Generation Queer by Kimm Topping, illustrated by Anshika Khullar
This anthology is entirely focused on highlighting the voices, work, and projects of LGBTQ+ youth activists. It is a collection meant to spotlight their achievements, as well as a collection intended to inspire other young people to stand up for themselves or their queer peers.
Generation Queer features 30 young activists and the projects that they’ve undertaken in order to bring about social justice. Among them are leaders who helped ensure equitable access to bathrooms for trans teens, transgender athletes in Division 1 college sports, and artists, musicians, writers, and performers advocating for inclusivity and intersectionality in the world around them.
Not only does this book include young activists who’ve been at the frontlines of change through protest, it also includes an array of people whose work has been quieter—but just as potent. Not everyone can or wants to be at a protest, but people who want to make a difference will see that their skills might be in policy writing or telling stories featuring an array of people across identities and belief systems.