{"title":"LGBTQIA+ Books – Nonfiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLGBTQIA+ Pride Month is as much about celebrating and making a very large community visible as it is about protecting human rights. The books we’re highlighting here do both.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBuy books in bulk from Porchlight for great discounts on any number of copies! 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But bigotry is on the rise, ignited by a president who has declared war on the gay community and fanned the flames of homophobia. A newly constituted Supreme Court with a conservative tilt is poised to overturn equality laws and set the clock back decades. Being gay is a gift, Jackson writes, but with their gains in jeopardy, the gay community must not be complacent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Ta-Nehisi Coates awakened us to the continued pervasiveness of racism in America in \u003cem\u003eBetween the World and Me\u003c\/em\u003e, Jackson's rallying cry in \u003cem\u003eGay Like Me\u003c\/em\u003e is an eye-opening indictment to straight-lash in America. 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