Gender & Sexuality

Cynthia Chin-Lee • Illustrator: Lea Lyon
This picture book shows the heartwarming and humorous actions of Alex and her younger brother, Nicky, to convince their parents to get married before the passage of Prop 8.

Editors: Jeremy Adam Smith and Tomas Moniz
The best pieces from the award-winning zine Rad Dad and from the blog Daddy Dialectic, two kindred publications that have tried to explore parenting as political territory.

Ursula K. Le Guin
Two children are determined to enter "that possible even when unattainable space in which there is room for justice," leading to a violent and loving end. Plus a scorching essay on corporate publishing, and more.

Jacinta Bunnell • Illustrator: Nathaniel Kusinitz
Sometimes the Spoon... aids the work of dismantling the Princess Industrial Complex by moving us forward with more honest representations of our children and ourselves.

Queen of the Neighbourhood
A radical feminist history and street art resource for inspired readers!

Eleanor Arnason
In an "alternate history" saga that spans the globe, Eleanor Arnason tells of a modern woman's struggle to use the weapons of DNA science to fulfill the ancient promises of her Lakota heritage.

Jacinta Bunnell and Julie Novak
Girls Are Not Chicks is a subversive and playful way to examine how pervasive gender stereotypes are in every aspect of our lives.