Maureen’s Comments (group member since Dec 09, 2014)

Maureen’s comments from the LGBTQ Book Challenges group.

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Spell It Out Challenge
Read the letters

How does it work?
Spell out any LGBTQ related words (as many as you want) and read a book with every letter. Only the title (without a/the) or author count.

Example:
G - Gracefully Grayson
A - Annie on My Mind
Y - The Year of Ice

Duration
As long as you need. (No duration)

It's a pretty easy game.
You post 5 books that you want to read and the next person gets to pick one and you'll have to read it. Then they post their 5 books and it goes on and on.

To get started:
These are my books.

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The History Challenge
Read through LGBTQ history

How does it work?
You read one book every month related to some part of LGBTQ history.
Re-reads allowed. No minimum page requirement.

Duration
One year, from whenever you start.

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January
January first, the beginning of a new year full of change.
Read any book published in the previous year.

February
Black history month.
Ready any book about or written by a LGBTQ of color.

March
On March 31 we celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility. It's dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide.
Read any book about trans issues, a transgender person or written by a transgender person.

April
First of April 2001, the same-sex marriage bill takes effect. The Netherlands are the first country in the world to extend their marriage laws.
Read a book about marriage, tradition or change. Or that contains those words in the title.

May
Harvey Milk is born on May 22, 1930.
Read a biographical work of any LGBTQ person.

June
Stonewall riots in 1969.
Read a book about the riots or any other protest. Or a book about/written in the 60s or 70s.

July
The Declaration of Montreal on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Human Rights is a document adopted in Montreal (Canada) on July 29 2006 by the International Conference on LGBT Human Rights.
Read a book that takes place in a country different from your own.

August
The first Gay Games open on August 28, 1982 in San Francisco.
Read a book involving a sportsperson or a sport (cover and title also count). Or taking place in one of the cities where the Gay Games have been.

September
September 20, 2011. Full implementation of the repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT).
Read one book about the military, DADT or where a character is in any type of uniform.

October
On October 20 we commemorate LGBT youth who are victims of bullying, this is called Spirit Day.
Read any book that somehow involves young people (under 18) and/or bullying. Or a book with a purple cover.

November
Craig Rodwell opens the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookstore in November 1967.
Read any book written by an LGBTQ author or about a writer.

December
December 1 is World AIDS day.
Read a book somehow related to the AIDS/HIV problematic.

Let's get this started :)

LGBTQ Acronym Challenge
12 December 2014 - 12 May 2015
1/5

L The Miseducation of Cameron Post
G Boy Meets Boy (16/02)
B Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution
T Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out
Q Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States

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LGBTQ Acronym Challenge
Read the letters

How does it work?
LGBTQ = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer/Questioning
Your job is to read about all 5 of those subjects.
Re-reads allowed. No minimum page requirement.

Duration
You have 5 months to complete this challenge.

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Keyword Reading Challenge
Read books based on keywords

How does it work?
Every month gets 6 keywords chosen by me. Your task is to read (at least) one book with one of the keywords in the title or on the cover. Small variations are acceptable.
No minimum page requirement. Re-reads are allowed.

Keywords
January: beginning, red, car, dream, hat, only
February: learn, green, night, touch, way, maze
March: flower, boat, real, big, class, always
April: blue, running, hand, girl, word, city
May: home, water, flag, shadow, sick, trust
June: kiss, yellow, dress, equality, world, just
July: sun, heart, baby, fast, out, close
August: purple, eyes, wind, riot, love, sweet
September: gender, picture, laugh, journal, blood, stone
October: orange, boy, half, open, why, belong
November: moon, south, change, sharing, heaven, say
December: black, money, gift, cold, year, long

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Rainbow Challenge
Read the rainbow.

How does it work?
Read books where the cover matches the colors of the LGBTQ flag (1 book per color).
Re-reads allowed. No minimum page requirement.

Duration
You have 4 months to read the 6 books.

Colors
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Purple

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A to Z Challenge
Read through the alphabet in one year.

How does it work?
There is no start or end date, you can join whenever you want. You have one year to read all the books.
All types of books are welcome, as long as they have LGBTQ-themes in them. No minimum page requirement.
Re-reads are allowed.

Which letters count?
The title of the book (without a/the) or the author's name.

Levels
There are 2 levels:
Easy (13 books)
Hard (26 books)

Any ideas about books, challenges, etc.? Drop them all here.

Hello and welcome to this group! Feel free to post a message here and say hi to everyone.

My name is Maureen, I'm 23 and I'm bisexual. LGBTQ books have a very special place in my heart and I always want to read more of them. I also love challenges so I combined both and made this group :)