Sarah Prager ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@sarah_prager
Writer/speaker on queer history. Author of QUEER, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE + RAINBOW REVOLUTIONARIES + KIND LIKE MARSHA + A CHILD'S INTRODUCTION TO PRIDE
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Looking forward to this! #picturebook #picturebooks #kidlit #gender Candlewick Press Lee & Low Books
Calling all women, nonbinary and LGBTQIA+ journalists residing in #LatinAmerica! Data Crรญtica is seeking proposals that focus on sexual diversity from an intersectional perspective. Three proposals will receive grants and more. ๐๏ธDeadline: Aug. 31 buff.ly/3QEJzu6
To date, 7 states explicitly censor discussions of LGBTQ people or issues throughout school curricula. This #LGBTQHistoryMonth, the ongoing efforts to censor LGBTQ curricula and ban books in schools cannot be overlooked. ๐ More below via Sarah Prager ๐ณ๏ธโ๐. lgbtqnation.com/2023/10/to-hidโฆ
#Scholastic caused an uproar when elementary school book fair organizers reported they had to opt in to receive a separate collection of 64 titles on race, gender, & sexuality. Upon outcry, the publishing company is reversing course, Sarah Prager ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ reports. prismreports.org/2023/10/26/schโฆ
Friends in the Pioneer Valley, I hope you join me with your kiddos for a celebration of Palestinian joy. ๐ต๐ธ Proceeds from book sales will be donated to MECA & The PCRF (Palestine Children's Relief Fund) Forbes Library JVP Western Mass Booklink Booksellers
My recent article for Prism features Hannah Moushabeck Nora Lester Murad (she/hers) and Susan Muaddi Darraj ๐โ๏ธ speaking about censorship of Palestinian books. Those who stand up against other #bannedbooks need to take a stand here too prismreports.org/2023/11/30/palโฆ #diversebooks #bookbans #palestine
Look for these forthcoming (or recent) #LGBTQ+ picture books in 2024! My latest for Tagg Magazine taggmagazine.com/2024-picture-bโฆ Jonathan Van Ness Kamala Nair @lindzamer @kipalizadeh Corook Joรซlle Retener(she/they) ๐๐ฆ Stacey Chomiak (she/her) #queerkidlit #lgbtqbooks #diversebooks #kidlit #picturebook #childrensbooks
In a strategy termed โpinkwashing,โ Israel promotes itself as a gay utopia & tourist destination & attempts to co-opt queerness as a propaganda tool, Sarah Prager ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ explains. LGBTQIA+ solidarity with Palestinians has a long, rich history, & it's growing. prismreports.org/2024/02/05/queโฆ
โItโs another way of slowly basically putting a ban on being trans within the state.โ As trans youth in Idaho lose gender-affirming care, organizers who work with LGBTQIA+ youth say it will negatively impact youth's mental health, Sarah Prager ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ reports. prismreports.org/2024/05/06/traโฆ
LGBTQIA+ activists disrupt Pride events, demand an end to corporate ties to Israel, reports Sarah Prager ๐ณ๏ธโ๐. Protesters call for Palestinian liberation and boycott Pride events, citing longstanding concerns over militarism and complicity in oppression. prismreports.org/2024/06/27/lgbโฆ
~43% of transgender voters in states with primarily in-person voting lack ID docs that correctly reflect their name/gender, a new report finds. More than 210,000 trans people in the U.S. could face barriers to casting their ballots, Sarah Prager ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ reports. prismreports.org/2024/10/09/traโฆ
Trans community stays resolved to persevere through another Trump presidency, Sarah Prager ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ reports. Leaders of the movement are reminding trans people of their long history of resilience & resistance central to their existence thus far. prismreports.org/2024/11/13/traโฆ