MORE POSTS FROM AUGUST 2015
by Rachel Gold (@RachelGold) [Spoiler alert and trigger warning: I’m going to talk about female-female partner/date rape in some detail and I’m going to reveal a significant plot point from Just Girls — so please navigate away if you don’t want to read either of those.] Two-thirds of the way through Just Girls, Jess […]
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Paper Towns, Miracles and Privilege An Introduction to the Sexual Violence in LGBTQIA+ Young Adult Literature Project Middle Grade Monday – Diary of a Mad Brownie (giveaway) Violence in LGBTIQ Fiction for Young Adults, a guest post by Rob Bittner Sex and Consent in LGBT Manga, a guest post […]
by Vee S. (@rausicabklvr) The first time I read a sex scene with a transgender character, I cried. I was just figuring out that I was trans, and trying to piece together what that meant for me. I thought that no one would ever be able to love me. I thought that maybe it’d be […]
by Marieke Nijkamp (@mariekeyn) Several years ago, as a LGBTQIA+ youth group leader, I was part of a national research campaign that tracked how straight teens and young adults responded to questions of gay rights and acceptance. The way the campaign was set up, it was meant to be a mirror for the participants. […]
by Dahlia Adler (@MissDahlELama) When I first started reading LGBTQ YA, everything I read was m/m. I didn’t know of any other books other than what fell into my lap, and I wasn’t actively seeking it out, and what I happened upon were boys falling for and hooking up with boys. Some of these books […]
by Eden Grey (@edenjeangrey) In this post I would like to explore the differences between portrayals of sex in lesbian and gay manga and heterosexual romance stories in manga. By manga I mean graphic novels originally published in Japan, by Japanese authors and artists. In most libraries, manga is confined to the Young Adult Collection. […]
By Rob Bittner (@r_bittner) I was originally approached to do some work on sexual violence, YA literature, and LGBTQ themes because of a post that I wrote about the novel Althea & Oliver by Cristina Moracho. There is much to love about the book, save for the incredibly problematic notion of rape against the […]
Angus is a brownie (mythical creature, not chocolate dessert treat) living under a curse. Due to some mischief his father caused, the brownies of Angus’ line are bound to serve the McGonagalls, and to bring a curse upon the males of the household in which they live. So far, this has worked out well for Angus. He […]
For the next two weeks, Teen Librarian Toolbox will be focusing on sexual violence in LGBTQIA+ young adult literature. This is part of our blog’s larger ongoing sexual violence in young adult literature (or SVYALit) project. We’re grateful to Vee Signorelli, admin and co-founder of GayYA, and Nita Tyndall, a moderator at GayYA. who have helped us brainstorm, organize, and facilitate this […]
**Spoilers for Paper Towns by John Green follow** At the beginning of Paper Towns by John Green, the main character, Q, says that everyone gets a miracle and claims that his miracle is Margot. The rest of the book is a deconstruction of this idea that people are miracles that save you. People, he comes […]
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