Lee Wind Newsletter #15, Summer Edition: June 16 - July 20, 2012

[Lee Wind]

Hi,

I hope you're enjoying the summer!   Welcome to the fifteenth edition of my newsletter, with five weeks worth of blog posts and goodness this time!

It's organized into four sections, 

1.  New on the "I'm Here. I'm Queer. What the Hell do I Read?" Blog

2.  Speaker Visit News

3.  Children's Literature, SCBWI and Publishing Updates

4.  Current Inspiration

I hope you find it useful and inspiring.

Thanks for reading!

Namaste,

Lee

p.s.  If you'd like to be in touch, please don't hit reply - just send me an email directly at iamle...@gmail.com  Thanks!

1.  New on the "I'm Here. I'm Queer.  What the Hell do I Read?" Blog:

Books:

Candy Everybody Wants - A Gay Teen 'I'm Gonna Be Famous' Adventure  http://tinyurl.com/6obw86a

The Miseducation of Cameron Post - debut lesbian YA http://bit.ly/Pou02a

Brooklyn, Burning - Teen Life on the Streets and Beyond Genders http://bit.ly/K5zeMh

Princess Princess - A Gender Non-Conforming/Transgender Teen Manga http://bit.ly/L6bgkt

Sister Mischief - a teen lesbian suburban hip-hopper freaks out her Christian High School http://bit.ly/Ngpa7p

Seasonal Velocities - Poems, Stories & Essays by trans/woman/human Ryka Aoki http://bit.ly/LIHkRM

Boys Don't Cry - A Black Teenager gets surprised with a baby (& he has a gay brother) http://bit.ly/L6byYG

The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to their Younger Selves http://bit.ly/ScZytp

Culture & Politics:

30 days of pride year two essay (& video): Knit, Pearl and Pride http://bit.ly/Ngplj8

The secret gay agenda - a great TED talk by @locs_n_laughs http://bit.ly/M2MYwA

@malindalo Celebrates YA Pride - and we get to join in! http://bit.ly/Nh85XK 

Glenn Burke was the first openly gay major league Baseball player - let's honor him.  http://tinyurl.com/6mo8m87

Ending the ban on gay men donating blood would be VERY American! http://bit.ly/NgpdjE #glbtq

Gay (GLBTQ) characters at ComicCon! http://bit.ly/LyC1Oy

Hip Hop singer Frank Ocean comes out as Gay... and gets support! http://bit.ly/O4jlKS 

Gay Pride in Israel - my brother's diary http://bit.ly/Mwz7Qy

Gay-Straight Alliance Info:

I am a HomoLOVEual! http://bit.ly/P9NWHG 

Christian Chavez & Anahi Rock it with "LIBERTAD" - a Spanish Gay Anthem!  http://bit.ly/O4k0vD

Transgender punk rocker Laura Jane Grace of the band "Against Me" http://bit.ly/O4ke6b

High School coach, fired for being gay, speaks out http://bit.ly/O4jRZb 

Gender 101, episode 34: Lucy, Nenu, Emmi and B J on the "T" in GLBT http://tinyurl.com/7qcele3

16 year old Ebonie changes her school district for the better! http://bit.ly/Ngp5ka

Bullying Research by Jaana Juvonen at UCLA http://bit.ly/NgoW03

Check out @PatZMiller 's int. on #glbtq books in school collections ...& the Glee librarian! http://bit.ly/MvwV9H

2.  Speaker Visit News:

I had a great experience on July 18, presenting my "Discover GLBTQ History" talk to PFLAG Los Angeles (http://www.pflagla.org/Home.html)  It went really well, and I'm looking forward to presenting at PFLAG Pasadena and PFLAG Ventura coming up.  As you can see, I love PFLAG!  (If you don't know about Parents, Friends and Family of Lesbians and Gays, check them out at pflag.org!)

3.  Children's Literature, SCBWI and Publishing Updates 

The LGBTQ Q&A at #LA12SCBWI http://bit.ly/O4jxtm

Sonya Sones - The pre-‪#LA12SCBWI summer conference interview http://bit.ly/NTLvpQ

17 writers Intensives at #LA12SCBWI still have room for you! http://tinyurl.com/7xf8fqq

The Birthday Party Pledge to get more kids reading books with POC! http://bit.ly/NgMTEP #scbwi

Have YOU seen the #SCBWI 2012 Golden Kite Poster? http://bit.ly/PHVKSa

#SCBWI Crystal Kite Winner Profile for UK/Europe Sara Grant @authorsaragrant http://bit.ly/K5zAlZ

#SCBWI Crystal Kite Winner Profile for USA Atlantic Kathryn Erskine for THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF MIKE http://bit.ly/LyDCE2

#SCBWI Crystal Kite Winner Profile: USA Mid-South's Ruta Sepetys for BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY http://bit.ly/Sd0Nsq

#SCBWI Crystal Kite Winner Profile: Canada's LENA COAKLEY for WITCHLANDERS! http://bit.ly/O4lKoP

#SCBWI Crystal Kite Winner Profile: Southeast USA's Vikcy Alvear Shecter for CLEOPATRA'S MOON http://bit.ly/O4mKcn

#SCBWI Crystal Kite Winner Proflie: Japan's HOLLY THOMPSON wins for ORCHARDS! http://bit.ly/NG0LGl

"Why Teens In Books Can't Swear" by James Dawson - what do you think? http://bit.ly/O4lsOM #scbwi

The 2012 SCBWI Don Freeman Grant Recipients! http://bit.ly/O4mzOj

4.  Current Inspiration:

"If you write well, you can influence the world."

- Ray Bradbury

as found in Ann Whitford Paul's June 12, 2012 newsletter  (http://www.annwhitfordpaul.net/)

Lee Wind, M.Ed.

Blogger, Author, Speaker

Founding Blogger of "I'm Here. I'm Queer. What the Hell do I Read?"  (Voted Best GLBT Book Blog, BBAW 2009 and 2011) at http://www.leewind.org

Official Blogger for SCBWI: THE BLOG at http://scbwi.blogspot.com/ and Captain of SCBWI Team Blog

Co-Regional Advisor, SCBWI Los Angeles 

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