LGBTQIA+ Booklists and Resources

A list of children and teen books and resources about sex, gender, and identities.

A collection of booklists and resources that highlight the LGBTQIA+ community and experience. This list provides resources and educational materials for kids of all ages and their caregivers to promote respect and understanding, including guidance on pronouns and identities.

To recognize and celebrate the activism, culture, and history of the LGBTQIA+ community, the CBC has curated an up-to-date list of new and backlist books. This list was created in June of 2025 and we will add books throughout the year.

You can also download the list as a spreadsheet!

Discover books that celebrate love in all forms and highlight LGBTQIA+ icons and activities. Allies welcome!

Young Adult and Children’s Booklists

LGBTQIA+ Book Lists for Kids of All Ages—Read Your World
Pride and Joy: LGBTQ Voices in Publishing—Publisher’s Weekly
LGBTQ+( from Early Childhood to YA Fiction & Nonfiction) and Early Childhood: Learning about Gender Identity—Social Justice Books
LGBTQ Children’s Books—GLAAD
LGBTQIA+ Resources for Children: A Bibliography—ALA’s Rainbow Round Table
30 Great LGBTQ+ Picture Books for Kids & 7 Books That Teach Kids About the Fluidity of Gender and the Importance of Acceptance—Brightly (a Penguin Random House imprint) booklist
Young Adult LGBTQ Titles and LGBTQIA+ Book Resources—Sourcebooks

CBC Resources:
- Holding Space: A Pride Month Reading List Honoring Trans & Nonbinary Communities
- Books Full of Pride
- Pride Month Comics List
- The Stonewall Uprising and Pride Month
- Under the Queer Umbrella
- CBC Showcase booklists like Trailblazers, Champions of Change, and more!
- CBC Search Tag: LGBTQIA+

Educational Resources

Glisten’s Rainbow Library centers intersectional literacy and learning. The program includes diverse book lists for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, lesson plans, resources for inclusive literary learning, and more.
Stand With Trans—Empowers and supports transgender youth and their loved ones.
Trans Lifeline—Provides trans peer support for a community that’s been divested from police since day one. Run by and for trans people.
TransFamily Support Services—Guides transgender/non-binary youth and their families through the gender transitioning process to help make it the most positive experience possible; provide family coaching, assistance with healthcare and insurance issues; help navigating the legal system; and support at schools. All services are provided at no fee.
Trans Student Educational Resources—Youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environment for trans and gender non-conforming students through advocacy and empowerment. Founded in 2011, it is the only national organization led by trans youth.
The Trans Youth Equality Foundation—Provides education, advocacy and support for transgender, nonbinary and gender non-conforming children and youth and their families.
LGBTQIA+ Studies: A Resource Guide: LGBTQ+ Youth—Library of Congress Research Guides
Educational Resource Links—Teaching LGBTQ History, managed by Our Family Coalition and ONE Institute
LGBTQ Pride Month and Education Resources—Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
LGBTQ Youth & Schools Resource Library—American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
GLBT Bookstores and GLBT Libraries and Archives in the United States—Updated by the ALA’s Rainbow Round Table.
LGBTQIA+ websites with information, guides, and resources: ALA Rainbow Round Table (RRT), The Trevor Project, Stonewall, COLAGE, Family Equality, Glisten, and Genders & Sexualities Alliances (GSA) Network.