There's a long-running joke that, after "coming out," a lesbian, gay guy, bisexual, or trans person should receive a membership card and instruction manual. THIS IS THAT INSTRUCTION MANUAL. Inside, you'll find the answers to all the questions you ever wanted to ask, with topics like stereotypes, coming out as LGBT, where to meet people like you, the ins and outs of gay sex, how … [Read more...] about This Book Is Gay
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Queer: The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens
Teen life is hard enough, but for teens who are LGBTQ, it can be even harder. When do you decide to come out? Will your friends accept you? And how do you meet people to date? Queer is a humorous, engaging, and honest guide that helps LGBTQ teens come out to friends and family, navigate their social life, figure out if a crush is also queer, and challenge bigotry and … [Read more...] about Queer: The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens
The Gender Wheel
This body positive book is a powerful opportunity for a supportive adult and child to see a wide range of bodies, understand the origins of the current binary gender system, and learn to see that there's room for all bodies and genders. … [Read more...] about The Gender Wheel
Our Bodies, Ourselves
This is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of women's health and sexuality, including menopause, birth control, childbirth, sexual health, sexual orientation, gender identity, mental health, and general well-being. … [Read more...] about Our Bodies, Ourselves
Red: A Crayon’s Story
A blue crayon mistakenly labeled as "red" suffers an identity crisis in this picture book that's about being true to your inner self and following your own path. … [Read more...] about Red: A Crayon’s Story
Trans+: Love, Sex, Romance, and Being You
This book is an all-inclusive, uncensored guide for teens who are transgender, nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, or gender-fluid. TRANS+ answers all your questions, easy and hard, about gender and covers mental health, physical health and reproduction, transitioning, relationships, sex, and life as a trans or nonbinary individual. It's full of essential information you need — … [Read more...] about Trans+: Love, Sex, Romance, and Being You
A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities
In this quick and easy guide to queer and trans identities, cartoonists Mady G and J.R. Zuckerberg guide you through the basics of the LGBTQ+ world! Covering essential topics like sexuality, gender identity, coming out, and navigating relationships, this guide explains the spectrum of human experience through informative comics, interviews, worksheets, and imaginative examples. … [Read more...] about A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities
A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex & Disability
A quick, easy, and educational comic book guide that will help change the way we talk about sex and sexuality for all bodies. All different kinds of bods want to connect with other bods, but lots of them get left out of the conversation when it comes to S-E-X. As explained by disabled cartoonist A. Andrews, this easy-to-read guide covers the basics of disability sexuality, … [Read more...] about A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex & Disability
A Quick & Easy Guide to Consent
A quick, easy and important educational illustrated guide to giving and receiving consent in sex, relationships, and other physical contact. How do you tell someone you want to do stuff with them? How do you ask if they want to do stuff with you? How do you know what stuff you want to do with each other? Enter: Sergeant Yes Means Yes from the Consent Cavalry, a beacon of … [Read more...] about A Quick & Easy Guide to Consent
Sex & Sensibility
How young is too young to talk with children about sex and reproduction? Are we clear as adults about the meaning of the words "sex" and "sexuality," or "gender" and "sexual orientation"? Do we know what we want our children to think and value about sexuality, and how to combat unhealthy cultural influences? With a rare directness and clarity about these profoundly important … [Read more...] about Sex & Sensibility
Talk to Me First
We live in a time when kids of all ages are bombarded with age-sensitive material wherever they turn; "sexting" and bullying are on the rise at an increasingly younger age, and teen moms are "celebrified." What is a concerned parent to do? With wit, wisdom, and savvy, Deborah Roffman translates her experiences gleaned from decades of teaching kids and parents, and as a mom, … [Read more...] about Talk to Me First
From Diapers to Dating: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children – From Infancy to Middle School
This parenting guide offers a wealth of practical techniques to help you identify and communicate your own values about sexuality to your children, infants to age 12. It includes values exercises to help you identify and communicate your beliefs to your children, tips on how to discuss difficult topics, teachable moments, and more. … [Read more...] about From Diapers to Dating: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children – From Infancy to Middle School
Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human
Is what I'm feeling normal? Is what my body is doing normal? Am I normal? How do I know what are the right choices to make? How do I know how to behave? How do I fix it when I make a mistake? Growing up is complicated. How do you find the answers to all the questions you have about yourself, about your identity, and about your body? Let's Talk About It provides a comprehensive, … [Read more...] about Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human
For Goodness Sex
A progressive, effective, and responsible approach to sex education for parents and teens that challenges traditional teaching models and instead embraces 21st century realities by promoting healthy sexuality, values, and body image in young people. In For Goodness Sex, Al Vernacchio refutes the "disaster prevention" model of sex ed, offering a progressive and realistic … [Read more...] about For Goodness Sex
Got Teens?
In Got Teens?, the Doctor Moms combine their medical and psychological knowledge with their own personal experiences to address the most cringeworthy and difficult questions that kids often ask their parents. From "How old were you when you first had sex?" to "What's wrong with sharing my password with a friend I trust?" and beyond, Levkoff and Wider will help you decode your … [Read more...] about Got Teens?
Girl Sex 101
Girl Sex 101 offers helpful info for ladies and lady lovers of all genders and identities. Learn how to navigate the twists and turns of female sexuality with special guidance from 13 guest sex educators including Nina Hartley, Sex Nerd Sandra, Jiz Lee, Tristan Taormino, Julia Serano, Reid Mihalko, Kelly Shibari, and others. Girl Sex 101 will teach you female sexual anatomy, … [Read more...] about Girl Sex 101
Wait, What?
In this comic, a group of friends talk about puberty and body image; sexual and gender identity; gender roles and stereotypes; crushes, relationships, and sexual feelings; boundaries and consent; and more. … [Read more...] about Wait, What?
Go with the Flow
In this graphic novel, sophomores Abby, Brit, Christine, and Sasha are fed up. Hazelton High never has enough tampons. Or pads. Or adults who will listen. Sick of an administration that puts football before female health, the girls confront a world that shrugs ― or worse, squirms ― at the thought of a menstruation revolution. They band together to make a change. It’s no easy … [Read more...] about Go with the Flow
What You Really Really Want
In this empowering, accessible guide, Jaclyn Friedman gives young women the tools to decipher the modern world's confusing, hypersexualized, sometimes dangerous landscape so they can define their own sexual identity. Friedman decries the hypocrisy and mixed messages of our culture (we're failures if we don't act sexy, but we're sluts if we actually pursue sex; we need to be … [Read more...] about What You Really Really Want
The Every Body Book: The LGBTQ+ Inclusive Guide for Kids about Sex, Gender, Bodies, and Families
An illustrated LGBTQ+ inclusive kid's guide to sex, gender, and relationships education that includes children and families of all genders and sexual orientations, covering puberty, hormones, consent, sex, pregnancy, and safety. … [Read more...] about The Every Body Book: The LGBTQ+ Inclusive Guide for Kids about Sex, Gender, Bodies, and Families
S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-To-Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties
The go-to sex ed guide for teens and young adults, tackling everything you want to know about sex, from consent, safe sex, emotional health, and more, from the founder of Scarleteen. … [Read more...] about S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-To-Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties
C Is for Consent
This book teaches that it's okay for kids to say no to hugs and kisses, and that what happens to their body is up to them. It helps children grow up confident in their bodies, comfortable with expressing physical boundaries, and respectful of the boundaries of others. … [Read more...] about C Is for Consent
Consent (for Kids!): Boundaries, Respect, and Being in Charge of YOU
This is a smart, playful guide to consent and bodily autonomy, packed with bright and energetic illustrations. Readers will learn about boundaries and how to set them; ways to respect themselves and others; what to do if someone makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe; and much more. Along the way, they'll be encouraged to reflect on (and improve!) their own behavior and to … [Read more...] about Consent (for Kids!): Boundaries, Respect, and Being in Charge of YOU
Celebrate Your Body (and Its Changes, Too!)
Puberty can be a difficult time for a young girl―and it's natural not to know who (or what) to ask. Celebrate Your Body encourages girls to face this whole puberty thing with excitement and empowerment. From period care to mysterious hair in new places, this standout among puberty books for girls has the answers you’re looking for―in a way you can relate to. … [Read more...] about Celebrate Your Body (and Its Changes, Too!)
What Makes a Baby
Geared to readers from preschool to age 8, What Makes a Baby is a book for every kind of family and every kind of kid. This picture book is about conception, gestation, and birth, which reflects the reality of our modern time by being inclusive of all kinds of kids, adults, and families, regardless of how many people were involved, their orientation, gender and other identity, … [Read more...] about What Makes a Baby
Sex is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU
A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identities, Sex Is a Funny Word is an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers. Much more than the "facts of life" or “the birds and the bees," Sex Is a Funny Word opens up conversations between young … [Read more...] about Sex is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU
I Said No!
Helping kids set healthy boundaries for their private parts can be a daunting and awkward task for parents, counselors, and educators. Written from a kid's point of view, I Said No! makes this task a lot easier. … [Read more...] about I Said No!
It’s Not the Stork! A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families, and Friends
Young children are curious about almost everything, especially their bodies. And young children are not afraid to ask questions. What makes me a girl? What makes me a boy? Why are some parts of girls' and boys' bodies the same and why are some parts different? How was I made? Where do babies come from? Is it true that a stork brings babies to mommies and daddies? It's Not the … [Read more...] about It’s Not the Stork! A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families, and Friends
My Body Belongs to Me: A Book About Body Safety
Without being taught about body boundaries, a child may be too young to understand when abuse is happening—or that it’s wrong. This straightforward, gentle book offers a tool parents, teachers, and counselors can use to help children feel, be, and stay safe. The rhyming story and simple, friendly illustrations provide a way to sensitively share and discuss the topic, guiding … [Read more...] about My Body Belongs to Me: A Book About Body Safety
Tell Me About Sex, Grandma
This book is about consent, sex positivity, and the right to be curious about your body. The dialogue focuses on the dynamics of sex, rather than the mechanics, as Grandma reminds readers that sex is not marriage or reproduction and doesn't look the same for everyone. Instead, each person's sexuality is their very own to discover, explore, and share if they choose. … [Read more...] about Tell Me About Sex, Grandma
No Means No!
'No Means No!' is a children's picture book about an empowered little girl who has a very strong and clear voice in all issues, especially those relating to her body and personal boundaries. This book can be read to children from 3 to 9 years. It is a springboard for discussions regarding children's choices and their rights. … [Read more...] about No Means No!
Under Our Clothes: Our First Talk About Our Bodies
This illustrated nonfiction picture book by child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts introduces children to the topics of bodies, body safety, and body image through a conversation-based story that begins with an observation at the community pool. Modesty, privacy, and boundaries are discussed, along with how self-image is formed and how some people are more sensitive than … [Read more...] about Under Our Clothes: Our First Talk About Our Bodies
It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health
When young people have questions about sex, real answers can be hard to find. Providing accurate, unbiased answers to nearly every imaginable question, from conception and puberty to birth control and AIDS, It's Perfectly Normal offers young people the information they need — now more than ever — to make responsible decisions and to stay healthy. … [Read more...] about It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health
Let’s Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent and Respect
Teaching young children about body boundaries, both theirs and others, is crucial to a child's growing sense of self, their confidence and how they should expect to be treated by others. A child who grows up knowing they have a right to their own personal space has a sense of body ownership and knows they have choices as to what happens to them and to their body. It is equally … [Read more...] about Let’s Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent and Respect
Who Has What? All About Girls’ Bodies and Boys’ Bodies
This story follows Nellie and Gus on a family outing to the beach. Humorous illustrations, conversations between the siblings, and clear text all reassure young kids that whether they have a girl’s body or a boy’s body, their bodies are perfectly normal, healthy, and wonderful. … [Read more...] about Who Has What? All About Girls’ Bodies and Boys’ Bodies