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PRIDE: Adult Non-Fiction

June is Pride Month! Celebrate with our selection of books about how to be an LGBTQ+ ally, memoirs, history, and more.

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  • Crooked Teeth

    a Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir

    Ramadan, Ahmad Danny
    A queer Syrian refugee reckons with a life spent out of place. Written with fearless intimacy, Crooked Teeth is a singular achievement in which a master storyteller learns that his greatest story is his own.
    Book, 2024[Toronto, ON] : Viking, 2024. — 819.36 Ramad
  • My Child Told Me They're Trans... What Do I Do?

    a Q&A Guide for Parents of Trans Children

    With answers to everything you need to know - from social transition, mental health and medical care, through to schools, faith and your personal feelings as a parent - this is the ultimate resource for any family with a trans child.
    Book, 2023London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2023. — 649.1563 My
  • The Savvy Ally

    a Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate

    Gainsburg, Jeannie, 1963-
    The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate is an enjoyable, humorous, encouraging, easy to understand guidebook for being an ally to the LGBTQ+ communities.
    Book, 2023Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023] — 306.76 Gains
  • This easy-to-read guide offers information and advice to anyone wanting to understand more about trans experiences. It explains what gender identity is and arms you with the correct terminology to use. Filled with real-life examples and FAQs, it…
    Book, 2022London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2022. — 306.768 Whi
  • The Care We Dream of

    Liberatory & Transformative Approaches to LGBTQ+ Health

    Sharman, Zena, 1979-
    The Care We Dream Of challenges readers to think differently about LGBTQ+ health and asks what it would look like if our health care were rooted in a commitment to the flourishing and liberation of all LGBTQ+ people.
    Book, 2021Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2021] — 362.1086 Sha
  • Out North

    An Archive of Queer Activism and Kinship in Canada

    Jennex, Craig
    Out North: An Archive of Queer Activism and Kinship in Canada is a fascinating exploration and examination of one nation’s queer history and activism, and Canada’s definitive visual guide to LGBTQ2+ movements, struggles, and achievements.
    Book, 2020Vancouver : Figure.1 Publishing ; Toronto, ON : ArQuives, [2020] — 306.7609 Jen
  • The Gay Agenda

    a Modern Queer History & Handbook

    Molesso, Ashley
    A joyful celebration of the LGBTQ+ community’s development, history, and culture, packed with facts, trivia, timelines, and charts, and featuring 100 full-color illustrations.
    Book, 2020New York : Morrow Gift, an imprint of William Morrow, [2020] — 306.766 Mol
  • This first-ever LGBTQ history book of its kind delves deep into the lives of 23 people who fought, created, and loved on their own terms.
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Harper, [2017] — 306.7609 Pra
  • Any Other Way

    How Toronto Got Queer

    From the earliest pioneers to the parades, pride and politics of the contemporary era, Any Other Way draws on a range of voices to explore how the residents of queer Toronto have shaped and reshaped one of the world’s most diverse cities.
    Book, 2017Toronto : Coach House Books, 2017. — 306.766 Any
  • A Two-spirit Journey

    the Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder

    Chacaby, Ma-Nee, 1950-
    From her early, often harrowing memories of life and abuse in a remote Ojibwa community, Ma-Nee Chacaby's extraordinary story is one of enduring and ultimately overcoming the social and economic legacies of colonialism.
    Book, 2016Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2016] — 306.7663 Chaca