Reading the Rainbow: A Pride Month Reading List
the one where I share books for pride month
📖current physical book: Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone from my spring reading list
📖current ebook: The Deal (Off-Campus #1) by Elle Kennedy from Libby
I consider Pride Month a very essential part of the year. I’m a strong ally of the LGBTQ+ community and have many friends and family part of it, as well. I also teach my daughter that loving whoever you want is totally okay and to never let people stop you from doing so. In today’s political climate, allyship is needed more than ever since we’re sliding backwards in history. I’ve highlighted 5 fiction and 5 non-fiction books you can pick up this month to show your support and/or to further educate yourself about the community.
Flirty Dancing by Jennifer Moffatt: Sparks fly in this summer romp when dancers at a Catskills resort try to pull off the perfect show, and find happiness and a place where they belong on the way. Representation: Gay Romance
Murder in the Dressing Room by Holly Stars: A poisoned chocolate. A stolen dress. An elusive catburglar. Drag’s not just dramatic, it’s deadly. Representation: Drag Queen
And They Were Roommates by Page Powars: A hilarious, unputdownable second-chance-romance about the most unlikely, gay roommate mishap. Representation: Transgender Character/Romance
Dream On, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake: A small-town waitress and a Hollywood star’s worlds collide in this new romance. Representation: Lesbian Romance
The Prospects by K.T. Hoffman: The pressure cooker of minor league baseball leads to major chemistry in this exhilarating, sexy, and triumphant rivals to lovers debut romance. Representation: Transgender Character/Romance
Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline: Black transgender luminary Tourmaline brings to life the first definitive biography of the revolutionary activist Marsha P. Johnson, one of the most important and remarkable figures in LGBTQIA+ history, revealing her story, her impact, and her legacy. Representation: Transgender Author & Transgender Woman Biography
The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul: From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date—a brutally honest, surprisingly poignant, and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance, found family, and self-acceptance. Representation: Drag Superstar Autobiography
The Stonewall Reader edited by The New York Public Library: For the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, an anthology chronicling the tumultuous fight for LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and the activists who spearheaded it, with a foreword by Edmund White. Representation: LGBTQ+ History
The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide: Interviews, Itineraries, & Inspiration from Insiders in 50 Proud Places Around the Globe by Lonely Planet: Packed with insights, itineraries, and inspiration, this panoramic compendium will introduce you to LGBTQ+ locals who share, in their own words, the things that make their destination sparkle - with lesser-known attractions and off-the-beaten-path destinations that are inclusive and welcoming to LGBTQ+ travellers. Representation: LGBTQ+ Friendly Travel Recommendations
A Queer History of the United States by Michael Bronski: The first book to cover the entirety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history, from pre-1492 to the present. Representation: LGBTQ+ History
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