Wear It Purple Day: Find LGBTIQA+ stories at Deakin Library
Friday 25 August is Wear It Purple Day! Wear It Purple Day is about the whole community supporting and standing with LGBTQIA+ young people, and working to create supportive, safe, empowering and inclusive environments for them. The movement was founded in 2010 in response to global stories of several rainbow young people who took their own lives following bullying and harassment resulting from the lack of acceptance of their sexuality or gender identity. The theme for this year is Write your story and the website eloquently illustrates why this is important:
‘For young people who identify as LGBTQIA+, the theme represents the importance of taking ownership of their narratives and to share their experiences in their own voices. This process of storytelling can be empowering and affirming and by speaking from their hearts, young people can also contribute to a broader cultural shift towards greater acceptance and visibility for LGBTQIA+ individuals.’
We thought we’d take a moment to share some LGBTIQA+ Young Adult literature from our collections that represent the diversity of LGBTIQA+ young peoples’ experiences:
What are ya? By Jenny Pausacker
About a girl by Joanne Horniman
Annie On My Mind by Nancy Garden
The boy from the mish by Gary Lonesborough
Meet me at the intersection edited by Rebecca Lim & Ambelin Kwaymullin
The flywheel by Erin Gough
Kings, queens, and in-betweens by Tanya Boteju
Tell me again how a crush should feel by Sara Farizan
What if it’s us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera
The upside of unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
None of the above by I. W. Gregorio
You know me well by Nina LaCour & David Levithan
Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell by Tobias Madden
Night swimming by Steph Bowe
Gender queer: a memoir by Maia Kobabe; colors by Phoebe Kobabe
Our staff are proudly wearing purple today to celebrate as well!
