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Smith College Changes Its Admission Policy

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After years of criticism, the women’s college has formally changed its admission policy.

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Imagine a child entering a school where they feel Imagine a child entering a school where they feel free to be themselves. A school where they are taught to love everyone for exactly who they are. 
You can help bring that to fruition for every school, in every state. 
Donate today, your donation helps provide inclusive and diverse books to school libraries across the country.

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/openbooks

#education #kidlit 
#representation #lgbtq #libraries #books #loveislove #openbooks #openhearts #openminds
Open Books/Gender Nation board member, author Jenn Open Books/Gender Nation board member, author Jennifer Grant, contributed to the new book, "How to Heal Our Divides" volume 2.

Our nation is divided, and all the contributors offer ideas of how we can support the common good.

Grant's chapter, on our work, was recently featured in a review of the book. We are excited that people seeking out ways to make a positive difference in the world will learn about Open Books! (And her chapter ROCKS!)

@jennifergrantwriter @writing_for_your_life #healingourdivides #inclusive #visible #equality #bookish #bookcommunity #openbooks #lgbtqrights
"Diversity is the one true thing we all have in co "Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common. 
Celebrate it every day." - Anonymous

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#lgbtq+ #loveislove #lgbtqquotes #diversity #pridemonth #openbooks #openhearts #openminds #celebratediversity
One way to support our LGBTQ+ family, friends, and One way to support our LGBTQ+ family, friends, and peers is to use affirming words. 
Not sure where to start? Neither were we! We will be sharing definitions to get you started!

Gender: A person’s sense of identity and outward expression as male/female/non-binary/agender/other.

#lgbtq #lgbt #gay #pride #loveislove #lgbtqia #lgbtcommunity #lovewins #gender #openbooks #openhearts #openminds #pridemonth
#repost @lgbtq

Free mom hugs at @lapride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

📷 by @bretttheintern with @aegworldwide, and @lagalaxy.

Image description: Attendees and marchers at LA Pride are pictured locked in an embrace. One of them is wearing rainbow-feathered wings. They hug an attendee holding a big sign that reads, "FREE MOM HUGS" where the "o" in mom is a rainbow heart. You can tell from their face that this hug is a deep and meaningful one.

#lgbtq #lgbt #pride #lgbtqia #pridemarch #pridemonth #prideparade #gaypride#loveislove #lovewins #pride🌈 #lgbtq🌈 #loveislove🌈 #lovewins🌈
We at @openbooks want to give a huge shoutout and We at @openbooks want to give a huge shoutout and thank you for the courage and hard work that these amazing authors have contributed to the inclusive book world for so long.

If you'd like to see these books in schools across the country you can donate by visiting the link in bio or www.openbooks.org

@laurenmayeno #michaelhall @michaelgenhart @theresathorn @jessica_herthel

#pride #lgbtq #lgbtqbooks #openbooks #inclusive #diversity #kidlit
"(People) may be said to resemble not the bricks o "(People) may be said to resemble not the bricks of which a house is built, but the pieces of a picture puzzle, each differing in shape, but matching the rest, and thus bringing out the picture."

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#lgbtq+ #loveislove #lgbtqquotes #FelixAdler #diversity #pridemonth #openbooks
We are re-sharing this amazing quote from Dr. Bob We are re-sharing this amazing quote from Dr. Bob Nelson, superintendent of Fresno Unified.

This is a clip from our delivery to Fresno in October 2021. Dr. Nelson said so many incredible things, but one thing is clear. He knows he has a hard job, but he also knows that being a kid in a hateful community, is harder.

To learn more & support our work by making a donation to ensure all children have access to affirming books- link in bio or visit gendernation.org

@gendernation @morganwalshy @mamakeiks @mrmattwalsh @jonbrockett @jennifergrantwriter

#fresnounifiedschooldistrict #kids #youbelong #lgbtq🌈 #education #pridemonth #pride #openbooks
We at @gendernation want to give a huge shoutout a We at @gendernation want to give a huge shoutout and thank you for the courage and hard work that these amazing authors have contributed to the inclusive book world for so long.

If you'd like to see these books in schools across the country you can donate by visiting the link in bio or www.gendernation.org

@kylelukoffwrites @robsanders_ @pajamabooks @kaichengthom @alexgino @toddparr @arlieanderson @jesslovedraws #lesleanewmann @stacybdavids

#pride #lgbtq #lgbtqbooks #openbooks #inclusive #diversity #kidlit
"We all live with the objective of being happy: ou "We all live with the objective of being happy: our lives are all different and yet the same." - Anne Frank

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#lgbtq+ #loveislove #lgbtqquotes #annefrank #diversity
One way to support our LGBTQ+ family, friends, and One way to support our LGBTQ+ family, friends, and peers is to use affirming words. 
Not sure where to start? Neither were we! We will be sharing definitions to get you started!

Expansive: An all-encompassing term to refer to those whose gender identity pushes back against society’s traditional concept of the gender binary. This includes people who are transgender, creative, agender, fluid, et al.

#lgbtq #lgbt #gay #pride #loveislove #lgbtqia #lgbtcommunity #lovewin #expansive
Did you know that PRIDE started as a riot? June i Did you know that PRIDE started as a riot?

June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. This started as Gay Pride Day to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York.

The Stonewall Riots began in the early hours of June 28, 1969, when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village in New York City. The raid sparked a riot among bar patrons and neighborhood residents as police roughly hauled employees and patrons out of the bar, leading to six days of protests and violent clashes with law enforcement.

Today we celebrate Pride month with parades and events to promote equal rights and an end to LGBT discrimination.

We believe it is important to teach our children the importance of LGBTQ rights and what Pride means to so many around the world.

In celebration, with your donation of $100 or more, we are giving away a copy of PRIDE: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag.

Donate here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/gender-nation-1

#pridemonth #pridemonth22 #lgbtq #lgbtqia #openbooks #openminds #openhearts #bookishgiveaway
Join us as we celebrate PRIDE all month long becau Join us as we celebrate PRIDE all month long because #loveislove

#lgbtqia #lgbtq #pridemonth
Last week we were happy to spotlight the author, L Last week we were happy to spotlight the author, Laurin Mayeno! 
This week we want to share a bit more about her book, "One of A Kind, Like Me / Único Como Yo"

"One of A Kind, Like Me / Único Como Yo" is in both Spanish and English, with every paragraph being in both languages— which just expands the inclusivity! ❤️

You can find it on Amazon!

@laurenmayeno #oneofakindlikeme #education 
#representation #lgbtq #libraries #books #loveislove #openbooks #openhearts #openminds #booksforkids #bookstagram
"Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity i "Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another’s uniqueness." - Ola Joseph

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#lgbtq+ #loveislove #lgbtqquotes #olajoseph #diversity
One way to support our LGBTQ+ family, friends, and One way to support our LGBTQ+ family, friends, and peers is to use affirming words. 
Not sure where to start? Neither were we! We will be sharing definitions to get you started!

Next up: Cisgender: A person whose gender identity is the same as the sex they were assigned at birth.

#lgbtq #lgbt #gay #pride #loveislove #lgbtqia #lgbtcommunity #lovewin #cis #cisgender
Laurin Mayeno based her book, "One of A Kind, Like Laurin Mayeno based her book, "One of A Kind, Like Me / Único Como Yo" on her own experience raising her child. It’s personal to her, which at Gender Nation, believe always makes for the best kind of stories!

"One of A Kind, Like Me / Único Como Yo" is in both Spanish and English, with every paragraph being in both languages— which just expands the inclusivity! ❤️

@laurenmayeno #oneofakindlikeme #education 
#representation #lgbtq #libraries #books #loveislove #openbooks #openhearts #openminds
Thank you to @univision14 for helping us spread th Thank you to @univision14 for helping us spread the word! 
And to CA State Superintendent @tonythurmondsp - he is holding the awesome book, "Red a Crayon's Story" written by @michaelhall. 
We will never tire of the amazing support from such good people. 
See the broadcast here: https://loom.ly/d-PzBLE

#lgbtq #lgbtq🌈 #lgbtqbooks #representationmatters✊ #makeadifference #diversity
On May 22, we honor the life and legacy of Harvey On May 22, we honor the life and legacy of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician in California and a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement.

Time magazine included Harvey Milk on a list titled “The 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century.” Milk was not only an advocate for the LGBT community but for all minorities.

Thank you, and happy birthday Harvey Milk!

#may22 #harveymilk #representationmatters #gendernation #lgbtq🌈 #loveislove
We are still feeling the love from the press @gend We are still feeling the love from the press @gendernation has received from our latest book delivery!

In NorCal 9 districts received books from @gendernation. 
Almost 94K kids received access to these books because of good, caring, wise people working in these districts. 

We hope you can feel the love too!

#lgbtq #lgbtq🌈 #lgbtqbooks #representationmatters✊
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