Everyone should be able to see themselves reflected in the books they read and feel comfortable about being the person they want to be. Find books in this list that reflect on the LGBTQ+ experience along with titles about pride, tolerance, and diversity.
Picture Books
You Are Not Alone by Kaitlin McGaw
Rainbow Hands by Mamta Nainy
My Maddy by Gayle E. Pitman
Love, Violet by Charlotte Sullivan Wild
Twas The Night Before Pride by Joanna McClintick
Calvin by J.R. Ford
Ho'onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale
Harriet Gets Carried Away by Jessie Sima
When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff
Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer
Worm Loves Worm by J. J. Austrian
I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel
Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
What's Your Name? by Bethanie Deeney Murguia; illustrated by Bethanie Deeney Murguia
Middle Grade
Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah Johnson
Melissa by Alex Gino
This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us by Katherine Locke
The Best at It by Maulik Pancholy
A High Five for Glenn Burke by Phil Bildner
Thanks a Lot, Universe by Chad Lucas
Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
The Best Man by Richard Peck
Better Nate than Ever by Tim Federle
Obie Is Man Enough by Schuyler Bailar
Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
The Best Liars in Riverview by Lin Thompson
Young Adult
Abuela, Don't Forget Me by Rex Ogle
This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson
Flamer by Mike Curato
The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram
The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds
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