“God’s love is bigger than any institution’s walls, wider than any doctrine’s boundaries, and deep enough to hold all of who we are.”
― Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez, Conversion Therapy Dropout: A Queer Story of Faith and Belonging
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Conversion Therapy Dropout by Timonthy Schraeder Rodriguez
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Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
“But belonging meant denying who he was. Living as something he wasn’t had nearly torn him apart from the inside out. But he also loved his family, and his community. It was bad enough being an outsider; what would happen if they just couldn’t–or wouldn’t–accept him for who he was?”
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The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes
“I heard cats don’t just purr when they’re happy, but they also purr when they’re stressed as a way of self-soothing.”
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Queer Cozy Mysteries
When I’m looking for a relaxing mystery read, I turn toward cozy mysteries. These mysteries do not have gratuitous sex or violence (the murders happen off the page). One of my favorite types of cozy mysteries are queer cozy mysteries that feature an LGBTQ cast of characters. As of this writing, all of these titles are owned by the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.
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Always Raining Here by Hazel and Bell
When choosing my latest read, I went to my trusty list of webcomics. I found Always Raining Here! Always Raining Here: A Graphic Novel written and illustrated by creative duo Hazel and Bell is a standalone adaptation of the webcomic of the same time. This graphic novel is adorably awkward about two teenage boys who start out as strangers and slowly, maybe, become something more.
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