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BE REPRESENTATION.
SHARE REPRESENTATION.
ENCOURAGE REPRESENTATION.
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
Alberta/Canada
Important Information For All Adults and Students
Parent/Guardian Email
*This free resource is an email a teacher could send to students' parents at the beginning of the year. It 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.
Truth and Reconciliation
Indigenous Allyship in Action
*This free resource is based on my ongoing learning and understanding of allyship and Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. It is not a substitute for Indigenous voices, teachings, or lived experiences.
Language, perspectives, and experiences may vary across Nations and individuals, who always define themselves.
Foundations of Self-Confidence
How Self Love Grows
*This free resource is my perspective on how to grow your self-confidence (2SLGBTQI+ or allies alike).
Language and experiences MAY vary,
and individuals ALWAYS define themselves and their experiences.
*This free resource is here to help people grow stronger, more confident, and more grounded, without losing their softness or spark. It’s for 2SLGBTQ+ people and allies who are tired, trying, but still showing up, navigating life with courage and heart.
Language and experiences MAY vary,
and individuals ALWAYS define themselves and their experiences
*This resource is simply one way to understand gender and attraction. Language and experiences MAY vary, and individuals ALWAYS define themselves.
Human identity is beautifully complex.
This free resource is not a complete list of every identity.
Instead, it’s an open-minded way to understand
how different parts of identity relate to each other.
We can all exist in one, many, or none of these categories
and they can change over time.
*This free resource is simply one way to create a safe space within your community. Language and experiences MAY vary, and individuals ALWAYS define themselves.
*This free resource is simply one way to create a safe space within your community. Language and experiences MAY vary, and individuals ALWAYS define themselves.
*This free resource is designed to support safer conversations, stronger critical thinking, and community care, online and offline.
*This free resource is designed to support safer conversations, stronger critical thinking, and community care, online and offline.
*This free resource is designed to support safer conversations, stronger critical thinking, and community care, online and offline.
*This free resource is designed to help build safer, stronger, and more connected communities regardless of gender, sexual orientation, expression, etc.
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. While I believe this book is age-appropriate, I also respect that communities and institutions may have different standards.
