ The One & Only Dylan St. Claire - Kamen Edwards (2020) Harriet Gets Carried Away - Jessie Sima (2018) ​ ​ Prince and Knight - Daniel Haack (2018) Angus all Aglow - Heather Smith (2018) ​ ​ ​ Red: a crayon’s story - Michael Hall (2015) Want to Play Trucks? - Ann Stott (2018) ​ ​ I Am Jazz - Jessica Herthel (2014) Dress Like a Girl - Patricia Toht (2019) ​ ​ ​ ​ Jacob’s Room to Choose / New Dress - Sarah Hoffman Peanut Goes for the Gold - Jonathan Van Ness (2020) ​ ​ ​ ​ Big Bob, Little Bob - James Howe (2018) Introducing Teddy - Jessica Walton (2016) ​ ​ ​ True adventures of Esther the wonder pig - Steve Jenkins Home at Last - Vera Williams (2016) ​ ​ ​ ​ Santa’s Husband - Daniel Kibblesmith (2017) William's Doll - Charlotte Zolotow (1972) ​ ​ My Princess Boy - Cheryl Kilodavis (2011) ​ ​ Purim Superhero - Elisabeth Kushner (2013) CHILDREN’S BOARD BOOKS ​ ​ Families, families, families! - Suzanne Lang (2015) Mommy, Mama/Daddy, Papa & Me - Lesléa Newman ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The Story of Ferdinand - Munro Leaf (1964) Pride Colors - Robin Stevenson (2019) ​ ​ ​ Julián is a Mermaid - Jessica Love (2018) Everywhere Babies - Susan Meyers (2001) ​ ​ ​ When Aidan became a Brother - Kyle Lukoff (2019) ​ ​ A Girl Named Dan - Dandi Daley Mackall (2011) ​ Heather Has Two Mommies - Lesléa Newman (2015) ​ ​ ​ Donovan’s Big Day - Leslea Newman (2011) ​ Tale of Two Daddies / Mommies - Vanita Oelschlager ​ ​ ​ ​ A Family is a Family is a Family - Sara O’Leary (2016) ​ ​

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CHILDREN’S CHAPTER BOOKS YOUNG ADULT NON-FICTION ​ Posted - John David Anderson (2017) Some Assembly Required - Arin Andrews (2014) ​ ​ ​ ​ Alan Cole is Not a Coward - Eric Bell (2017) ​ ​ Hello Cruel World: 101 alternatives to suicide for teens, freaks, Hazel’s Theory of Evolution - Lisa Jenn Bigelow (2019) and other outlaws - Kate Bornstein (2006) ​ ​ ​ Drum Roll, Please- Lisa Jenn Bigelow (2018) Transgender Teen: a handbook for parents & professionals Ivy Aberdeen's letter to the world-Ashley H. Blake ​ ​ supporting transgender & non-binary teens - Stephanie Brill (2018) ​ ​ This Book Is Gay - James Dawson (2015) The Unbelievable Oliver and the Sawed-in-Half Dads - ​ ​ All Boys Aren't Blue - George M. Johnson (2020) Pseudonymous Bosch (2020) ​ Zenobia July / Felix YZ - Lisa Bunker (2019) Rethinking Normal - Katie Rain Hill (2014) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ King and the Dragonflies - Kacen Callender (2020) Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out - Susan Kuklin ​ ​ ​ ​ Hurricane Child - Kheryn Callender (2018) LGBTQ Human Rights Movement - Theresa Morelock (2017) ​ ​ A Boy Named Queen - Sara Cassidy (2016) ​ ​ ​ ​ Gay & Lesbian History for Kids - Jerome Pohlen (2015) The Pants Project - Cat Clarke (2017) ​ ​ ​ Queer, There, and Everywhere - Sarah Prager (2017) The Only Black Girls in Town - Brandy Colbert (2020) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Rainbow Revolutionaries - Sarah Prager (2020) Lotterys Plus One / More or Less - Emma Donoghue ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ It Gets Better - Dan Savage (Editor) (2011) Better Nate Than Ever series - Tim Federle (2014) ​ ​ ​ My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer - Jennifer Gennari Queer Heroes - Arabelle Sicardi (2019) ​ ​ ​ ​ Lily and Dunkin - Donna Gephart (2016) Transphobia: Deal With It - J. Wallace Skelton (2016) ​ ​ ​ Rick / George - Alex Gino (2020) To Night Owl From Dogfish - Holly Goldberg Sloan (2019) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Nothing Ever Happens Here - Sarah Hagger-Holt (2020) The Falling in Love Montage - Ciara Smyth (2020) ​ ​ The Other Boy - M.G. Hennessey (2016) ​ ​ Speaking Out - Rachelle Lee Smith (2014) Misfits - James Howe (2001) ​ ​ ​ ​ Homophobia: Deal with It - Steven Solomon (2013) The Popularity Papers - Amy Ignatow (2012) ​ ​ ​ List of Things That Will Not Change - Rebecca Stead (2020) Just Like Josh Gibson - Angela Johnson (2004) ​ ​ Pride: celebrating diversity & community - Robin Stevenson The Parker Inheritance - Varian Johnson (2018) ​ ​ ​ ​ See You at Harry’s - Johanna Knowles (2012) Beyond the Gender Binary - Alok Vaid-Menon (2020) ​ ​ ​ Misadventures of the Family Fletcher - Dana Levy (2014) Martin McLean, Middle School Queen - Alyssa Zaczek (2020) ​ ​ ​ My Life as a Diamond - Jenny Manzer (2018) ​ ​ The Stars Beneath our Feet-David Barclay Moore (2019) CHILDREN’S NON-FICTION ​ Best at it - Maulik Pancholy (2019) ​ Who Are You? The kid’s guide to gender identity - Be My Love - Kit Pearson (2019) ​ ​ Brook Pessin-Whedbee (2016) The Best Man - Richard Peck (2016) ​ The - Gayle Pitman (2019) Gracefully Grayson - Ami Polonsky (2014) ​ ​ The Big Book of LGBTQ+ Activities - Amie Taylor (2020) The moon within - Aida Salazar (2019) ​ ​ ​ Lucky Jonah - Richard Scrimger (2016) ​ Unicorn Power! (Lumberjanes #1)- (2017) ​

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GRAPHIC NOVELS PODCASTS Are you my Mother? / Fun Home - Alison Bechdel (2012) Throwing Shade ​ ​ When I Arrived at the Castle - Emily Carroll (2019) What’s the Tee? ​ ​ Woman World - Aminder Dhaliwal (2018) Psychobabble ​ Lumberjanes series - Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters (2020) The Gender Blender ​ Moonstruck: Magic to Brew / Some Enchanted Evening - 2 Dope Queens ​ ​ ​ ​ Grace Ellis (2019) Never Before As The Crow Flies - Melanie Gillman (2017) The Read ​ ​ 10 Dance series - Inouesatoh (2019) Homoground ​ The Breakaways - Cathy G. Johnson (2019) Nancy ​ Goldie Vance - Hope Larson (2016) Pod Save The People ​ Forward - Lisa Maas (2018) ​ ​ Princess Princess Ever After - Kate O’Neill (2016) KANOPY MOVIES - MODERN LOVE ​ ​ Heartstopper series - Alice Oseman (2020) Anchor and Hope (2019) ​ ​ ​ Witch Boy / The Hidden Witch - Molly Ostertag (2018) Blush (2018) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Fence series - C.S. Pacat (2019) Call Me By Your Name (2019) ​ ​ ​ Bloom - Kevin Panetta (2019) Gaysians (2017) ​ ​ ​ The Life and Times of America Chavez / Fast and Fuertona - Martyr (2017) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Gabby Rivera (2018) The Feels (2017) ​ ​ ​ Home After Dark - David Small (2018) ​ The Deep & Dark Blue - Niki Smith (2020) ​ JOURNEY OUT OF THE CLOSET My Brother’s Husband - Gengoroh Tagame (2017) Heartstone (2018) ​ ​ ​ ​ Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me - Mariko Tamaki Misfits (2015) ​ ​ ​ Drama - Raina Telgemeier (2012) ​ Out Late (2015) Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy - Rey Terciero (2019) ​ ​ ​ Ruthie & Connie (2002) Honor Girl - Maggie Thrash (2015) ​ ​ ​ The Pearl: Trans women coming out in their senior years Avant-Guards / Heavy Vinyl - Carly Usdin (2019) ​ ​ ​ The Year we Thought about Love (2016) Kiss Number 8 - Colleen Venable (2019) ​ ​ ​ Spinning - Tillie Walden (2017) ​ Prince and the Dressmaker - Jen Wang (2018) ​ Taproot - Keezy Young (2017) ​ ​

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KANOPY MOVIES CONTINUED QUINTESSENTIAL QUEER FILMMAKERS Being 17 - André Téchiné (2019) ​ ​ FIGHT FOR EQUALITY Born in Flames - Lizzie Borden (1983) ​ ​ After Stonewall (1999) Blue - Derek Jarman (1993) ​ ​ ​ ​ Bent (1997) Caravaggio - Derek Jarman (1986) ​ ​ ​ Call Me Kuchu: Fighting homophobia in Uganda (2012) Dottie Gets Spanked - Todd Haynes (1994) ​ ​ ​ ​ James Baldwin: The price of the ticket (1990) Glitterbug - Derek Jarman (1994) ​ ​ ​ ​ Out in the Dark Political Animals: Pioneering Women who Keep the Lights On - (2016) ​ ​ ​ ​ paved the way for LGBT equality (2016) Lavender Limelight shorts- Marc Mauceri (2014) ​ ​ ​ ​ Regarding Susan Sontag: Portrait of a feminist icon (2014) Parting Glances - Bill Sherwood (2016) ​ ​ ​ ​ Saturday Church (2016) Poison - Todd Haynes (1991) ​ ​ ​ ​ Stonewall Uprising (2010) The Joy of Life - Jenni Olson (2005) ​ ​ ​ ​ The Case Against 8: Fallowing gay marriage rights to the The Same Difference - Nneka Onuorah (2015) ​ ​ Supreme Court (2013) - Cheryl Dunye (2014) ​ ​ ​ ​ The Revival: Black Lesbian Poets & Feminist Thinkers (2016) Tongues United: Giving voice to Black - ​ ​ ​ To a More Perfect Union: U.S. v. Windsor (2017) ​ ​ Marlon Riggs (1989) To Be Takei (2016) ​ ​ United in Anger: A history of ACT UP (2017) ​ ​ NOTES ON CAMP Vito (2011) The Cockettes (2002) ​ ​ ​ We Were Here: The AIDS years in San Francisco (2011) Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) ​ ​ ​ ​ I am Divine (2013) ​ ​ Jobriath A.D. (2013) ​ Queens at Heart: Trans women in the ‘60s (1967) ​ ​ Strike a Pose (2016) ​ ​ T’aint Nobody’s Bizness: Queer Blues divas of the 1920s (2011) The Queen (1968) ​ ​ Venus Boyz (2002) ​ ​ Women Who Kill (2016) ​ ​

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MOVIES & DOCUMENTARIES TELEVISION SHOWS Cloudburst (2013) Black Lightning (2018) ​ ​ ​ Carol (2016) Dark Matter (2015) ​ ​ ​ ​ Disobedience (2018) Dear White People (2015) ​ ​ ​ Love, Simon (2018) Legends of Tomorrow (2016) ​ ​ ​ Mambo Italiano (2004) Lost Girl (2012) ​ ​ ​ ​ Margarita With a Straw (2015) Modern Family (2010) ​ ​ ​ Milk (2009) Orange Is the New Black (2014) ​ ​ ​ ​ Moonlight (2017) Queer as Folk (2011) ​ ​ ​ ​ The Birdcage (2004) Supergirl (2019) ​ ​ ​ ​ The Danish Girl (2016) The 100 (2014) ​ ​ ​ ​ Weekend (2012) The Magicians (2016) ​ ​ ​ ​ Will and Grace (2018) ​ ​

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LOCAL RESOURCES A Colour Deep https://www.acolourdeep.ca/ Rainbow Salad - Peel’s virtual 2SLGBTQ+ ​ community hub PFLAG, Peel www.rainbowsalad.ca pflagmississauga.ca, 905-602-4082 ext. 455

Moyo Health & Community Services (formerly Westside LGBTQ PHAN) www.meetup.com/West-Side-LGBTQ-Group Moyo Peel Region Neighbourhood Information Tool QTBIPOC Sauga https://www.peelregion.ca/planning-maps/nit/ http://www.qtbipocsauga.ca/ ​ The Indigenous Network East Mississauga Community Health Centre http://www.peelaboriginalnetwork.com http://eastmississaugachc.org/

Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention http://asaap.ca/

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ONLINE RESOURCES Rainbow Health Ontario LGBT Youth Line https://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/ http://www.youthline.ca/ LGBTQ2+ Friendly Health Service Provider Directory MyGSA.ca https://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/service-directory/ https://egale.ca/portfolio/mygsa/ Salaam Canada: Queer Muslim Community 2spirits.com https://www.salaamcanada.info/

Ontario Rainbow Alliance of The Deaf (ORAD) El-Tawhid Juma Circle / Unity Mosque http://www.positivespaces.ca/community-links/o http://www.jumacircle.com/who-we-are ntario- rainbow-alliance-deaf-orad ACAS Toronto: Asian Community AIDS Service http://www.acas.org/ The 519 http://www.the519.org/ Kulanu Toronto http://www.kulanutoronto.org/ Senior Pride Network http://www.the519.org/programs/senior-pride-ne gsanetwork.org twork

SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING:

Rainbow Book: http://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/rainbow-books-lists www.rainbowrumpus.org http://booksforkidsingayfamilies.blogspot.ca/search/label/transgender%20people http://www.flamingorampant.com/

I’m Here I’m Queer What The Hell Do I Read: https://www.leewind.org ​ ​ Rainbow Book List Awards: https://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/rainbow-books-lists ​

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FLAGS & IDENTITIES

LGBTQ2+ Lesbian Flag Rainbow Agender Flag

Polysexual Flag

LGBTQ2+ (Philadelphia) Genderfluid Flag Rainbow Pride Flag

Pansexual Flag

Non-Binary Flag Two Spirit Pride Flag

Genderqueer Flag

Bisexual Flag Bear Pride Flag

Asexual Flag

Transgender Pride Flag

Intersex Flag

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TERMINOLOGY Terminology taken from the 519’s online glossary.

“______“ism Harmful beliefs, behaviours or institutional practices by a group or person with power directed against specific groups, rationalized by an underlying belief that certain people are superior to others. Examples include: ageism, anti-semitism, audism, cis-sexism, classism, ethnocentrism, heterosexism, racism, sexism, shadism, sizeism.

“______” phobia A learned dislike, aversion, or an extreme, irrational fear and/or hatred of a particular group of people. It is expressed through beliefs and tactics that devalue, demean and terrorize people. Examples include: biphobia, homophobia, Islamophobia, transphobia, xenophobia and others.

Ally A person who works to end a form of oppression that gives them privilege(s). Allies listen to, and are guided by, communities and individuals affected by oppression. Forms of oppression include: able-ism, ageism, audism, classism, biphobia, homophobia, transphobia, racism, sexism, and others.

Asexual A where a person experiences little or no sexual attraction.

Bisexual A person who is emotionally, physically, spiritually and/or sexually attracted to people of more than one gender, though not necessarily at the same time.

Biphobia Negative attitudes, feelings, or irrational aversion to, fear or hatred of bisexual people and their communities, or of behaviours stereotyped as bisexual, leading to discrimination, harassment or violence against bisexual people.

Coming Out A process of revealing more openly to self or others one’s LGBTQ identity.

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TERMINOLOGY Terminology taken from the 519’s online glossary

Cis/Cisgender Cisgender is used to explain the phenomena where a person’s gender identity is in line with or “matches” the they were assigned at birth. Cis can also be used as a prefix to an assortment of words to refer to the alignment of gender identity and the assigned at birth sex status including; cisnormativity, cissexual, cisgender, cis male, and cis female.

Cisnormativity Cisnormativity (“cis” meaning “the same as”) refers to the commonplace assumption that all people are cisgender and that everyone accepts this as “the norm”. The term cisnormativity is used to describe systemic prejudice ​ ​ ​ against trans. This form of systemic prejudice may go unrecognized by the people or organizations responsible. ​ Cissexism A system of oppression that considers cis people to be superior to trans people. It includes harmful beliefs that it is “normal” to be cis and “abnormal” to be trans. Examples include scrutinizing the of trans people more than those of cis people or defining beauty based on how cis people look.

Gay A person whose enduring physical, romantic, spiritual, emotional, and/or sexual attractions are to people of the same gender. The word can refer to men or women, although some women prefer “lesbian.” Sometimes used as an umbrella term for the LBGTQ community.

Gender Gender is based on the expectations and stereotypes about behaviours, actions, and roles linked to being a “man” or “woman” within a particular culture or society. The social norms related to gender can vary depending on the culture, and can change over time.

Genderqueer/Gender Non-Conforming/Gender Variant Individuals who do not follow gender stereotypes based on the sex they were assigned at birth. They may identify and express themselves as “feminine men” or “masculine women” or as androgynous, outside of the categories “boy/man” and “girl/woman.” People who are gender non-conforming may or may not identify as trans.

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TERMINOLOGY Terminology taken from the 519’s online glossary

Gender Binary A social system whereby people are thought to have either one of two genders: “man” or “woman.” These genders ​ are expected to correspond to birth sex: male or female. In the gender binary system, there is no room for living between genders or for transcending the gender binary. The gender binary system is rigid and restrictive for many people whose sex assigned at birth does not match up with their gender, or whose gender is fluid and non-binary (not fixed).

Gender Expression How a person publicly expresses or presents their gender. This can include behaviour and outward appearance such as dress, hair, make-up, body language and voice. A person’s chosen name and pronoun are also common ways of expressing gender. Others perceive a person’s gender through these attributes.

All people, regardless of their gender identity, have a gender expression and they may express it in any number of ways. For trans people, their chosen name, preferred pronoun and apparel are common ways they express their gender. People who are trans may also take medically supportive steps to align their body with their gender identity.

Gender Identity A person’s internal and individual experience of gender. It is a person’s sense of being a woman, a man, both, neither, or anywhere along the gender spectrum. A person’s gender identity may be the same as or different from their birth-assigned sex. A person’s gender identity is fundamentally different from and not related to their sexual orientation.

Gender Norms The gender binary influences what society considers “normal” or acceptable behaviour, dress, appearance and roles for women and men. Gender norms are a prevailing force in our everyday lives. Strength, action, and dominance are stereotypically seen as “masculine” traits, while vulnerability, passivity, and receptiveness are ​ stereotypically seen as “feminine” traits. A woman expressing masculine traits may be chastised as “overly aggressive,” while a man expressing “feminine” traits may be labelled as “weak.” Gender norms can contribute to power imbalances and gender in equality in the home, at work, and in communities.

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Gender Role The oppressive culturally and historically specific expectations and restrictions that are placed on a person based on whether they are assigned at birth as male or female.

Gender Spectrum The representation of gender as a continuum, as opposed to a binary concept.

Heteronormativity Refers to the commonplace assumption that all people are heterosexual and that everyone accepts this as “the norm”. The term heteronormativity is used to describe prejudice against people that are not heterosexual, and is ​ ​ less overt or direct and more widespread or systemic in society, organizations, and institutions. This form of systemic prejudice may even be unintentional and unrecognized by the people or organizations responsible. ​ Heterosexism The assumption that everyone is heterosexual and that heterosexuality is superior and preferable. The result is discrimination against bisexual, lesbian and gay people that is less overt, and which may be unintentional and unrecognized by the person or organization responsible for the discrimination.

Homophobia Negative attitudes, feelings, or irrational aversion to, fear or hatred of gay, lesbian, or people and communities, or of behaviours stereotyped as “homosexual.” It is used to signify a hostile psychological state leading to discrimination, harassment or violence against gay, lesbian or people.

Internalized Oppression When members of a marginalized group accept negative aspects of stereotypes assigned to them by the dominant group, and begin to believe that they are inferior. The incorporation by individuals within an oppressed group of the prejudices against them within the dominant society can result in self-hatred, self-concealment, fear of violence, feelings of inferiority, resignation, isolation, and powerlessness. It is a mechanism within an oppressive system for perpetuating power imbalance.

Intersectionality When two or more oppressions overlap in the experiences of an individual or group, creating interconnected ​ barriers and complex forms of discrimination that can be insidious, covert and compounded.

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Intersex A term used to describe a person born with reproductive systems, chromosomes and/or hormones that are not easily characterized as male or female. This might include a woman with XY chromosomes or a man with ovaries instead of testes. Intersex characteristics occur in one out of every 1,500 births. Typically intersex people are assigned one sex, male or female, at birth. Some intersex people identify with their assigned sex, while others do not, and some choose to identify as intersex. Intersex people may or may not identify as trans or transgender.

Lesbian A woman who is emotionally, physically, spiritually and/or sexually attracted to women.

Non-Binary An umbrella term for gender identities that fall outside of the man-woman binary.

Pansexual A person who has the potential for romantic and sexual attraction to people of any gender or sex.

Passing This is the privilege given to a person who is believed to be a member of a dominant group (i.e., non-trans, cisgender, white, non-disabled). When a is passing, (i.e., believed to be a cisgender woman) she has an easier time accessing privilege(s).

Poz An abbreviation referring to an HIV positive person.

Queer Formerly a derogatory slang term used to identify LGBT people. Some members of the LGBT community have embraced and reinvented this term as a positive and proud political identifier when speaking among and about themselves.

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Questioning A period where a person explores their own sexual and/or gender identity, reflecting on such things as upbringing, expectations from others, and inner landscape. The person may not be certain if they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or trans and may be trying to figure out how to identify themselves.

Sex The classification of people as male, female or intersex. Sex is usually assigned at birth and is based on an assessment of a person’s reproductive systems, hormones, chromosomes and other physical characteristics.

Sexual Orientation The direction of one's sexual interest or attraction. It is a personal characteristic that forms part of who you are. It covers the range of from lesbian and gay, to bisexual and straight.

Stealth When a trans person is not “out” about being trans in their social circles (with friends, employers, colleagues). There are many different levels of being stealth, but in some cases a trans person may need to end contact with those who once knew them as their assigned at birth sex, move to new locations, or get a new job. These changes are significant, and may be due to personal reasons or based on physical, cognitive and/or emotional safety.

Straight A person who has romantic or sexual attractions to people of another gender.

Trans/Transgender Umbrella terms that describe people with diverse gender identities and gender expressions that do not conform to stereotypical ideas about what it means to be a girl/woman or boy/man in society. “Trans” can mean transcending beyond, existing between, or crossing over the gender spectrum. It includes but is not limited to people who identify as transgender, transsexual, cross-dressers or gender non-conforming (gender variant or gender-queer).

Trans identities include people whose gender identity is different from the gender associated with their birth-assigned sex. Trans people may or may not undergo medically supportive treatments, such as hormone ​ therapy and a range of surgical procedures, to align their bodies with their internally felt gender identity.

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Transmisogyny Negative attitudes, expressed through cultural hate, individual and state violence, and discrimination directed toward trans women and trans and gender non-conforming people on the feminine end of the gender spectrum.

Transsexual A person whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth. They may or may not undergo medically supportive treatments to align their bodies with their gender identity, such as hormone therapy, sex reassignment surgery or other procedures or changes.

Transition Refers to a host of activities that some trans people may pursue to affirm their gender identity. This may include changes to their name, sex designation, dress, the use of specific pronouns, and possibly medically supportive treatments such as hormone therapy, sex-reassignment surgery or other procedures. There is no checklist or average time for a transition process, and no universal goal or endpoint. Each person will decide what meets their needs.

Transphobia Negative attitudes and feelings and the aversion to, fear or hatred or intolerance of trans people and communities. Like other prejudices, it is based on stereotypes and misconceptions that are used to justify discrimination, harassment and violence toward trans people, or those perceived to be trans.

Trans Man (FTM) / Trans Woman (MTF) A person whose sex assigned at birth is “female” and identifies as a man may also identify as a trans man (female-to-male, or FTM). A person whose sex assigned at birth is “male” and identifies as a woman may also identify as a trans woman (male-to-female, or MTF).

Two-Spirit A term used by Indigenous People to describe from a cultural perspective people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, or intersex. It is used to capture a concept that exists in many different Indigenous cultures and languages. For some, the term two-spirit describes a societal and spiritual role that certain people played within traditional societies; they were often mediators, keepers of certain ceremonies; they transcended accepted roles of men and women, and filled a role as an established middle gender.

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Ze/Hir Alternate pronouns that are gender neutral and preferred by some gender variant persons. Pronounced /zee/ and /here,/ they replace “he”/”she”and “his”/”hers” respectively.

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