Kids

Grandad's Camper by Harry Woodgate	Mr. Watson's Chickens by Jarrett Dapier	The Rainbow Parade by Emily Neilson
Stella Brings the Family by Miriam Schiffer	My Mom's Love Me by Anna Membrino	Tale of the Shadow King by Daniel Haack

Parenting

Helping Your Transgender Teen: A Guide for Parents by Irwin Krieger	A Girlhood: Letter to My Transgender Daughter by Carolyn Hays	This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids: A Question & Answer Guide to Everyday Life by Dannielle Owens-Reid and Kristin Russo
At the Broken Places: A Mother and Trans Son Pick Up the Pieces by Mary Collins and Donald Collins	The Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Teens by Stephanie Brill and Lisa Kenney	Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son by Lori Duron

View the full Pride Parenting list.

Teens

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes	The Honeys by Ryan La Sala	Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min
Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon	Friday I'm in Love by Camryn Garrett	A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality by Molly Muldoon

Adults

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History by Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller	Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam	Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise by Jack Parlett
The New Life by Tom Crewe	My Government Means to Kills Me by Rasheed Newson	Lavendar House by Lev AC Rosen

View the full Pride Adults list.

Book Connections

Check out Book Connections' Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection to find resources—like exclusive author interviews, discussion guides, and activities—on award-winning children's and YA (Young Adult) books about LGBTQIA+ cultures and experiences.

Archives of Sexuality and Gender

Rainbow Piñata Craft

Celebrate Pride by creating your own colorful piñata at home!

• Rainbow Piñata Instructions (PDF)
• Rainbow template (PDF)

Long Beach

Long Beach Pride
Long Beach Pride hosts the third largest Pride festival and parade in California, celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community with a focus on inclusion, and working to educate the wider community that diversity builds a stronger and healthier society.

Long Beach QFilms Festival
The Long Beach QFilms Festival is the oldest film festival in Long Beach and the only festival dedicated to screening films which showcase the magnificent diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community. Funds raised by the QFilms directly support The LGBTQ Center Long Beach.

Visit Gay Long Beach
A non-profit travel resource dedicated to curating safe spaces, inclusive events, and promoting LGBTQIA+ and ally-owned businesses in Long Beach, CA.

Harvey Milk Promenade Park
The first park in Long Beach, CA named after an openly gay person, and the first park in the nation named after civil rights leader Harvey Milk.

The Long Beach LGBT History Project
An archival collection by the Historical Society of Long Beach featuring artifacts, memorabilia, and personal histories of LGBTQIA+ life in greater Long Beach, California. Available to view by appointment by calling (562) 424-2220.

Los Angeles County

Explore LGBTQ Los Angeles
Use this map to explore historic places important to Los Angeles County LGBTQIA+ heritage.

Long Beach

The LGBTQ Center Long Beach
The Center serves over 25,000 people a year and provides services including support groups, workshops and seminars, youth services, free HIV and STI testing, legal assistance, domestic violence services, employment referrals, mental health counseling, cultural and social activities including the QFilm Festival, educational forums, and a thriving volunteer program.

Cal State University Long Beach LGBTQ Services
California State University Long Beach provides on- and off-campus resources to assist members of the LGBTQIA+ community who are struggling with their identity.

Long Beach City College General LGBTQ+ Resources
LBCC works to affirm and celebrate all orientations, gender identities, and expressions through programming and student organizations. This webpage highlights helpful resources for the LGBTQIA+ and ally communities.

PFLAG Long Beach Chapter
A local Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) group providing support, education, and advocacy for families, allies, and people who are LGBTQIA+.

National

GLAAD
A non-profit organization focusing on media and communications to advance LGBTQIA+ acceptance and equality.

PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
PFLAG is a resource for families looking to support, affirm, and advocate for members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

The Trevor Project
The world's largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for the LGBTQIA+ youth community. Information and support is available 24/7, all year long, from anywhere in the U.S. Get free, 100% confidential support from a crisis counselor by sending a missage via online chat, calling (866) 488-7386, or texting 'START' to 678678.

Library of Congress: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month
The Library of Congress has collections containing books, posters, sound recordings, manuscripts and other material produced by, about and for the LGBTQ community. The Library’s American collections range from the iconic poetry of Walt Whitman through the manuscripts of the founder of LGBTQ activism in Washington, D.C., Frank Kameny.

Stonewall Forever: A Living Monument to 50 Years of Pride
Stonewall Forever brings together queer activists—experienced and new—to look at the movement for LGBTQIA+ equality before, during, and after Stonewall.