Links We Love: Books that make us proud!

In support of Pride this year, we have taken our celebrations online!

Your Sheridan Pride Club has put together a list of books that highlight and celebrate the 2SLGBTQ+ community and where to access them!

What books have made you proud this year? Let us know in the comment section below ⬇️

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Way To Go

Danny is pretty sure he's gay, but he spends his summer trying to prove otherwise.


Available through Sheridan Library and Learning Services.

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One In Every Crowd

Famed lesbian storyteller Ivan E. Coyote's first book aimed at queer youth: stories about being true to yourself

Available through Sheridan Library and Learning Services

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Blackbird

Blackbird is a funny, moving, gay coming-of-age novel about growing up black and gay in Southern California.

Available through Sheridan Library and Learning Services.

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Patience & Sarah

A lesbian historical romance that is a literary touchstone for early-70s gay liberation.


Available through Sheridan Library and Learning Services.

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On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

This novel is written in the form of a letter from a Vietnamese American son to his illiterate mother.


Available digitally through the Toronto Public Library and local bookstores.

🏆 2020 STONEWALL AWARD WINNER


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LOT: STORIES

Stories of a young man finding his place among family and community in Houston, from a powerful, emerging American voice.

Available digitally through the Toronto Public Library and local bookstores.

🏆 2020 STONEWALL AWARD WINNER

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War/Torn

A brazen and lyrical interrogation of religion and masculinity — the performance and sense of belonging they delineate and draw together.


Check online or your local bookstore.


🏆 2020 STONEWALL AWARD WINNER


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CANTORAS

In defiance of the brutal military government that took power in Uruguay in the 1970s, and under which homosexuality is a dangerous transgression, five women miraculously find one another—and, together, an isolated cape that they claim as their own.

Check online or your local bookstore.

🏆 2020 STONEWALL AWARD WINNER

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Patsy


The story of a woman and her two daughters fighting for survival in their drought-stricken Jamaican town. It explores issues like poverty, colorism and homophobia.


Available digitally through the Toronto Public Library and local bookstores.

🏆 2020 STONEWALL AWARD WINNER


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WHAT IF IT’S US

A boy learning how to navigate a relationship and facing the realities of being an adult.

Check online or your local bookstore.


🏆2020 Stonewall Award Winner. The first and most enduring award for GLBT books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table: http://www.ala.org/rt/rrt/award/stonewall/honored 

 
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Pride may look different this year, but there are still many opportunities to stay connected to your community at Sheridan. 
Join #SheridanPride events, tune in to live sessions and check out shared resources online.