Main Character Energy with Gregory Taylor

“Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors” by Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop The Trevor Project Stonewall Book Award and Rainbow List from ALA (American Library Association) BOOKS MENTIONED: 1942 - Seventeenth Summer by Maureen Daly- first YA literature 1967 - The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton - onset of modern era of YA Literature 1969 - I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip by John Donovan - First Ya queer character Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden Ruby by Rosa Guy Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence - short stories, edited by Marion Dane Bauer Luna by Julie Anne Peters - 2004 first trans main character Boy Meets Boy - David Levithan Geography Club by Brent Hartinger Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian Cross My Heart and Never Lie by Nora Dåsnes, Translated by Matt Bagguley Emmett by Lev A.C. Rosen Teach the Torches to Burn: A Romeo & Juliet Remix by Caleb Roehrig Door by Door: How Sarah McBride Became America's First Openly Transgender Senator by Meeg Pincus, Meridth McKean Gimbel To See Clearly: A Portrait of David Hockney by Evan Turk Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-Mills I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston Drama by Raina Telgemeier The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle Follow wherever you get your podcasts or reach out on Bluesky, on Instagram or email: contentwarning.thepodcast @ gmail This is a one-person passion project, so I appreciate every bit of support for the show. Find me on Patreon, buy me a coffee in the virtual tip jar, grab some merch, or just tell a friend! Music by Keep Going @keepgoingtheband / https://www.keepgoingband.com/ Stay curious out there! <3 Love, Wally