We Are the Youth
Illustrator
Laurel Golio
Publisher
Space-Made
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9781631732232
Pages
95 pages
Genre
nonfiction
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
We are the youth is an ongoing photographic journalism project chronicling the individual stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in the United States. Through portraits, by photographer Laurel Golio, and as-told-to personal essays, by writer Diana Scholl, this book captures the incredible strength and diversity of LGBT youth.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; Bisexuality; Transgender; gay; gay youth; lesbian; lesbian youth; transgender youth
Main Character
multiple
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
Family Formation
multiple
LGBTQ+
gay males; lesbian females; bisexual males and females; transgender males; transgender females
Awards
Rainbow List, 2015 Young Adult Non-Fiction
Keywords
photo journal; personal essays; LGBTQ youth
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Scholl, Diana and Golio, Laurel, "We Are the Youth" (2014). Diverse Families. 1437.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1437