We have put together some essential books, documentaries, social media accounts to follow as well as lots of other useful resources on and for the LGBTQA+ community and their allies.
BOOKS
Trans Power by Juno Roche
In Their Shoes by Jamie Windust
We Make It Better by Eric Rosswood and Kathleen Archambeau
To Be A Gay Man by Will Young
Me by Elton John
Over The Top by Jonathan Van Ness
Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker and Julia Scheele
The Little Book of Pride: The History, the People, the Parades by Lewis Laney
Straight Jacket: Overcoming Society’s Legacy of Gay Shame by Matthew Todd
Pride: The Story of the LGBTQ Equality Movement by Matthew Todd
Life Isn’t Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between by Meg-John Barker and Alex Iantaffi
Transgender History: The Roots of Today’s Revolution by Susan Stryker
Trans Britain by Christine Burns
To my Trans Sisters by Charlie Craggs
Trans Teen Survival Guide by Owl and Fox Fisher
The Gender Games by Juno Dawson
Redefining Realness – Janet Mock
Trans Mission: My Quest to a Beard by Alex Bertie
True Colours by Caroline Paige
A Queer and Pleasant Danger by Kate Bornstein
Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Just Above my Head by James Baldwin
FILM & TV
Disclosure – Netflix
A Secret Love – Netflix
Out – Disney+
It’s a Sin – Channel 4
Olly Alexander: Growing Up Gay – BBC 3
Pose – BBC & Netflix
Circus of Books – Netflix
Boy Erased – Netflix
RuPaul’s Drag Race – Netflix
Paris is Burning - Netflix
The Death & Life of Marsha P. Johnson – Netflix
PODCASTS
Attitudes – with Bryan Safi & Erin Gibson
Food 4 Thot
Making gay history
Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness
#QueerAF
Las Culturistas
The Read
The Queer History Podcast
The Things That Made Me Queer
Psychobabble
Mob queens
Here to Slay
Those Trans Guys
SOCIAL MEDIA TO FOLLOW
Fox Fisher @theFoxFisher
Owl Fisher @UglaStefania
Jake Graf @JakeGraf1
Hannah Graf MBE @hannahw235
Juno Roche @JustJuno1
Kuchenga @kuchengcheng
Charlie Craggs @Charlie_Craggs
Christine Burns @christineburns
Travis Alabanza @travisalabanza
Munroe Bergdorf @MunroeBergdorf
Alex Bertie @therealalexbertie
Mermaids @Mermaids_Gender
Gendered Intelligence @Genderintell
Trans Actual @TransActualUK
Alok Vaid-Menon @alokvmenon
Chella Man @chellaman
Ben Pechey @benpechey
Radam Ridwan @radamridwan
Andrea Di Giovanni @andreadigiovanni
Junior Mintt @juniormintt
Jamie Windust @jamiewindust
Sabah Choudrey @sabah.c
Ankita Mehra @ankitamehraa
CHARITIES & SUPPORT
https://www.akt.org.uk - Helps LGBTQ+ Homeless youths
https://mermaidsuk.org.uk - Supports trans individuals
https://uklgig.org.uk - In aid of LGBT asylum seekers and refugees
https://www.ukblackpride.org.uk - UK LGBT Black support