Celebrate Pride Month with Girls Write Now!

This June, we’re so proud to celebrate with our LGBTQIA+ community by sharing stories, events, writing prompts and more that center queer joy!

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Writing for Liberation & Laughter Curated by Sheena Daree Miller

• Sarah LaBrie on Why Writing and Reading About Race is a Privilege, Not a Burden
• Roxane Gay on Writing for Social Change
• Gold Comedy: Comedy Tutorials and Resources for Young Women and Non-binary Folks
• Leigh Anne Jasheway on How to Write Better Using Humor
• Julian Hanna on Writing Manifestos
• Comedian Gina Yashere shares “The Rules of Meeting My Mom”

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Move Type of Way

By Tatyanna Wills, Class of 2021

‘Fag’

By Sophia DeMartino, Class of 2018 Mentee

My name is Sophia DeMartino. I’m a senior in high school and have been accepted into University at Albany with the help of my mentor, Elle. She helped with writing my college admissions essay, a short story of how I came to redefine myself as a human being, titled “Fag.”

LGBTQ+ Book Recommendations

Pride Month Reads by Girls Write Now Community Members

Resources

• A Guide To Gender Identity Terms, NPR
• The Trevor Project: Text and phone based crisis counseling and support
• Hetrik-Martin Institute: HMI is a leading professional provider of social support and programming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning (LGBTQ+) youth. HMI offers counseling, homeless services, referrals, a food pantry and more.
• National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color: “The National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN) is a healing justice organization that works to transform mental health for queer and trans people of color. Launched in May 2016, our network has quickly grown into a community of care, resource sharing, connection and learning. We provide a space for queer and trans people of color committed to improving mental health for our communities.” –NQTTCN Mission

Resources Related to Black Culture & Liberation

Curated by Sheena Daree Miller

• Queer Black Poets Since the Harlem Renaissance: A Reading List
• Wanda Sykes on LGBTQ+ History
• Janelle Monáe on Growing Up Queer and Black
• Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on “How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective”
• New York Historical Society: The Life of Marsha P. Johnson

Share your favorites with richelle@girlswritenow.org; we’d love to add them here!

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