'I was able to gravitate toward the stories that represented me. I felt more seen that way. It was really impactful for my life.'
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Reading books about the LGBTQ+ experience is affirming and, in many ways, life changing for Brandi Roberts .
"I was able to gravitate toward the stories that represented me. I felt more seen that way. It was really impactful for my life," Roberts said.But her personal journey to coming out as Lesbian was really no joke. She realized around the age of 7 that she was different, but there were no books to help her understand why.
Twenty years later, Brandi finds herself and her community reflected in books at the LGBT Center of Raleigh Library."I identify with her because she is a lesbian and a woman of color," said Roberts."She grew up in a real pivotal time in the 60s, 70s, 80s when things were changing but it was still very hard--not only as a woman but a woman of color--and she used her voice to advocate for those who were not able to voice what they wanted.
Today, new voices are emerging to keep LGBTQ+ books out of public libraries and public schools, despite 21 percent of young people born after 1997 now identifying with the community
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