LGBTQIA+
LGBTQIA+
Let's celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community every day of the year! LGBTQ Americans strengthen our country through talent, creativity, and courage to generate awareness and goodwill. Dayton Metro Library provides materials, book clubs, and reading recommendations that highlight the journeys of LGBTQIA individuals 365 days a year. Below you will find books and tools we love that celebrate PRIDE year round.
Newly Ordered LGBTQIA+ Titles
Community Resources
ART
- Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus - Continually reaching for excellence in choral music
- Heartsiq - Dayton’s Queer Art Showcase
- Out Here Dayton Film Festival - Bringing LGBTQIA+ stories to the big screen”
COMMUNITY
- Greater Dayton LGBT Center - providing event spaces, activities, and resources
EDUCATION
- El Unicornio del Género en espaňol
- The Gender Unicorn - making the distinction between gender identity, gender presentation/expression, sex, and attraction
- Pronouns.org - dedicated to the empowering and inclusive use of personal pronouns
ELDERS
- LGBTQ+ Horizon of Aging Summit - engaging conversations and presentations
- Rainbow Elder Care - Providing advocacy, educational resources, support, and referral services
FOOD
- Have a Gay Day - Equality, Education, and Support of the LGBTQ+ community and their Allies
HEALTHCARE
- Equitas - Gateway to good health for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning community.
- Medline Plus - High-quality, relevant health and wellness information
- Medline Plus en espaňol - Información de calidad y relevante de salud y bienestar
- Public Health Dayton Montgomery County - Providing the best healthcare services possible, delivered in a culturally competent way
- VA Dayton - Responsive to the unique needs of LGBTQ+ Veterans
HISTORY
- Digital Transgender Archive - Digitally localizing a wide range of trans-related materials
- Gay Ohio History Initiative - Embracing the present, sharing the past and transforming the future
- The Queer History of Dayton - Developing a robust historical narrative…for the LGBTQ+ community
HOUSING
- Ada Gaden Project - Emergency Housing
- David’s Place - A safe and inclusive environment, LGBTQ+ resources and support, and entry into all other Daybreak services.
- Dayton Tenant Union - A growing group of Dayton residents who have come together to protect tenant rights
LEGAL & CIVICS
- ACLU - Know Your Rights
- City of Dayton LGBTQ Liaison
- Equality Ohio - transforms systems…so LGBTQ+ Ohioans can fully access legal and lived equality
- Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project - Offering Legal Name Chance Clinics
- How to Speak at a City Commission Meeting
- How to Speak at a County Commission Meeting
LIBRARY RESOURCES
PRIDES
- Dayton Black Pride - creates safe spaces for people of color in the LGBTQ+ community
- Dayton Pride - creates a safe environment for members of our community
- Kettering Pride - celebrate love, diversity, and equality
- Pride Rocks - promoting suicide prevention in the LGBTQ+ community
TRANS RESOURCES
- Closet Transformations - creating space for identify exploration and expression
- Gatlyn Dame - Raise awareness and provide education
YOUTH & FAMILY
- PFLAG - Leading with love
- Visible and Resilient - Focused on promoting health equity
PRIDE Reads for Kids
Celebrate Pride Month with our vibrant collection of children's books that joyfully explore LGBTQIA+ identities, love, and inclusivity.
YA Titles: Read With Pride (Fiction Edition)
YA titles featuring LGBTQ+ themes, characters, or authors!
LGBTQIA+ Movies
A curated collection of powerful movies that highlight LGBTQIA+ stories, resilience, and love.
LGBTQIA+ History
This collection focuses on the experiences and contributions of LGBTQIA+ people to society.
Looking for a Book Club?
Join us each month to talk about fiction and nonfiction featuring LGBTQIA+ characters or themes.
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