Observed in June, Rainbow Book Month™, is a nationwide celebration of the authors and writings that reflect the lives and experiences of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, genderqueer, queer, intersex, agender, and asexual community. This occasion was originally established in the early 1990s by The Publishing Triangle as National Lesbian and Gay Book Month. Rainbow Book Month™ is an initiative of the American Library Association, and is coordinated through its Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services and the Rainbow Round Table.
LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual) resources available at the Supreme Court Law Library include:
- Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples by Joan M. Burda [Available online via LexisNexis eBook Digital Library*]
- Gender. sexuality, and 21st Century Policing: Protecting the Rights of the LGBTQ+ Community by James E. Copple
- Hate Crimes: Typology, Motivations, and Victims edited by Robin Maria Valeri and Kevin Borgeson [Available online via LexisNexis eBook Digital Library*]
- LGBTQ Pride Month: Fact Sheets by Caitlin Curran
- LGBTQ Youths in the Juvenile Justice System by Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Military Discharge Upgrade: Legal Practice Manual by Margaret Kuzma, et.al. [Available online via LexisNexis eBook Digital Library*]
- The Queer Case of the LGBT Movement by Justin O’Neill [University of Hawaii Law Review, Winter 2018, Vol. 41, No. 1, Pages 27-71]
- A Quick Guide for LGBTI [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex] policy development for adult prisons and jails by United States Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections
- A Quick Guide for LGBTI [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex] policy development for youth confinement facilities by United States Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections
- Transgender Persons and the Law by Ally Windsor Howell [Available online via LexisNexis eBook Digital Library*]
- Understanding the Role of Trauma and Violence Exposure on Justice-Involved LGBTQA and GNC Youth in Hennepin County, MN: technical report submitted to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention by Andrea Hoffman.
- The U.S. Department of Labor: Advancing LGBT Workplace Rights by United States. Department of Labor.
NOTE: Information in brackets indicates resource/database available at the library to access material. *For LexisNexis eBook Digital Library, request free online access by sending an email to the Supreme Court Law Library at LawLibrary@courts.hawaii.gov.
Last updated: April 22, 2025