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History UnErased

Join Oasis Youth Center this week for a look into lesser-known queer history; links are below. For even deeper dives, check out these suggestions.

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  • Discover the stories of the LGBTQ+ pioneers who helped drag to metamorphose from vaudeville act to international phenomenon.
    Book, 2025London : Flying Eye Books, 2025. — 792.7209 HALL 2025
  • Athlete Is Agender

    True Stories of LGBTQ+ People in Sports

    Revels in the achievements of strong, passionate, and determined LGBTQ+ athletes across every age, level, and field of sports, including Adam Rippon (figure skating), CeCé Telfer (track), and Megan Rapinoe (soccer).
    Book, 2025New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2025. — J 796.0926 ATHLETE 2025
  • Beyond They/them

    20 Influential Nonbinary and Gender-diverse People You Should Know

    Dickson, Em,
    A guide to celebrities, activists, musicians, and other influential people of various identities across the nonbinary spectrum, complete with illustrations by artist Cameron Mukwa.
    Book, 2025Kansas City, Missouri : Andrews McMeel Publishing, [2025] — Y 306.768 DICKSON 2025
  • Graphic memoir. Takei shares the full story of his life in the closet, his decision to come out as gay in 2005 at the age of 68, and the way that moment transformed everything.
    Graphic Novel, 2025Sherman Oaks, CA : Top Shelf Productions, [2025] — GN 306.7662 TAKEI 2025
  • Queer history didn’t start with Stonewall. This book explores how LGBTQ people have always been a part of U.S. national identity, contributing to the country and culture for over 400 years.
    Book, 2019Boston : Beacon Press, [2019] — Y 306.766097 B7894Q 2019
  • Pauli Murray

    the Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

    Stevens-Holsey, Rosita,
    Written in verse, this biography chronicles the life of a queer civil rights and women's rights activist who fought for many of the rights taken for granted today.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Yellow Jacket, [2022] — YB MURRA-P 2022
  • Queer Latine Heroes

    25 Changemakers From Latin America and the U.S. From History and Today

    Aguilar, Sofia,
    Biographies of 25 individuals, from Mexican Revolution heroes to ballroom stars, celebrating their activism and creativity, illustrated by local artist Vaquero Azul.
    Book, 2025London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2025. — J 306.76 AGUILAR 2025
  • Screaming Queens

    The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

    Documentary telling the little-known story of the first known act of collective, violent resistance to the social oppression of queer people in the U.S.—in San Francisco, three years before New York's Stonewall.
    Streaming Video, 2015[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015. — Kanopy
  • Singled Out

    the True Story of Glenn Burke

    Maraniss, Andrew,
    Recounts Burke's childhood in Oakland, his journey to the MLB and the World Series, the joy in discovering who he really was, to more difficult times: facing injury, addiction, and the AIDS epidemic.
    Book, 2021New York : Philomel Books, 2021. — Y 796.357092 B9174M 2021
  • So Many Stars

    An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-spirit People of Color

    De Robertis, Caro,
    Collects the testimonies of 20 elders who each share authentic, intimate accounts of how they created space for themselves and their communities in the world
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill : Little, Brown and Company, 2025. — 306.768 DE_ROBERT 2025
  • T'ain't Nobody's Bizness

    Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s

    Narrated by poet and novelist Jewelle Hunter, this documentary explores the lives of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, and Alberta Hunter.
    Streaming Video, 2016[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016. — Kanopy
  • Trans History

    From Ancient Times to the Present Day

    Combs, Alex L.,
    Graphic nonfiction. In addition to individual profiles, the book explores some of the societal roles played by trans people beginning in ancient times and shows how European ideas about gender were spread across the globe.
    Graphic Novel, 2025Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025. — YG 306.768 COMBS 2025