LLP Made - Free Public Resources

Education is one of the most powerful tools we have for creating safety, understanding, and peace for everyone to live their best lives.

Lavender Library Press offers free resources designed to help individuals, educators, workplaces, families, and community spaces (like libraries, shopping malls, online groups and more) become more informed, affirming, and inclusive in a variety of multicultural settings. These free resources are practical, accessible, and rooted in lived experience and 21st-century education and leadership studies. They are in no way rooted in propagandizing fear, misinformation, performative allyship, or toxic positivity.

Before starting Lavender Library Press, I was a teacher and lived abroad for over 10 years. Curiosity, sharing and caring have always been how I build bridges, challenge harm, and create space in the 'status quo' for people to live their authentic selves, regardless of the expectations set upon them based on race, gender, sexuality, and/or any other social construct we have in the 21st century. This free resource library exists for the same reason: the more curious we are, the more we can understand each other; the more understanding and understood we all are, the safer, freer, and friendlier we all become.

Whether you’re learning for yourself, supporting someone you love, or working to make any space more community and curiosity-driven, you’re welcome here. Thank you for showing up and doing the work to be representation, share representation and encourage representation.

SEE OUR FREE LAVENDER LIBRARY PRESS RESOURCES BELOW

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Parent/Guardian Email

Teacher Resource

*Click on the image to download a free email template that a teacher could use to send to students' parents/guardians at the beginning of the year.

This FREE Word Document is based on my ongoing learning and understanding of Alberta public education, the ongoing and divisive propaganda, and the dire need for families to stay educated and united in Alberta, Canada.

Feel free to use, adapt, or discard as you see fit.

Truth and Reconciliation

Canadian and Turtle Island
Public Resource

*Click on the image to access a free resource that anyone can use to learn about Indigenous allyship in action.

This FREE PDF document is based on my ongoing learning and understanding of allyship and Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. Feel free to use, adapt, or discard as you see fit.

It is not a substitute for Indigenous voices, teachings, or lived experiences.

Remember: Language, perspectives, and experiences may vary across Nations and individuals, who always define themselves.

Misinformation Disinformation and Malinformation Resource

Digital and Media Literacy

Canadian and Turtle Island

Public Resource

*Click on the image to access a free mini resource sharing definitions and insights on misinformation, disinformation and malinformation

This FREE PDF resource is designed to support safer conversations, stronger critical thinking, and community care, online and offline.

Building Community

Canadian and Turtle Island
Public Resource

*Click on the image to access a free Community Building resource that will remind anyone how to practice their community building and social skills

This FREE PDF resource is simply one way to create community.

It is designed to help build safer, stronger, and more connected communities regardless of gender, sexual orientation, expression, or any other silly social construct that may be used to divide us as humans here on Mother Earth.

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Tips and Tricks to Creating Safe Spaces

Canadian and Turtle Island
Public Resource

*Click on the image to access a free resource that shares the who, what, when, where, why, and how of safe spaces

This FREE PDF resource is simply one way to interpret and create a safe space within your community.

Remember: Language and experiences may vary, and individuals ALWAYS define themselves.

Safe Space Action Plan

Canadian and Turtle Island
Public Resource

*Click on the image to access a free Safe Space resource that will help anyone build a safe space in a public setting, whether it be in a classroom, a library, a place of employment, or any public hangout space.

This FREE PDF resource is simply one way to create a safe space within a community. Language and experiences may vary, and individuals ALWAYS define themselves.

Rainbow Soup

Lavender Library Press' Flagship Book

*Click on the image to receive a free PDF copy of Lavender Library Press' flagship book, Rainbow Soup for the Queer Soul.

I offer a FREE PDF copy of this book for three important reasons.

First, as a sincere thank you for being part of this glowing and growing community; your presence, support, and shared humanity make this work possible.

Second, because representation should be accessible. Queer stories save lives, build understanding, and help people feel seen and that shouldn’t come with any gatekeeping or paywall.

Third, this allows readers (especially librarians, educators, and those creating safe spaces) to review the content before purchasing a physical copy on Amazon.

While I believe this book is age-appropriate for all, I also respect that communities and institutions may have different standards.

Clean Up Your TRASH

Canadian and Turtle Island
Public Resource

*Click on the image to access a free educational guide to respect, accountability, and community care that serves as a reminder to be a civil and non-trashy 21st-century human.

This FREE PDF resource is simply one way to create a safer and better community for everyone here on Turtle Island.

It is designed to support safer conversations, stronger critical thinking, and community care, online and offline.

Foundations of Self-Confidence

Canadian and Turtle Island
Public Resource

*Click on the image to access a free self-love resource.

This FREE PDF resource is my perspective on how to grow your self-confidence and self-love in a world that doesn't always make it easy.

(This document is relevant to 2SLGBTQI+ people and allies alike).

Remember: Language and experiences may vary,

and individuals ALWAYS define themselves and their experiences.

Beginners Guide to Self Care and Self Confidence

A Beginner's Guide:

10 Types of Self-Care To Build Self Confidence

Canadian and Turtle Island
Public Resource

*Click on the image to access a free self-care, confidence-building resource.

This FREE PDF resource helps people grow stronger, more confident, and more grounded, without losing their softness or spark. It’s for people who are tired, trying, and still showing up, navigating life with courage and heart.

(This document is relevant to all humans, but stems from my own personal queer 2SLGBTQ+ experience.)

Remember: Language and experiences may vary,

and individuals ALWAYS define themselves and their experiences.

An LGBTQ+ Spectrum

Canadian Public Resource

*Click on the image to access a free, safe, objective LGBTQ+ educational resource.

This FREE PDF resource uses objective, classroom-appropriate language and terminology to explain concepts that may arise while discussing humanity. It is appropriate, considerate and inclusive for public and academic spaces.

Remember: Language and experiences may vary,

and individuals ALWAYS define themselves and their experiences.

*NB* I have omitted the 2S as I do not speak for my Turtle Island comrades and their ancestral and/or traditional and/or modern ways of living and being. I will amplify the Indigenous People's voices who carry and share Two-Spirit knowledge as a way to appreciate and not appropriate any of the Indigenous Turtle Island Cultures and Peoples.

This document simply shares my knowledge as a queer human who identifies as part of the 2SLGBTQ+/LGBTQ+ global community.

Understanding Gender, Sexuality, and Identity

Canadian and Turtle Island

Public Resource

*Click on the image to access a free, safe, objective Gender, Sexuality and Identity educational resource.

Remember: Language and experiences may vary,

and individuals ALWAYS define themselves and their experiences. This is not an exhaustive list of vocabulary, but rather a jump-off resource to learn 21st-century vocabulary.

2SLGBTQ+ Glossary of Terms

Canadian and Turtle Island

Public Resource

*Click on the image to access a free, safe, objective glossary of 2SLGBTQ+ Vocabulary Terms.

This FREE PDF resource uses objective, classroom-appropriate language and terminology to explain concepts that may arise while discussing 2SLGBTQ+ humanity. It is appropriate, considerate and inclusive for public and academic spaces.

Remember: Language and experiences may vary,

and individuals ALWAYS define themselves and their experiences. This is not an exhaustive list of vocabulary, but rather a jump-off resource to learn 21st-century vocabulary.