Pride Month

Sounds from the Shelves

Join us as we talk with our special guest, Kat Zimmerman, about Pride Month and all things pride related.

00:00 – Intro

00:25 – Read This with Cynthia Hinckley and Tami Austin

Cynthia’s Reccomendations:

For Young Kids:

• My Own Way: Celebrating Gender Freedom for Kids by Joana Estrela
• True You: A Gender Journey by Gwen Agna and Shelley Rotner
• Ho’onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale

For older Kids:

• Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-Smith
• Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex Gino
• Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff

Tami’s Reccomendations:

For Teens:

• Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
• Project Nought by Chelsey Furedi
• The Pride Guide: A Guide to Sexual and Social Health for LGBTQ Youth by Jo Langford

For Adults:

• Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
• She/He/They/Me: For the Sisters Misters & Binary Resisters by Robyn Ryle
• My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson

12:03 – Kat Zimmerman Introduction

12:47 – What should everyone know about Pride Month?

14:22 – History of Pride Month

16:27 – LGBTQ2IA+ letter meanings

17:34 – Who can celebrate Pride Month

19:56 – How allies can support the queer community

22:58 – Being queer in the library

25:11 – The Rainbow Alliance at the Kearns branch

30:13 – Advice for starting a QSA

33:18 – Favorite Queer books, authors, and other media

• Check Please! By Ngozi Ukazu
• Icebreaker by A. L. Graziadei
• Magical Boy by The Kao
• Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi
• Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
• Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier
• The Honeys by Ryan La Sala
• But I’m a Cheerleader – Movie
• Everything, Everywhere, All at Once – Movie
• Keith Haring – Artist
• Sasha Velour – Drag Queen
• Sasha Colby – Drag Queen
• Ru Paul’s Drag Race – TV Show
• What We Do in the Shadows – TV Show
• Our Flag Means Death – TV Show

42:56 – Wrap up and outro