The Light Looks Like Me
The Light Looks Like Me
By the young writers of Shout Mouse Press
Young people from across the LGBTQ+ spectrum came together to explore what love looks like to them, in all its iterations. This anthology was dreamed as a response to book bans nationwide targeting literature featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and themes, and the related silencing of these voices and conversations. With the help of local queer teaching artists, young writers and artists responded to that call through poetry, prose, comics, art, and more. Their work shows us the love that they find everywhere: in their friends and family, their communities, and bubbling through their brilliant selves.
This project was created in partnership with The DC Center for the LGBT Community, Sasha Bruce Youthwork, SMYAL, and Split This Rock.
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Meet the Authors
As young people from the Edgewood Commons community in Northeast D.C., where most residents are Black and generational poverty is persistent, Beacon House writers wanted to tell fictional stories inspired by their own lived experiences. Through weekly after-school writing workshops led by Shout Mouse teaching artists, cohorts of youth authors write imaginative, collaborative novels that center the experiences of Black youth. We’re so proud of the ways their books have influenced conversations around race, resilience, and youth perspectives across the city and the country. Through Author Talks, book donations, and books sales, the voices of Beacon House authors have reached readers and leaders across the country. Proceeds from Beacon House titles support new authors and fund future programming for the Beacon House community.
