When You Look Out the Window

Authors

Gayle E. Pitman

Illustrator

Christopher Lyles

Publisher

Magination Press

Publication Year

2017

ISBN

9781433827365

Pages

40 pages

Genre

biography

Format

picturebook

Item Type

Nonfiction

Annotation

Tells the story of Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, one of San Francisco's most well-known and politically active lesbian couples. Describing the view from Phyllis and Del's window, this book shows how one couple's activism transformed their community - and had ripple effects throughout the world.

Grade Level

PK-1; K-3

Diversity Topics

Racial Diversity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Multiracial; Gay/Lesbian; multiple races; multiracial community; homosexual; lesbian; same sex relationship; same sex partnership

Main Character

girls

Race/Ethnicities

White

Family Formation

same sex couple

LGBTQ+

female/female

Keywords

San Francisco; California; Phyllis Lyon; Del Martin; rainbow; pride; change; LGBTQ history; notes to parents

Diversity Impact

direct

STARS Citation

Pitman, Gayle E., "When You Look Out the Window" (2017). Diverse Families. 1335.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1335