Love & LiteraTea Opportunity for LGBTQ+ High School Students

This week we’re pleased to share the Love & LiteraTea online book group. Love and LiteraTea is “a safe and affirming place for LGBTQ+ youth to connect through books and pop culture”.

Every academic year, students and facilitators will read and discuss LGBTQ+ young adult books along with supplementary literature and media. The books chosen as the foundational texts for this year center on authors and characters who identify as LGBTQ+ and Black, Indigenous, People of Color. The list of books can be found at the end of our blog.

This Fall will be their first year. Their mission is to empower, uplift, and provide community for LGBTQ+ youth by reading and discussing the work of LGBTQ+ writers and artists. Founded by queer teachers, shea martin and Dr. Cody Miller, Love & LiteraTea is a virtual community that aims to create connections in a space rooted in radical love, truth, and pride. 

This group is not a class, and there are no grades. Love and LiteraTea is a space to read, discuss, and amplify LGBTQ+ stories. “This space is by and for LGBTQ people who love reading, sharing, and discussing books!”

Love & Literatea is run by Dr. Henry “Cody” Miller and shea martin.                                 

                                 Dr. Henry “Cody” Miller (he/him/his)        shea martin (they/them/theirs)

Any members of the LGBTQ+ community who are in high school are welcome to join. The application process can be found here (https://www.loveliteratea.com/apply) and applications are due at 11:59PM on October 5, 2020.

Please share this information with anyone who may be interested.

Love & Literatea is free to join, and books will be provided to readers pending funding. (Group members can also buy their own books). Dr. Miller and shea martin will meet bi-weekly (and virtually) with exact dates TBD.

Here are the books Love & LiteraTea will be discussing this year:

“Anger is a Gift” by Mark Oshiro        “The Black Flamingo” by Dean Atta

   

“Felix Ever After” by Kacen Callender   "Juliet Takes a Breath” by Gabby Rivera    

              

“Like a Love Story” by Abdi Nazemian "Cemetery Boys” by Aiden Thomas

For those who are not able to join but would still love to contribute, here is the GoFundMe to find more information and donate: https://www.gofundme.com/f/loveliteratea?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all

In addition, here is their Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/loveliteratea

The first $1000 raised will go towards supplying a copy of their first book to each participant, digital resources accompanying the book, and a safe, password protected space for participants and facilitators to meet.

In addition, check out shea martin (https://twitter.com/sheathescholar) and Cody Miller (https://twitter.com/codymillerela) on Twitter to get to know them!

Here is their website to get more information: https://www.loveliteratea.com/

The NCSCL is so happy to hear about this fantastic opportunity for LGBTQ+ youth. Please share this with anyone who may be interested!

-(SS)