"June is Rainbow Book Month,™ a nationwide celebration of the authors and writings that reflect the lives and experiences of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, genderqueer, queer, intersex, agender, and asexual community. As of 2020, GLBT Book Month™ (celebrated by the American Library Association since 2015) has been renamed Rainbow Book Month™, in coordination with the Rainbow Round Table's name change in 2019. Originally established in the early 1990s by The Publishing Triangle as National Lesbian and Gay Book Month, this occasion is an opportunity for book lovers and libraries with the very best in LGBTQIA+ literature."
Stonewall Book Awards
The first and most enduring award for LGBTQIA+ books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table (formerly the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table). Since Isabel Miller's Patience and Sarah received the first award in 1971, many other books have been honored for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.
Stonewall Book Award Winners @ MTC Library
Stonewall Book Award Honor Books @ MTC Library
Lambda Literary Awards
The Lambda Literary Awards were born in 1989. The purpose of the Awards in the early years was to identify and celebrate the best lesbian and gay books in the year of their publication. The Awards gave national visibi
lity to a literature that had established a firm if nascent beachhead through a network of dynamic lesbian and gay publishers and bookstores springing up across America. Since their inception, the Lambda Literary Awards ceremony has consistently drawn an audience representing every facet of publishing.
Lambda Literary Award Winners @ MTC Library
Lambda Literary Award Finalists @ MTC Library
More Books and Ebooks
LGBTQ Videos from AVON
- The Freedom to MarryTHE FREEDOM TO MARRY is the untold story of the most successful – and perhaps most inspiring – civil rights movement of our time.
- How to Survive a PlagueFaced with their own mortality, an improbable group of mostly HIV - positive young men and women broke the mold as radical warriors taking on Washington and the medical establishment.
- KiKiA captivating look into the daily lives of a group of LGBTQ youth who comprise the "Kiki" scene as they prepare for and perform at fierce and exuberant ballroom competitions in NYC.
- Who's on Top?“Who’s on Top?” (narrated by George Takei) is the emotional story of members of the LGBTQ community who challenge stereotypes about gender and sexuality and demonstrate their diverse journeys in overcoming physical and figurative mountains.
More LGBTQ Resources
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride MonthLGBTQ information and resources from the LOC
- LGBTQ+ Pride MonthExtensive records on issues of sexual identity and rights from the National Archives
- Pride and Mental HealthMental health resources for LGBTQ+ community