June is Pride Month dedicated to the celebration and recognition of the LGBTQ+ community, its passionate culture, prominent achievements, activism, and history.  It is observed in June to honor the Stonewell Uprising, a landmark event in LGBTQ+ history that sparked the Pride movement.  "Equality means more than passing laws.  The struggle is real\ly won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts." --- Barbara Gittings

Discover some of the chosen titles and specifically selected by Fatoma Rad, MS LIS, MA HEA, Acquisitions Librarian at Farmingdale State College's Greenley Library.  In an unending pursuit of sustaining and establishing a safe and equitable culture, we encourage you to explore the outlined list of literary works below.  We hope you take advantage of this month's selection, all feedback is welcome.

  • Stand By me: The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation 
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Downs, Jim. Stand by Me : the Forgotten History of Gay Liberation. Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2016.
    • Pride Month
  • Transgender 101: A simple guide to a complex issue 
    • Physical Book in Library
    •  Teich, Nicholas M. Transgender 101 : a Simple Guide to a Complex Issue. Columbia University Press, 2012.
    • Pride Month
  • The Gay Revolution: The story of the Struggle 
    • Physical Book in Library
    •   Faderman, Lillian. The Gay Revolution : the Story of the Struggle. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition., Simon & Schuster, 2015.
    • Pride Month
  • Tomorrow will be Different: love, loss, and the fight for trans equality 
    • Physical Book in Library
    •  McBride, Sarah, and Joseph R. Biden. Tomorrow Will Be Different : Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality. First paperback edition., Three Rivers Press, 2019.
    • Pride Month
  • Queer Spiritual Spaces: sexuality and sacred places 
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Browne, Kath., et al. Queer Spiritual Spaces : Sexuality and Sacred Places. Ashgate Pub., 2010.
    • Pride Month
  • Growing Up Queer kids and the remaking of LGBTQ identity
    • Physical Book in Library
    •  Robertson, Mary Anna. Growing Up Queer Kids and the Remaking of LGBTQ Identity. New York University Press, 2019, https://doi.org/10.18574/9781479807512.
    • Pride Month
  • I'll Give you the Sun 
    • Physical Book in Library
    •  Nelson, Jandy. I’ll Give You the Sun. Speak, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2015.
    • Pride Month
  • Female Husband: a trans history
    • Physical Book in Library
    •  Manion, Jen. Female Husbands : a Trans History. Cambridge University Press, 2020.
    • Pride Month
  • Here for it: or, how to save your soul in American: essay 
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Thomas, R. Eric. Here for It : or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays. First edition., Ballantine Books, 2020.
    • Pride Month
  • RubyFruit Jungle 
    • Physical Book in Library
    •  Brown, Rita Mae. Rubyfruit Jungle. Bantam Books, 1988.
    • Pride Month
  • Gender Queer: a memoir 
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Kobabe, Maia, and Phoebe Kobabe. Gender Queer : a Memoir. Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, 2020.
    • Pride Month
  • The politics of right sex : transgressive bodies, governmentality, and the limits of trans rights
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Daum, Courtenay W. The Politics of Right Sex : Transgressive Bodies, Governmentality, and the Limits of Trans Rights. State University of New York Press, 2020.
    • Pride Month
  • All Boys aren't blue: a memoir-Manifesto
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Johnson, George M. (George Matthew). All Boys Aren’t Blue : a Memoir-Manifesto. First edition., Farrar Straus Giroux, 2020.
    • Pride Month
  • Human Rights 
    • Physical Book in Library
    •  Ramirez, Tina. Human Rights. Edited by Tina Ramirez, Second edition., Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc., 2019.
    • Pride Month
  • Over the Top: a raw journey to self-love
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Van Ness, Jonathan. Over the Top : a Raw Journey to Self-Love. First edition., HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019.
    • Pride Month
  • Becoming Nicole : the transformation of an American family.
    • Physical Book in Library
    •  Nutt, Amy Ellis. Becoming Nicole : the Transformation of an American Family. Random House Trade paperback edition., Random House, 2016.
    • Pride Month
  • Queer studies : a lesbian, gay, bisexual, & transgender anthology
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Beemyn, Genny, and Michele J. Eliason. Queer Studies : a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Anthology. New York University Press, 1996.
    • Pride Month
  • LGBTQ Digital Cultures: a global perspective 
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Pain, Paromita. LGBTQ Digital Cultures : a Global Perspective. Edited by Paromita Pain, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
    • Pride Month
  • The pride guide : a guide to sexual and social health for LGBTQ youth
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Langford, Jo. The Pride Guide : a Guide to Sexual and Social Health for LGBTQ Youth. Paperback edition., Rowman & Littlefield, 2020.
    • Pride Month
  • Transitioning : matter, gender, thought 
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Gonzalez-Polledo, Elena. Transitioning : Matter, Gender, Thought. Rowman & Littlefield International, 2017.
    • Pride Month
  • Transgender warriors : making history from Joan of Arc to RuPaul 
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Feinberg, Leslie. Transgender Warriors : Making History from Joan of Arc to RuPaul. Beacon Press, 1996.
    • Pride Month
  • Beyond binaries : trans identities in contemporary culture
    • Physical Book in Library
    •  Perez, Michael V., et al. Beyond Binaries : Trans Identities in Contemporary Culture. Lexington Books, 2021.
    • Pride Month
  • Finding the real me: true tales of sex and gender diversity
    • Physical Book in Library
    •  O’Keefe, Tracie., and Katrina. Fox. Finding the Real Me : True Tales of Sex and Gender Diversity. 1st ed., Jossey-Bass, 2003.
    • Pride Month
  • A guide to transgender health : state-of-the-art information for gender-affirming people and their supporters
    • Physical Book in Library
    •  Heath, Rachel Ann, and Katie Wynne. A Guide to Transgender Health : State-of-the-Art Information for Gender-Affirming People and Their Supporters. Praeger, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2019.
    • Pride Month
  • A clinician's guide to gender-affirming care : working with transgender & gender-nonconforming clients
    • Physical Book in Library
    • Chang, Sand C., et al. A Clinician’s Guide to Gender-Affirming Care : Working with Transgender & Gender-Nonconforming Clients. Context Press, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2018.
    • Pride Month