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3 New Picture Books Celebrating LGBTQ People of Faith

3 New Picture Books Celebrating LGBTQ People of Faith

In this week of religious holidays for many, here are three new picture books showing that LGBTQ identities and faith don’t always stand in opposition. One stars a queer-parented family exploring the concept of God, another stars a two-dad family active in their church, and the third stars a Jewish trans girl.

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Passover Questions for LGBTQ Families: A Seder Supplement

Passover begins this Wednesday! How might we LGBTQ families use the traditional “Four Questions” of the holiday to guide our modern-day journeys? Here are my suggestions, slightly revised from a piece I wrote a few years ago.

The Purim Superhero; The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish; If You're a Drag Queen and You Know It

Happy Purim, the Most Drag-tastic Jewish Holiday

Purim, which starts this evening, is perhaps the queerest Jewish holiday, with a theme of coming out and a tradition of costume wearing. Celebrate with a queer-inclusive Purim kids’ book and books by a Jewish drag queen—and consider fulfilling the holiday’s charitable obligation by supporting drag story times for kids!

Ritu Weds Chandni

A Hindu Wedding for Two Brides in New Picture Book

A gorgeous new picture book brings us along with the celebration as a Hindu girl attends the wedding of her cousin Ritu to another woman and stands up against those who would stop them.

I Looked Into Your Eyes: A Poem for New Families

Authors Collaborate Across Identities on Picture Book Celebrating Jewish Families of All Types

Very often, faith and LGBTQ identities are seen in opposition. A new picture book, however, celebrates both the Jewish spiritual tradition and families of all types, including ones with same-sex and gender non-conforming parents and Jewish families of color. The two Jewish authors—one Black, in a different-sex relationship, and one White, in a same-sex one—shared with me a little about their motivation for writing it.

Love Remains: A Rosh Hashanah Story of Transformation

Transition and Transformation in a Picture Book for Rosh Hashanah

A family’s annual celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and the changes that each year brings, form the texture of a new picture book about a Jewish family and their transgender child. One of the authors, Rabbi Ari Moffic, spoke with me about it.

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