Short Reads: LGBTQ+

Lucy is leaving for university tomorrow and she and Dan aren’t talking. 

Dan wants to sort it out. Lucy used to be the best big sister. But if she can’t support him in the biggest decision of his life, he doesn’t know how they can ever make up.

Lucy needs to face up to her own prejudices and fears. Can she do it for the sake of her brother or is it too late?

Ryan is approached by someone claiming to be his ex-boyfriend. But Ryan has never had a boyfriend. He hasn't even told anyone outside his family that he's gay. Ryan soon discovers that the boy might not be as crazy as he seems. In a strange white building on the edge of town, he finds out a shocking secret about his past.

This diary belongs to Jacqueline Harrison Jax

(nobody calls me Jacqueline and lives)

P.S. If you are reading this and you are not me, you’re in trouble. I know who you are and I know where you live…

The new kid at school is not like anyone Kat has met before. Raven is 'gender-fluid'. Not a boy. Or a girl. But kind of both-sometimes… sort of…

At first the class are fascinated, intrigued. But people like labels. They like to put things in boxes. Boy? Girl? Blue? Pink? Do you need to make a choice? Does anyone have a right to know? You decide.

Sam’s friends haven’t been round for months. He spends most of his time online. His schoolwork is suffering.

His mum is worried, but Sam reckons she doesn’t understand him, not like his online friends. Plus she’s really busy working two jobs. Sam can’t talk to his dad either because he’s gone and got himself a new family.

Will Sam tell anyone his secret, before it tears him apart? 

Zane breathes, eats and sleeps football. As the school’s best striker, he’s an important part of the team. But lately, Zane’s had a lot on his mind.

His best mate Ola is worried about him, especially when Zane suddenly quits the team. Is Zane jealous of Ola’s new girlfriend, or is something else going on?