Power in Pride

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Pride Month, observed every June in the United States, is a time to celebrate every color of the LGBTQIA2S+ rainbow. Listed below is a selection of books from each of the letters commonly included in the community’s name.


L is for Lesbian


Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel


G is for Gay


The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir by RuPaul

Unprotected: A Memoir by Billy Porter


B is for Bisexual


The Rules Do Not Apply: A Memoir by Ariel Levy

Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life by Alan Cumming


T is for Trans


Pageboy by Elliot Page

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock


Q is for Queer and Questioning


Punch Me Up to the Gods by Brian Broome

Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H


I is for Intersex


Born Both: An Intersex Life by Hida Viloria


A is for Asexual


I am Ace: Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life by Cody Daigle-Orians


2S is for Two-Spirit


NDN Coping Mechanisms: Notes from the Field by Billy-Ray Belcourt


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