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9 LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids' Books for  National Poetry Month

9 LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids' Books for National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month, and these recent books in verse for young readers prove that LGBTQ-inclusive titles can be as beautiful and powerful as any today.

Life in the Slow Lane

The Mother I Wanted

The Mother I Wanted

"There are no good options here," the surgeon said, confirming what I had just figured out, the realization snaking its way into my mind and body.

Sitting Still

Sitting Still

Bouncing Back—Or Not: My Life at 66

Managing My Conditions

Almost Normal

Almost Normal

Holding the Center

Virtue in a refugee,  peril in a 'patriot'

Virtue in a refugee, peril in a 'patriot'

America is enriched by its immigrants

Last train to Washington

Last train to Washington

Wrestling bigotry on the brink

Closing the ruthlessness gap

America's reality check

America's reality check

Fatal MAGA combo: shifty and shrill

Fatal MAGA combo: shifty and shrill

Irene Monroe

50th Anniversary of the Combahee River Collective

Fifty years ago, in 1974, the Combahee River Collective was founded in Boston by several lesbian and feminist women of African descent.

Policing abortion in the name of God

Was W. E. B. Du Bois a romantic at heart?

Was W. E. B. Du Bois a romantic at heart?

DignityUSA leader met  with Pope Francis

DignityUSA leader met with Pope Francis

Pope Francis's community of trans women

Billy Masters

Billy Masters 04.18.24

Billy Masters 04.18.24

We kick off with a story from a Tennessee politician— so get ready for some learnin'.

Billy Masters 04.04.24

Billy Masters 04.04.24

Billy Masters 03.21.24

Billy Masters 03.21.24

Billy Masters 03.07.24

Billy Masters 03.07.24

Billy Masters 02.22.24

Billy Masters 02.22.24

Billy Masters 02.08.24

Billy Masters 02.08.24