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Tag Archives: GLBTQ
Homelessness
I know that I talk about fairly devastating things on this blog all the time, but there are some things that I’m too afraid to talk about or find too upsetting–even me. I’ve been avoiding writing about child and teen … Continue reading
2013 Rainbow List
So the ALA awards have been announced. And there are some really exciting calls on there. But in award season, I wanted to draw special attention to the 2013 Rainbow List of 50 outstanding books for youth about GLBTQ issues. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Lists, Current Events
Tagged 2013, ALA, and Transgender Round Table, Bisexual, book lists, gay, GLBT, GLBTQ, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTQ, queer, rainbow list, Social Responsibilities Round Table
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I just found this wonderful post from Malinda Lo, the author of the wonderful novel Ash. She has statistically broken down all of the YA lit being published for 2012 into it’s gay content. Head over and take a look. (Yay pie charts!)
Best Friends and Change
I just got back to VT after spending a week down south visiting family (and seeing my little sister in the roller derby!) and then over to New Hampshire for the weekend to see two of my dearest friends. And … Continue reading
Posted in Book Lists, Thoughts
Tagged abuse, foster care, Friends, GLBTQ, Growing up, Lesbian, LGBTQ, loneliness, neglect, relationships
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Unpacking Straight Privilege
My friend Alex sent this list to me about the differences gay folk have to deal with on a daily basis. While you’re reading through this list, think about how these things would feel to a teen struggling to understand … Continue reading
Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming People Among First, Most Affected by War on Terror’s Biometrics Craze
Here’s another article on trans issues. I’ve been thinking a lot about trans issues recently. This article’s from Truthout. Monday, 16 April 2012 00:00By Alissa Bohling, Truthout | Report A Transportation Security Agency officer guides a passenger through a body scanner at BWI … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Guest Posts
Tagged flight, GLBTQ, homeland security, third gender, trans, transgender
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Rainbow Rumpus–Literary Magazine for children with GLBTQ parents
Cruising around for magazine markets to submit my writing to today (yes, I have finally decided that this is the year to take the plunge and get over my fear of submitting), I was delighted to discover what looks like … Continue reading
Posted in Markets for Writers
Tagged families, GLBTQ, Marion Dane Bauer, Nancy Garden, parents, Rainbow Rumpus, VCFA
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Life, Love, and Lesbian Literature
So, this has been a crazy past couple of weeks for me. I spent last week preparing to give a talk about graphic novels at the New England SCBWI conference, and as I was packing to go on thursday evening, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Lists, Current Events, Organizations, Thoughts
Tagged foster care, GLBTQ, Lesbian, Nancy Garden, SCBWI, VCFA
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Maybe God Wrote “Change”: Review of Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Saenz
So I have another wonderful book to share with you all. I am probably the last one to read Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Saenz–another Cinco Puntos Press book–but it was one of the most powerful books … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged abuse, alcoholism, Benjamin Alire Saenz, book review, boys, Cinco Puntos Press, depression, dissociation, emotional neglect, gay, GLBTQ, hospitalization, incest, Last Night I Sang to the Monster, latino, murder, neglect, PTSD, Speak, trauma, violence
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