Cool Stuff For Queer Kids
“Amber Live!” – I’m a guest on the drag queen comedy talk show!
Amber LeMay's television talk show is very adult, and fun, and airs live. I was a guest for their final pride show in June, No Way, They Were Gay is the new book by author Lee Wind on the drag queen comedy talk show!, and the on-demand video's available now - the 18...
The Lucky List – Emily sets out to accomplish everything on her late mother’s senior year bucket list… and might be falling for the girl helping her
The Lucky List by Rachael Lippincott Emily and her mom were always lucky. Every month they'd take her lucky quarter, select lucky card 505, and dominate the heatedly competitive bingo night in their small, quirky town of Huckabee. But Emily's mom's luck ran out three...
I’m a guest on “The Compassionate Educators Show” podcast!
Marie Kueny's "The Compassionate Educators Show" is a podcast "For educators and parents who desire to model joy and compassion for their students without sacrificing themselves in the process!" Sounds good, right? I'm really honored to be the featured guest for...
Pride In… Sports – A Picture Book Profiling 10 Contemporary Sports Figures Who Are Part of the LGBTQIA+ Community
Pride in Sports by Emilie Dufresne, Designed by Danielle Rippengill Some I knew, others were new to me, but it was all fun to explore this sampling of Out and Proud Queer athletes. I particularly appreciated the inclusion of athletes of color like Parinya Charoenphol...
They’re So Flamboyant – A Fabulous Picture Book About Queer Pride, The Names For Groups of Birds, Not Excluding Others, and Even More LGBTQIA2+ Pride
They're So Flamboyant by Michael Genhart, Illustrated by Tony Neal When a "flamboyance" of flamingos moves into a neighborhood full of other types of birds, feathers get ruffled. Bright pink colors and long legs—how dare those flamingos!Will the brooding birds realize...
10 years later there’s a new edition of “Two Spirits, One Heart: A Mother, Her Transgender Son, and Their Journey to Love and Acceptance” by Marsha Aizumi and Aiden Aizumi
Grateful to Marsha for this gift copy of the 2nd edition of the book she wrote with her son, "Two Spirits, One Heart." Those of you who have been following this blog for a long time may remember the "PFLAG Mom" video interview I did with Marsha back in 2011. Marsha's...
Our Subway Baby – A Picture Book That Tells the True Story of How One Baby Found Their Forever Home with Two Dads
It's another picture book for the "Picture books I wish had been read to me when I was a little kid" list! Our Subway Baby by Peter Mercurio, illustrated by Leo Espinosa Some babies are born into their families. Some are adopted. This is the story of how one baby...
I’m on the Empower 2 Heal Podcast, interviewed by Dena T.!
Three fun Instagram posts Dena did of our podcast episode I'm loving having these great podcast conversations - this interview with Dena for the Empower 2 Heal podcast, Episode 33: "No Way, They Were Gay" featuring Author Lee Wind - was wonderful. We cover so much,...
Naomi Osaka Stands Up for Herself and Other Women of Color
A screen shot from the Elle piece by Brea Baker on Naomi Osaka's courage In this brilliant analysis in an opinion piece for Elle, Naomi Osaka Dared To Say No, Brea Baker looks at Naomi Osaka's pulling out of the French Open and saying "No" to the media demands made on...
Follow Lee
