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LGBTQ+ Resources

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Welcome!

The San José Public Library is committed to creating affirming and welcoming spaces for all members of our community. Through our programs and collections we celebrate LGBTQ+ voices and members in our community. As information providers, we are poised to provide access to community organizations and resources for those in need, especially for our youth in need of help.

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Organizations Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community

Local and national organizations offering support services to the LGBTQ+ community, particularly youth.

LGBTQ+ Reading Lists

Covers of LGBTQ+ picture books

Children's Picture Books

Covers of LGBTQ+ fiction for teens

Teen Fiction

Covers of LGBTQ+ non-fiction for teens

Teen Non-Fiction

Covers of LGBTQ+ graphic novels for teens

Graphic Novels for Teens

Covers of LGBTQ+ fiction for adults

Adult Fiction

Covers of LGBTQ+ non-fiction for adults

Adult Non-Fiction

Covers of LGBTQ+ picture books in Spanish

Libros ilustrados en español para niños y sus familias

Covers of LGBTQ+ books in Spanish for teens

Libros de ficción en español para adolescentes

Covers of LGBTQ+ books in Spanish for adults

Novelas en español para adultos

Covers of books for gender expansive kids and their caregivers.

Books and Resources for Gender Expansive Kids and their Parents

Latest Blogs

The Trans Pride Flag: horizontal stripes of light blue, pink, white, pink, and light blue.

Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility

Transgender Day of Visibility, celebrated every March 31, is an international event to complement Transgender Day of Remembrance, recognizing and celebrating trans lives and experiences.

Michelle Clark
03/26/2022 - 9:00 AM

The words Trans and NB Voices in rounded script on top of the white-pink-and-blue Trans Pride Flag set on top of a set of eight book covers, slightly transparent, - Gender Queer, The Ghosts We Keep, Act Cool, Meet Cute Diary, (un)Popular Vote, Bitter, Even If We Break, and Into the Real.

YA Friday: Celebrating Trans & Non-Binary Voices

YA fiction and non-fiction titles by and featuring trans and non-binary voices.

Michelle Clark
03/04/2022 - 6:00 AM

Graphic depicting a young woman looking downwards, a red circle in the top left corner says World AIDS Day December 1. The slogan End Inequalities, End AIDS, End Pandemics is scrawled in a script style font in black letters.

World AIDS Day

Celebrated every December 1, World AIDS Day brings together the entire globe in bringing awareness to, and work towards the end of, the decades-long HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Michelle Clark
11/27/2021 - 9:00 AM

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