Announcing June 2023 NNLM Reading Club: LGBTQIA+ Health

Posted by Kristi Torp on June 1st, 2023 Posted in: Blog, Equity Diversity Inclusion, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Public Libraries
Tags: #NNLMReadingClub, lgbtqia+

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Celebrate Pride Month with the NNLM Reading Club. The LGBTQIA+ community confronts unique health challenges and shares a common need for culturally competent care that recognizes and responds to their specific medical concerns.

In recognition of Pride Month, which is celebrated every June in honor of The Stonewall Uprising in 1969, the NNLM Reading Club has selected books for multiple ages to help share information about sexual- and gender-affirming health care. This month, we highlight our previous book selections and add three new titles, including book discussion guides and promotional materials to support your own library book discussion.
• Brace for Impact: A Memoir by Gabe Montesanti
• Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir by Kimiko Tobimatsu (Author) and Keet Geniza (Illustrator)
• How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox
This information is available on our Reading Club website: https://www.nnlm.gov/nnlm-reading-club

Promotional graphics and resources for the books are available on the LGBTQIA+ Health page: LGBTQIA+ | NNLM

Want to learn more? Here are other free NLM and NNLM programs featured this month.
• Thursday, June 8, 2023 2pm ET/1pm CT/12pm MT/11am PT
NLM History Talk: “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it”: Struggles and Stories to Be Heard for Today and Tomorrow
Dr. Sell is a Professor at the School of Public Health and Department of Community Health and Prevention, Drexel University. Circulating Now interviewed him about his research and upcoming talk.

• Tuesday, June 13, 2023 1pm ET/12pm CT/11am MT/10am PT
Free NNLM Class Beyond the Binary: Understanding LGBTQIA+ Health | NNLM