Build Your Stack with ALAN’s 2020 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Winners
This post by 51ÁÔÆæ member Bryan Gillis is reprinted with permission from the blog of ALAN, the Assembly on Literature …
LGBTQ+ YA Literature: Recommendations for Readers Who Love Magical Realism and Sci-Fi
From the 51ÁÔÆæ LGBTQ Advisory Committee This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Summer Melody Pennell, a member of …
Libraries Can Be LGBTQ-Affirming Spaces on School Campuses
This blog was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Vanessa Perez, a member of the 51ÁÔÆæ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Advisory …
Trouble in Comic Land
Comic-Con has come and gone but challenges to comic books/graphic novels continue. Challengers have recently complained about two renowned graphic …
Say His Name!
The following blog is excerpted with permission from Steven Bickmore’s blog Dr. Bickmore’s YA Wednesday. Steven is Associate Professor of English …
Legacy of Pride: We Are Decidedly Not Other; We Are Teachers; We Are One
The following post is by 51ÁÔÆæ Vice President Jocelyn Chadwick and is part of a series she is writing about …
Using Literature to Advocate for Queer Kids and Their (Potential) Allies
This post is written by 51ÁÔÆæ member, Mollie Blackburn. I am one among many who have called for bringing LGBTQ-themed …