IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All isn’t just a book. It’s a mirror in which kids of many genders, races, sexualities, abilities, cultures, and origins can see their whole selves reflected, respected, and celebrated. In a world increasingly fractured by xenophobia, racism, ableism, homophobia and transphobia, and other forms of injustice, IntersectionAllies teaches the meaning of “community” to kids and parents alike, along with rhyming strategies to support and celebrate each other’s differences.
In poetic stanzas, IntersectionAllies introduces the stories of nine kids from diverse backgrounds. Authors Carolyn Choi, LaToya Council, and Chelsea Johnson use each character’s story to explain how children’s safety concerns are shaped by their intersecting identities, such as class, sexuality, dis/ability, race, religion, and citizenship—what is known in academic and activist circles as “intersectionality.”
IntersectionAllies features introductions by law professor Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw, who coined the term intersectionality, and Dr. Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro, author of Intersectionality: An Intellectual History, and beautiful artwork by illustrator Ashley Seil Smith.
Celebrating what makes a family: LOVE. This follow-up to the critically acclaimed IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All honors the diversity of family life and what family can mean based on our intersecting identities and experiences.
A heartwarming celebration of family in all its unique shapes, sizes, and situations, Love Without Bounds illustrates that while families may look different and face different obstacles, it is LOVE that makes a family.
Featuring multicultural families; LGBTQ+ families; adoptive and foster care families; single-parent and blended families; transnational families; families impacted by incarceration, detention, and deportation; chosen families; military families; and more, Love without Bounds on the choices families make to persistently love and care for one another in the face of inequality and inequity. Love without Bounds is a necessary resource to make sure all kids feel seen and loved for who they are in community with each another.
“I’m delighted that IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All will pass the torch to the next generation of youth activists.”
―DR. KIMBERLÉ CRENSHAW, African American Policy Forum Co-Founder and Director of the Columbia Law School Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies
“In choosing to introduce solidarity and intersectionality to children, the authors have opened up ideas about how we all might ‘make room’ for people and groups who are not like us.”
―DR. ANGE-MARIE HANCOCK ALFARO, Professor of Political Science and Chair of Gender Studies at the University of Southern California, and author of Intersectionality: An Intellectual History
“This wonderful book addresses major social justice issues of our time in an accessible manner. The authors celebrate diversity and illustrate the advantages of attending to intersectionality. By “making room,” the children in this book create space in which each individual’s uniqueness can shine, brightening everyone’s lives.”
―DR. LAUREL WESTBROOK, Associate Professor of Sociology and co-founder of Sociologists for Trans Justice
