WATCH: A Queer Vision of Love and Marriage

WATCH:  A Queer Vision of Love and Marriage CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Love is a tool for revolutionary change and a path toward inclusivity and understanding for the LGBTQ+ community.…

PARTICIPATE: CenterLink, The Community of LGBTQ Centers

PARTICIPATE: CenterLink, The Community of LGBTQ Centers CLICK HERE TO VIEW  CenterLink is an international nonprofit organization and member-based association of LGBTQ centers and other LGBTQ organizations serving their local…

LISTEN: Channel Orange

LISTEN: Channel Orange CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Channel Orange is the debut studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Frank Ocean. It was released on July 10, 2012, by Def Jam…

LISTEN: Coming Out – It is a Process!

LISTEN:  Coming Out - It is a Process! CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Heather Hester discusses the six stages of the Cass Model of Coming Out and shares personal experiences along…

WATCH: Out and Proud in Chicago

WATCH:  Out & Proud in Chicago CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Jane Lynch hosts this documentary about the history of Chicago's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. 

READ: A Guide To Gender Identity Terms

READ:  A Guide To Gender Identity Terms CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Issues of equality and acceptance of transgender and nonbinary people — along with challenges to their rights — have…

READ: This Little Rainbow (K-5)

READ:  This Little Rainbow (K-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Now even the youngest readers can learn all about important people who are from or helped support the LGBTQIA+ community! Highlighting…

READ: The History of the Rainbow Flag (BBC)

READ:  The History of the Rainbow Flag (BBC) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Designed by artist Gilbert Baker at the request of San Francisco City Supervisor and first openly gay elected…

LISTEN: Nova’s Lab! Becoming the First Pride Flag

LISTEN:  Becoming the First Pride Flag CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Girl Tales Podcast:   Nova is a kid scientist who time travels to exciting moments in history where she becomes different…

WATCH: Mom and Son Talk About His Future As A Transgender

WATCH:  Mom and Son Talk About His Future As A Transgender CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Gabe remembers when things really changed for him as a transgender kid. With his mother and friends by his side, knowing he wasn't alone went a long way. 

LISTEN: Why We Remember Stonewall

LISTEN:  Why We Remember Stonewall CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Fifty years after the Stonewall Uprising, we look at what happened that night, through the voices of people who were there.…

WATCH: Stonewall Uprising (w/ Extended Trailer)

WATCH:  Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement CLICK HERE TO VIEW  (Site) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  (Extended Trailer)   When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay…

WATCH: How the Stonewall Riots Sparked a Movement

WATCH:  How the Stonewall Riots Sparked a Movement  CLICK HERE TO VIEW  When Liam Cooper, a non-binary teenager, must face the world alone after his older brother Ethan is killed…

READ:  Six of Crows (Young Adult)

READ:  Six of Crows (Young Adult) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that…

WATCH: Fifty Shades of Gay

WATCH:  Fifty Shades of Gay CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Tillett Wright has photographed 2,000 people who consider themselves somewhere on the LGBTQ spectrum -- and asked many of them: Can…

PARTICIPATE: National Day of Silence in USA

PARTICIPATE:  National Day of Silence in USA CLICK HERE TO VIEW  National Day of Silence is observed in April each year as a movement against the harassment and bullying of…

WATCH: The Freedom to Marry

WATCH:  The Freedom to Marry CLICK HERE TO VIEW  (Site) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  (Extended Trailer)   An award winning feature documentary that reveals the same sex marriage movement through…

READ: History of LGBTQ+ History Month

READ:  History of LGBTQ+ History Month  CLICK HERE TO VIEW  LGBTQ+ History Month is in October and each year we mark it with spectacular events celebrating the history and achievements…

WATCH: Mary Wears What She Wants (3-5)

WATCH:  Mary Wears What She Wants (3-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Join Theresa of the Children's Museum of Sonoma County, as she reads aloud "Mary Wears What She Wants" by…

WATCH: So Many Colors, So Many Shapes (K-2)

WATCH:  So Many Colors, So Many Shapes (K-2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  A while back, a mom of a young toddler asked us to write a song about ethnic diversity. …

EXPERIENCE: The GLSEN Network

EXPERIENCE:  The GLSEN Network CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Student leaders are the most valuable, powerful base of action that exists in our country today. When students lead the way, real…

WATCH: In a Heartbeat

WATCH:  In a Heartbeat CLICK HERE TO VIEW  "In a Heartbeat" - Animated Short Film by Beth David and Esteban Bravo. A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed…

WATCH: A Good Man

WATCH: A Good Man CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Bryan Wilmoth and his seven younger siblings were raised in a strict, religious home. At StoryCorps, Bryan talks with his brother Mike…

PARTICIPATE: Follow Billy Porter on Instagram

PARTICIPATE:  Follow Billy Porter on Instagram CLICK HERE TO VIEW  He is renowned for his showstopping red-carpet outfits but Billy Porter’s influence reaches much further than his fashion style. The…

READ: How to Become a Planet (Young Adult)

READ:  How to Become a Planet (Young Adult) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  After she is diagnosed with anxiety and depression, 13-year-old Pluto Timoney, who carries with her an endless curiosity…

READ: The Battle of Spanish Fork

READ:  The Battle of Spanish Fork CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Federal law prohibits employment discrimination founded on race, religion, gender, national identity, disability, and age. No such federal legal protection…

LISTEN: Making Gay History – Wendell Sayers

LISTEN:  Making Gay History - Wendell Sayers CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Wendell Sayers was born in Western Kansas on April 29, 1904, and died on March 27, 1998.  He was,…

WATCH: Miss Liz reads Adventures with My Daddies (K-5)

WATCH:  Miss Liz reads Adventures with My Daddies (K-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW  In today’s virtual storytime we read “Adventures With My Daddies” by Gareth Peter, illustrated by Garry Parsons.…

WATCH: The Saint of Dry Creek

WATCH: The Saint of Dry Creek CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Patrick Haggerty grew up the son of a dairy farmer in rural Dry Creek, Washington, during the 1950s. As a…

LISTEN: Latinos Who Lunch Podcast

LISTEN: Latinos Who Lunch Podcast CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Latinos Who Lunch is a podcast that was created to provide a digital media platform that reflects the intersectionality between queer,…

READ:  The Cabbage Butterfly

WATCH:  The Cabbage Butterfly CLICK HERE TO VIEW  About this Poem During the years that I wrote and revised this poem, my lover, and ultimately spouse, was gravely ill. Her…

WATCH: Love, No Matter What

WATCH:  Love, No Matter What CLICK HERE TO VIEW  What is it like to raise a child who's different from you in some fundamental way (like a prodigy, or a…

LISTEN: 81 Words

LISTEN:  81 Words CLICK HERE TO VIEW  The story of how the American Psychiatric Association decided in 1973 that homosexuality was no longer a mental illness.  

READ: The Exhausting Work of LGBTQ Code-Switching

READ:  The Exhausting Work of LGBTQ Code-Switching CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Queer, trans, and non-binary people have to do the extra work of changing how they speak, act and express…

WATCH:  The Laramie Project

WATCH:  The Laramie Project CLICK HERE TO VIEW  The true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard.  

LISTEN: Where We Were Then, Where We Are Now

LISTEN:  Where We Were Then, Where We Are Now CLICK HERE TO VIEW  The 20 years since Matthew Shepard's death have been transformative for his mother, Judy. Plus: we talk…

EXPERIENCE: Illegal to Be You

EXPERIENCE:  Illegal to Be You CLICK HERE TO VIEW  This website is based on an exhibition that opened at the National Museum of American History in June 2019. Objects pictured…

Experience: The Trevor Project

EXPERIENCE:  The Trevor Project CLICK HERE TO VIEW  The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. We provide information & support…

READ: The Ghosts We Keep (Young Adult)

READ:  The Ghosts We Keep (Young Adult)  CLICK HERE TO VIEW  When Liam Cooper, a non-binary teenager, must face the world alone after his older brother Ethan is killed in…

LISTEN: Nature, Nurture, And Our Evolving Debates About Gender

LISTEN: Nature, Nurture, And Our Evolving Debates About Gender CLICK HERE TO VIEW  This week, we delve into debates over gender and the role of nature and nurture. Plus, we'll look at how society is pushing us beyond the traditional boundaries of those debates as we talk with Jamie Shupe, the first person in the…

EXPERIENCE: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

EXPERIENCE: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month CLICK HERE TO VIEW  May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities,…

READ: Asian American Voices in Poetry

READ: Asian American Voices in Poetry CLICK HERE TO VIEW  This collection is intended to introduce new readers to Asian American poets and to help those who are interested in…

LISTEN: Southern Fried Asian – Perry Yung

LISTEN:  Southern Fried Asian - Perry Yung CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Perry kicks off the podcast talking about his family moving to Texarkana, Texas to run a Chinese restaurant when…

WATCH:  Minari

WATCH:  Minari CLICK HERE TO VIEW  A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to an Arkansas farm in search of their…

LISTEN: Saving the Seeds

LISTEN: Saving the Seeds CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Why do Asian Americans have such deep relationships with fruit? Cathy goes on a quest to find the answers — starting with…

EXPERIENCE: National Museum of Asian Art

EXPERIENCE: National Museum of Asian Art CLICK HERE TO VIEW  The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, are located on…

READ: The Myth of Asian American Identity

READ: The Myth of Asian American Identity CLICK HERE TO VIEW  New York Times Magazine: We’re the fastest-growing demographic group in the U.S. But when it comes to the nation’s…

PARTICIPATE: 11 India Sites to Explore from Home

PARTICIPATE:  11 India Sites to Explore from Home CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Google Arts and Culture:  India is a vibrant country full of stunning architectural treasures, unforgettable scenery and a…

EXPERIENCE: Virtual Story Time

EXPERIENCE: Virtual Story Time CLICK HERE TO VIEW  While we are physically apart, we can still share stories from all over Asia. Below is a list of storytelling videos and themed activities to bring the diverse cultures of Asia into your home or virtual classroom.

PARTICIPATE: Follow recipes from The Korean Vegan

PARTICIPATE:  Follow recipes from The Korean Vegan CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Molinaro is a Korean American woman, born in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents were both born in what is now…

READ: The Story Behind Bao, the Adorable Pixar Short With Oscar Hopes

READ: The Story Behind Bao, the Adorable Pixar Short With Oscar Hopes CLICK HERE TO VIEW  At just 28, Shi is the first woman to direct a Pixar short. She was initially worried that the film would be too dark or too culturally specific for the studio. But Pixar producer Becky Neiman says that the…

LISTEN: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Playlist

LISTEN: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Playlist  CLICK HERE TO VIEW  In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month, the Daily Sundial is highlighting five Asian American and Pacific Islander singers and music groups.

LISTEN: Music of Asian American Research Center

LISTEN:  Music of Asian American Research Center CLICK HERE TO VIEW  Every three months, MAARC will release a Spotify playlist.  Some lists are based on particular moods, some commemorate certain people, and some are based on socio-historical topics. 

PARTICIPATE: JASC: Japanese American Service Committee Online Exhibits

PARTICIPATE: JASC: Japanese American Service Committee Online Exhibits CLICK HERE TO VIEW  The JASC Legacy Center has a long history of producing physical and digital exhibits highlighting materials from the archives. While we do not currently have a facility with a dedicated gallery for physical exhibits, we offer the following digital exhibits as a way…

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