Fostering Inclusive Classrooms
We provide LGBTQ-inclusive books to Pre-K through 3rd grade classrooms to help students and teachers “Read out loud, read out proud!”
All For Love Campaign
Help us raise money for LGBTQ-inclusive books by purchasing merchandise from Only Human (10% of proceeds from April 1 - June 30, 2022 will go to Pride and Less Prejudice).
Join us in making literature more LGBTQ-inclusive by writing for our writing contest! Entries due June 3, 2022 by 8 pm EST / 5 pm PST.
UPCOMING PANEL
Creating and Sustaining GSAs in Elementary Schools
Tuesday April 26, 2022 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM ET | Online (Zoom)
Free. Suggested donation of $10.
New from Pride and Less Prejudice
MEET THE AUTHOR
Interview with Katherine Locke, Author of “What Are Your Words?: A Book About Pronouns”
April 14, 2022
BLOG POST
Information, Inclusivity, and Inquiry: Navigating LGBTQIA+ Resources and Safe Searching
By Bailey "Bee" DeSimone
March 21, 2022
A 2nd grade teacher once overheard a student in her classroom say to another student, “A girl can’t have a girlfriend!”
In that moment, she stepped in and simply said, “That is actually not true. A girl can have a girlfriend, and a boy can have a boyfriend.”
Teachers can be tremendous allies both in their roles as educators and as affirming adults in the lives of children. Creating classroom environments where everyone feels safe and valued is a necessary first step in helping every student feel seen, regardless of gender identity and sexual orientation.
Teachers have an important opportunity not only to support students, but also to work with their school administrations to create inclusive communities for all families.
1 in 10 kids is LGBTQ
In an average classroom of 20, there are likely at least two kids who are trying to figure out their gender identity or sexual orientation. Books like the ones we provide will support them on their journeys.
What We Offer
LGBTQ-Inclusive Books
Every school year, we select ~15 LGBTQ-inclusive children’s books for PreK through 3rd grade classrooms.
Using monetary donations from generous individuals and grants, we buy these books and send them to educators who have submitted a book request (at no cost to the educators).
Beyond the Books
We currently offer:
Teaching Guides to accompany each of the books we donate to classrooms.
Author Read Alouds of the books we donate.
Workshops for teachers, librarians, and support staff working with any grade.
Community Outreach
Our partnerships include:
Charis Books & More in Decatur, Georgia, USA.
Glad Day Bookshop in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA.
Critical Conversations
We proudly publish:
Meet the Author articles to dive into why the authors wrote their books and why they are important.
Blog articles on a variety of educational topics.
Our Initiative Supports
Inclusivity
When children see books with LGBTQ characters and themes in their classrooms, it creates a more inclusive school culture.
Representation
When children see people like themselves in books, they get a glimpse of who they might become, and they fell validated.
Community
When classrooms show understanding that all families are unique and share many common values, beliefs, and traditions, we help create community.
Acceptance
When we foster an environment where all students know that being LGBTQ is not out of the ordinary, we create acceptance.
“I was so thrilled to receive a donation from PLP to read with my preschool students. I am so happy to teach children about being inclusive and having LGBT people as part of our culture’s fabric from a young age. In this way, we are not really just teaching, we are exposing them to another normal part of life.”
- Preschool teacher in Massachusetts
Book Bundles We Provide to Classrooms
Rainbow Bundle
$25 Donation, 2 Books
Ho'onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale
Two Grooms on a Cake: The Story of America's First Gay Wedding by Rob Sanders
Free to Be Me Bundle
$50 Donation, 3 Books
Call Me Max by Kyle Lukoff
My Rainbow by Trinity Neal and DeShanna Neal
Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman by Sharice Davids and Nancy K. Mays
Read Out Proud Bundle
$50 Donation, 3 Books
Sam Is My Sister by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Tuesday Is Daddy’s Day by Elliot Kreloff
What Are Your Words?: A Book About Pronouns by Katherine Locke
Crayon Bundle
$75 Donation, 5 Books
Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope by Jodie Patterson
Grandad's Camper by Harry Woodgate
My Maddy by Gayle E. Pitman
One of a Kind Like Me / Único Como Yo by Laurin Mayeno
When We Love Someone, We Sing To Them / Cuando Amamos Cantamos by Ernesto Javier Martínez
Pride Bundle
$100 Donation, 6 Books
Love, Violet by Charlotte Sullivan Wild
My Footprints by Bao Phi
One of a Kind Like Me / Único Como Yo by Laurin Mayeno
Sam Is My Sister by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Tuesday Is Daddy’s Day by Elliot Kreloff
Two Grooms on a Cake: The Story of America's First Gay Wedding by Rob Sanders