Gayle E Pitman
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"This book is about the Stonewall Riots, a series of spontaneous, often violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBTQ+) community in reaction to a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The Riots are attributed as the spark that ignited the LGBTQ+ Movement. The author describes American gay history leading up to the Riots,...
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Celebrating Differences
LGBTQIA Pride for Kids
Pride 2023: Kids
Pride Month 2023: Kids: Picture Books About Pride & Stonewall
LGBTQIA Pride for Kids
Pride 2023: Kids
Pride Month 2023: Kids: Picture Books About Pride & Stonewall
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"Sewing the Rainbow is the powerful story of Gilbert Baker and the creation of the rainbow flag. This book takes readers from Gilbert's childhood in a small town in Kansas where he didn't fit in, to his historic artistic career in San Francisco. Today the flag is everywhere, even in the small town where Gilbert grew up! This book shows that when you see a rainbow flag, you'll know it's okay to be your colorful self. Includes a "Note to Parents and...