Make your summer reading list and resist the MAGA regime!
In Mahmoud v. Taylor, SCOTUS ruled that parents can opt their children out of public school classes that include books with LGBTQ+ characters and topics. The MAGA regime is trying to erase LGBTQ+ stories and undermine public education at the same time—but we won’t let them.
Resist this ruling by reading and sharing LGBTQ+ books with the young people in your life. We all deserve to see ourselves reflected in the world around us! Below you’ll find a list of LGBTQ+ stories for readers of all ages.
For Elementary School:
- Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer
- Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
- And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell, Justin Richardson, and Henry Cole
- I Am Jazz, by Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings, and Shelagh McNicholas
- When Aidan Became a Brother, by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita
- They, She, He Easy as ABC, by Maya Christina Gonzalez and Matthew Sg
- Pride Puppy by Robin Stevenson and Julie McLaughlin
- It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity, by Theresa Thorn and Noah Grigni
- Mommy, Mama, and Me by Lesléa Newman and Carol Thompson
- Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution! By Joy Michael Ellison
- Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman
- Our Subway Baby by Peter Mercurio
For Middle Schoolers:
- Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories about Growing Up Trans by Lilah Sturges
- The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
- How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual by Rebecca Burgess
- The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag
For High Schoolers:
- All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
- This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson
- Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
- A Queer History of the United States by Micheal Bronski
- I shimmer sometimes, too by Porsha Olayiwola
- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
- Pritty by Keith F. Miller Jr.
- dayliGht by Roya Marsh