Inspired by David Tennant’s “Leave Trans Kids Alone You Absolute Freaks” shirt, here are some amazing trans middle grade and picture books you should read:
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Book titles:
99% Chance of Magic by Amy Eleanor Heart, Abbey Darling and Luna Merbruja
Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-Smith
Jamie by L.D. Lapinski
Camp QUILTBAG by Nicole Melleby and A. J. Sass
Dear Mothman by Robin Gow
Moonflower by Kacen Callender
Joy, to the World by Kai Shappley and Lisa Bunker
Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass
Girl Haven by Lilah Sturges, Meaghan Carter and Joamette Gil
Obie Is Man Enough by Schuyler Bailar
Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex Gino
The House That Whispers by Lin Thompson
Both Can Be True by Jules Machias
The Tea Dragon Festival by K. O'Neill
Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff
Jude Saves the World by Ronnie Riley
Tiger Honor by Yoon Ha Lee
The Ship We Built by Lexie Bean
Rabbit Chase by Elizabeth Lapensee, KC Oster and Aarin Dokum
Skating on Mars by Caroline Huntoon
Tally the Witch by Molly Landgraff
The Beautiful Something Else by Ash Van Otterloo
The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith
The Fabulous Zed Watson! by Basil Sylvester and Kevin Sylvester
The Ojja-Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio and Jenn St-Onge
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
The One Who Loves You the Most by medina
Me and My Dysphoria Monster by Laura Kate Dale and Hui Qing Ang
When Aidan Became A Brother by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita
Calvin by J.R. Ford, Vanessa Ford and Kayla Harren
can someone explain the WAG and SAG-AFTRA strike to me like I’m a child. who does it affect, what can I as a consumer do to help, what does it mean for both current and future productions, etc. etc.
The writers’ guild (WGA) and actors’ guild (SAG-AFTRA) of America are both on strike as of today, July 13. Both guilds have good reason to believe the future of their industries rests on getting better contract protections against AI, against understaffing and underpaying, against laughably small residual payments, and more. (Read the WGA’s demands and the studios’ absurdly terrible responses here.)
This primarily affects American TV shows and films, though international productions and co-productions with any American guild members working on them (such as House of the Dragon) are also affected by work stoppages. For a more comprehensive list of overseas shows/films affected by the imminent actors’ guild strike, see here.
What it means for actors and writers is that they will be picketing the studios and out of a job for the foreseeable future (previous WGA strikes lasted 100+ days; this one might be longer.)
Fans and the public can financially support both the striking writers/actors and the below-the-line crew and support staff affected by the strike via the Entertainment Community Fund or the Green Envelope Grocery Aid fund (more info on Twitter here, on Tumblr here.)
Neither the WGA nor SAG-AFTRA has officially called for a boycott of streaming services; the main issue right now is drying up studio pipelines of film/TV to really hit them where it hurts: running out of shows and films to premiere. Strikes are supposed to hurt, and when this fall rolls around and the networks/streaming services suddenly don’t have anything new, that will hurt.
It’s up to each individual to decide to cancel streaming services in solidarity or not. (Keep in mind that shows premiering before the fall were already in the can before the strike was called and might depend on viewership for another season. Also, if a future official boycott is called down the line, you may want to maintain your leverage for that.)
Current productions have been halted and future productions will be delayed until the strike is over. In the meantime, watch old stuff and vocally support the strikers via social media & to any IRL friends/family who may not know as much as you about the current state of the entertainment industry!
Just found out my facebook birding group is public because my cousin (a lawyer who is not into birds) casually said to me “saw you couldn’t identify a willet the other day… pretty embarrassing”