Evelyn Hooker and the Fairy Project
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“She’s another Eleanor Roosevelt. You’ve got to meet her.” —Sam From
This evocative biography tells the story of Evelyn Hooker, the extraordinary woman behind the research, advocacy, and allyship that led to the removal of the “Homosexuality” diagnosis from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. A pioneering psychologist, Hooker was also a poet herself and a towering figure in LGBTQ+ rights. Written by Stonewall award-winning author Gayle Pitman, Hooker’s groundbreaking work is captured like never before.
At the end of the book, a “Note to Readers” provides information about how to be an effective ally to LGBTQ+ people; other endmatter included are a timeline, discussion questions, reading list, and additional resources, written by Sarah Prager.
Gayle E. Pitman, PhD, is a professor of psychology and women’s studies at Sacramento City College. Her teaching and writing focuses on gender and sexual orientation, and she has worked extensively with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ+) community.
She is the author of My Maddy, This Day in June, When You Look Out the Window, Feminism From A to Z, and Sewing the Rainbow. This Day in June was the winner of 2015 Stonewall Book Award—Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award and a Top Ten Title in the ALA Rainbow List. In 2019, it was named as an 11 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2018 List book by ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom.
She lives in California. Follow her on Facebook and X.
Sarah Green is an illustrator and designer from San Francisco. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 2014. She lives in San Francisco, California, and Vancouver, Canada.
More information can be found on her website. Or follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
- NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book 2022
- 2023 Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award
A true story of true allyship… this offers helpful materials for young researchers and audiences curious about LGBTQ+ history… Offers interesting information on a lesser-known hero.
—Kirkus Reviews
- Chapter 1: Nebraska to California
- Chapter 2: Stranger Danger
- Chapter 3: The Fairy Project
- Chapter 4: Backlash
- Chapter 5: Grand Marshall
- Celebrate LGBTQ History by Becoming an Ally (PDF, 115 KB)
An excerpt from the “How to be a LBGTQ+ Ally” section of Evelyn Hooker and the Fairy Project.
