42.5x44.5in, quilter’s cotton (machine-pieced & long-arm quilted), created in 2022, NFS

This quilt is meant to represent equality for our LGBTQIA+ community. EVERYONE should know and believe that they matter. There is so much to say. Please see the resource information below.

What to look for: This quilt was inspired by a mural and was personally designed and created into a quilt with the artist’s permission. It’s easier to see from afar that it says “Rise Shine” in the pattern.

Learn more:

The Center (NYC): https://gaycenter.org/community/lgbtq/

LGBTQIA Resource Center (UC Davis): https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/

It Gets Better Project (empowering youth): www.itgetsbetter.org

Book recommendation(s):  These books are not meant to replace medical intervention and/or skilled therapy.

The Gender Identity Workbook for Kids: A Guide to Exploring Who You Are https://a.co/d/ay8gxYA

Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children https://a.co/d/7hma2rD 

It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living https://a.co/d/eXjLcrQ

The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) https://a.co/d/9TM70Q2