Imagination Is Where True Freedom Lies
“As long as I can continue to imagine a future greater than this one, you can’t take my joy from me,” says George M. Johnson. Their memoir All Boys Aren’t Blue, about growing up Black and queer, is one of the most challenged books in America—alongside works by Toni Morrison and more. They show how the act of telling your story can help you resist oppression, find community, and fight for a hopeful future.
Living a Revolutionary Life Starts With Joy
Gabby Rivera became the first Latina ever to write for Marvel Comics with her solo comic series about America Chavez: a queer Latina superhero who recently made her big-screen debut in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Through her own story of queer Latinx joy, Gabby inspires us to lean into vulnerability and transform our differences into sources of strength, resilience, and connection.
Your Perspective as an Outsider Is an Asset
Award-winning toy designer Cas Holman uses her queer identity to design outside the box. She’s been featured in the Netflix show Abstract, and she shows how LGBTQ+ people can find their creative edge. “Many of us, in an effort to make a world that fits who we are, have designed our own identities and ways of existing. Be confident in the value of the creative work you’ve done just to be who you are,” she says.
Ordinary Citizens Can Make Real Social Change
“LGBT History Month offers us a moment to recognize gay people’s unimaginable suffering but also to celebrate their heroic achievements,” says James Kirchick, New York Times bestselling author of Secret City. Through the sweeping history of the gay powerbrokers and politicians in Washington, D.C. who fought for a world in which no one has to hide, James proves that it’s within our power to make real change.
10 Minutes Is All It Takes to Reduce Prejudice
You can reduce prejudice with a single conversation. Dave Fleischer can show you how. This groundbreaking LGBTQ+ rights activist pioneered “deep canvassing,” an empirically proven method where one 10-minute conversation reduces prejudice in a long-lasting way. He’s used it to help voters become more accepting of gay and trans people, and he can show you how to change minds, whoever and wherever you are.
