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
