LGBTQIA+ Media Library
Last Updated July 29, 2021
This is a list of articles, books, videos, and other media that discuss different aspects of queer identity and history, with the goal of expanding our collective understanding and awareness of various LGBTQIA+ identities and communities. We prioritized personal experiences to uplift first-person narratives from queer people, who have the strongest and most intimate understanding of their own identities.
We are providing this resource library for free as we did not create the resources but rather compiled them. However, we put in a lot of labor into gathering these resources, and always appreciate donations (recommended: $20-100) to continue supporting SQSH’s work!
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Intersex
Intersex 101
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Intersex 101
I’m Intersex: Here’s What That Means
Alex, Minus18
November 9, 2017
7 minute read
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Intersex 101 / History
What Does �Intersex Mean?
Maria Tridas, InQueery, them.
December 4, 2018
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Intersex 101 / Personal Experiences
What It’s Like �To Be Intersex
As/Is
March 28, 2015
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Intersex 101 / Personal Experiences
What I’ve learned �from having balls
Emily Quinn, TEDxProvidence
October 25, 2019
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Intersex Personal Experience
What’s It Like �To Be Intersex?
Roshaante Andersen, UNILAD
April 25, 2021
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Intersex Personal Experience
9 Young People on How They Found Out They Are Intersex
Hans Lindahl, TeenVogue
October 25, 2019
18 minute read
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Intersex 101
There Are More Than Two Human Sexes
Hank Green, SciShow
2020
14 minute watch
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Intersex 201
Intersex: Gender Beyond Male and Female Expressions
Eduardo Aguirre, Medium
July 30, 2020
9 minute read
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Intersex 301
The Intersex Masterpost: �Everything You Could Ever Want to Know
LOCAH, Medium
December 31, 2018
41 minute read
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Beyond the Gender Binary
Moving Beyond the Gender Binary
Not Another Gender Binary: A Call For Complexity Over Cis-Readability
National Center for Institutional Diversity, Medium
June 4, 2019
9 minute read
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Moving Beyond the Gender Binary
The Gender Spectrum: A Scientist Explains Why Gender Isn’t Binary
Cade Hildreth
April 22, 2021
19 minute read
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Moving Beyond the Gender Binary: Book
Beyond the �Gender Binary
Alok Viad-Menon
June 2, 2020
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Trans
Trans 101
Trans 101 �(Youtube Series)
uppercaseCHASE1
2017
Each video is 7-12 minutes
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Trans 101
Trans Etiquette 101: No Offense, But That’s Offensive
Sebastian Barr, �Everyday Feminism
January 2, 2013
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Trans 101 / History
Angelica Ross Explains the �History of the �Word ‘Transgender’
Angelica Ross, them.
September 7, 2018
7 minute watch
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Trans Woman Personal Experience
The Assimilationist, or: On the unexpected cost of passing as a trans woman
Emily VanDerWerff, Vox
February 19, 2020
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Trans Masculine Personal Experience
Becoming Him
Chella Man, TEDxRanneySchool
May 9, 2018
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Trans: On Suicide Rates
Why is the trans suicide rate so high?
Riley J. Dennis
July 8, 2018
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Trans: On Passing
Do trans people �need to “pass”?
Riley J. Dennis
October 25, 2018
17 minute watch
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Trans Personal Experience / Gender Dysphoria & Euphoria
gender euphoria.
Ash Hardell
September 12 2018
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Trans Medical Transition Personal Experiences
Comparing Transgender Surgeries
Stef Sanjati & Chase Ross
July 24, 2017
22 minute watch
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Trans Documentary
Disclosure
2020
1hr 47min watch
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Trans Documentary
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
2017
1hr 45min watch
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Transitioning and Masculinity
Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man
Thomas Page McBee
2018
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Non-Binary
Non-Binary 101 / Misconceptions
9 Things People Get Wrong About Being Non-Binary
Suzannah Weiss, TeenVogue
February 15, 2018
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Non-Binary 101
Things Not To Say To �A Non-Binary Person
BBC Three
June 27, 2017
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Non-Binary 101 / Pronouns
What People �Get Wrong About They/Them Pronouns
Wren Sanders, them.
October 11, 2019
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Non-Binary 101 / Personal Experiences
Struggles of Being �Non Binary
Pero Like
June 22, 2019
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Non-Binary, Genderqueeer, GNC 101
Coming Out �as Nonbinary, Genderqueer, �or Gender Non-Conforming
Lifehacker
June 23, 2018
7 minute watch
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Non-Binary 101 / Personal Experiences / Dysphoria
Non binary �dysphoria explained
A. Wylde
August 1, 2016
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Non-Binary & Agender Personal Experience
A Non-binary Person Attempts to Explain Their Gender
Alix, Medium
August 18, 2018
6 minute read
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Non-Binary & Gender-Fluid Personal Experience
Life in between: Nonbinary adults, �in portrait
Annie Tritt, Vox
February 19, 2020
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Non-Binary Vs. Androgyny: Personal Experiences
Being Nonbinary Vs. Androgyny - What's �the difference?
Ash Hardell
December 11, 2017
7 minute watch
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Non-Binary Short Film
They/Them �(Non-Binary �Short Film)
Bo Beaufill
January 14, 2020
20 minute watch
*Trigger Warning: This film was created by and with individuals who have experienced transphobia and violence and it includes realistic depictions that may be challenging to some viewers.
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Non-Binary Memoirs
Nonbinary: �Memoirs of Gender �and Identity
Edited by Micah Rajunov �& Scott Duane
April 2019
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Gender Fluid
Gender Fluid Definition
queer undefined, a crowdsourced lgbtq+ dictionary: �“gender fluid”
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Gender Fluid 101
Everything You �Should Know About Being Gender Fluid
Cade Hildreth
February 28, 2021
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Gender Fluid 101 / Personal Experience
I’m Genderfluid and Here’s What I’d Like You To Know
Leah Peterson
February 5, 2020
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Gender Fluid 101 / Personal Experience
Answering your questions about �being Genderfluid!
Angel and Nicole
September 8, 2020
11 minute watch
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Gender Non-Conforming
Gender Non-Conforming 101
Trans 101: �Nonbinary Vs. Gender Non-Conforming
Theo Hendrie
September 11, 2019
20 minute watch
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Gender Non-Conforming Personal Experience
Being Gender Nonconforming
Jax, The Carlos Watson Show
March 31, 2019
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Gender Non-Conforming Personal Experience
My Truth on �being Gender Non-Conforming
FlawlessKevin
March 20, 2020
17 minute watch
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Agender, Neutrois, Genderfree
Agender/Neutrois 101
Neutrois (website)
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Agender 101 / History
Shamir Explains the History of the Word ‘Agender’
Shamir, them.
August 7, 2018
4 minute watch
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Agender Persona Experience / Dysphoria
My Agender �Dysphoria
rapidpeach
May 8, 2019
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Genderfree Personal Experience
What being genderfree means to me
Lenna Catrett, they/them
SQSH MSW Practicum Student 2022
May 28, 2022
5 minute read
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Two Spirit
Two Spirit 101 / History
What Does �‘Two-Spirit’ Mean?
Geo Neptune, them.
December 11, 2018
6 minute watch
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Two Spirit 101 / History
BESE Explains: �Two Spirit
BESE
April 17, 2019
3 minute watch
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Two Spirit 101 / History
8 Things You �Should Know About Two Spirit People
Tony Enos, Indian Country Today
September 13, 2018
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Two Spirit 101 / Resources
Two Spirit and LGBTQ Identities: Today and Centuries Ago
HRC staff
November 23, 2020
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Two Spirit Personal Experiences
Indigenous Brilliance �& Two-Spirit Identities: An Interview with �Amelia Vigil
Lindley Mease, Medium
July 1, 2019
11 minute read
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Ace & Aro Spectrum
Ace & Aro Spectrum Definitions
Ace & Aro Spectrum Definitions
Our LGBTQ+ Society
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Ace & Aro 101
Everything Asexual & Aromantic, pt. 1
Ash Hardell
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Quasiplatonic/Queerplatonic Relationship (QPR)
What is a quasiplatonic aka queerplatonic relationship?
Lydia Smith
April 18, 2018
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Asexual (Ace)
Asexual 101
10 Things People Get Wrong About Asexual People
Psych2Go
April 8, 2021
7 minute watch
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Asexual 101 / Allyship
Six Ways To Be an Ally to Asexual people
Leni Morris
April 6, 2021
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Asexual 101 / Personal Experiences
7 young people discuss their ace identities and what people get wrong about asexuality
Mackenzie Harte, GLAAD
October 29, 2020
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Asexual Personal Experiences
How (some) Asexuals… Have Sex 👍
Ash Hardell
May 30, 2018
21 minute watch
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Asexuality: Book
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and The Meaning of Sex
Angela Chen
September 15, 2020
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Aromantic (Aro)
Aromantic 101
7 Facts You �Should Know About �Aromantic People
Logan Plonski
February 23, 2018
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Aromantic 101
Coming out as aromantic | Everything you need to know
PinkNews
February 23, 2020
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Aromantic 101 / Personal Experiences
What It Means To Be ‘Aromantic,’ According To Aromantic People
Kelsey Borresen, HuffPost
October 5, 2018
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Aromantic Personal Experience
‘I’m Aromantic, This is What It’s Like’
Kieran Hanks
November 27, 2020
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Allosexism
Allosexism 101
What is allosexism?
Yu Sheng Teo
July 28, 2020
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Allosexism 101
“Allosexual is Homophobic!” And Other Lies People Tell About Ace Community Language
HistoricallyAce
August 18, 2016
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Demisexuality
Demisexuality 101
Demisexuality
Psych2Go
June 23, 2019
9 minute watch
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Demisexuality 101 / Personal Experience
4 Demisexual �People Explain What “Demisexuality” Means �To Them
Tinder
May 22, 2019
5 minute watch
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Demisexuality 101 / Personal Experience
What is demisexuality?
Christi Kerr, PinkNews
June 16, 2019
2 minute watch
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Demisexuality 101 / Personal Experience
Why Coming Out As Demisexual Matters
Elle Rose, Medium
November 15, 2020
5 minute read
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Demisexuality 101 / Personal Experience
What I’ve Figured Out About Being Demisexual
Justine L, Medium
8 minute read
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Split Attraction Models
Definitions on Types of Attraction �(+ Ace & Aro Identities)
Asexuality, Attraction, �And Romantic Orientation
University of North Carolina
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Split Attraction Model 101
An Introduction to Attraction: It’s More �Than Sexual
M.AZE
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Critiques of the Split Attraction Model + History
Criticisms of the Split Attraction Model
Siggy, The Asexual Agenda�August 8, 2020
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QTPOC
QTPOC 101
4 Unique Struggles That Queer and Trans People of Color Have to Deal With
Joamette Gil, Everyday Feminism
January 20, 2016
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QTPOC 301
Combahee River �Collective statement
A manifesto by Black Radical Lesbians
1977
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QTPOC Representation/Visibility
Texas Isaiah’s New Image Series Captures Black Trans Folks With a Loving Gaze
Michelle Kim, Them
March 31, 2020
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Pansexuality
Currently under construction :(
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Polyamory
& Ethical Non-Monogamy
Polyamory 101
Polyamory 101: Navigating Polyamory In Queer Culture
Corinne Werder, GOMAG
January 19, 2018
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Polyamory 101 / Personal Experiences
Queer Identity �and Polyamory
Alexis L Krohn, Medium
May 13, 2020
5 minute read
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Polyamory 201
3 Ways Polyamorous People Are Excluded in Queer Communities – And Why It’s Wrong
Sian Ferguson, Everyday Feminism
October 25, 2015
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Polyamory & Bisexual Personal Experiences
STOP Polyamory Shaming
Ash Hardell, Gaby Dunn
November 28, 2017
9 minute watch
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Polyamory 301
Polyamory and Queer Anarchism: Infinite Possibilities for Resistance
Susan Song, The Anarchist Library
2012
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Polyamory 301
Living Outside �Protocol: Polyamorous Orientations, Bodies, and Queer Temporalities
Charlotta Carlström & Catrine Andersson
2019
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Toxic Monogamy Culture
aka Normative Monogamy or Amatonormativity
Toxic Monogamy Culture 101
What is Toxic Monogamy?
Jae Lin, Allgo
November 28, 2017
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Toxic Monogamy Culture/Amatonormativity 101
Amatonormativity
Elizabeth Drake
2012
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