Spreading Queer Joy Since 2016!
Welcome to Queer Kid Stuff, where love, learning, and laughter unite to celebrate diversity and empower the generations to come. 🌈
Our Core Mission:
At Queer Kid Stuff, our mission is clear: to foster understanding and acceptance of LGBTQ+ identities and issues among young minds and their families. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where every child can thrive and every family can flourish.
Embracing the Theme of Joyful Diversity:
Our journey is guided by the theme of Queer Joy – a celebration of life's colorful tapestry. We stand for LGBTQ+ youth and allies, infusing our stories, songs, and dialogues with love and understanding. Through joyful diversity, we light the way towards a world that treasures uniqueness.
Purposeful Empowerment:
We're dedicated to nurturing young hearts and guiding parents and caregivers. Our content goes beyond education; it's a catalyst for positive change. With stories, workshops, and open conversations, we provide families with the tools they need to cultivate empathy, understanding, and acceptance.
Our Framework: Entertain, Educate, Engage
Our foundation is built on three pillars that shape our content:
Entertain: We captivate young hearts with music, stories, and relatable characters. Our belief is that learning should be joyful, and our content reflects that.
Educate: Through our stories, workshops, and resources, we educate families about LGBTQ+ identities, pronouns, history, and more. We aim to make these topics accessible and engaging for all.
Engage: We foster community connections. Through virtual storytimes, workshops, and interactive events, we create a haven where families can share, connect, and grow together.
Our Story!
OUR HUMBLE BEGINNINGS: A Webseries Sparking Change
In 2016, the journey began. Lindz Amer, accompanied by their childhood best stuffed-friend Teddy, brought Queer Kid Stuff to life – an LGBTQ+ and social justice webseries tailored for young hearts. Through vlog-style conversations, Lindz engaged with young viewers, discussing love and family while tackling queer topics. These videos serve as a tool for parents, educators, and LGBTQ+ adults to explain these concepts to young minds, recommended for all ages.
The pilot episode, launched on May 10th, 2016, tackled the question: "What Does Gay Mean?" A seemingly simple query, yet essential for young minds seeking understanding. This endeavor emerged from a Google search for "what does gay mean?" – a quest that revealed a lack of child-friendly resources. Since then, Queer Kid Stuff has become a beacon of knowledge, positively impacting young lives.
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Meet the team!
LINDZ AMER
CREATOR & FOUNDER | THEY/THEM
Lindz is the mastermind behind Queer Kid Stuff! They identify as queer and trans non-binary and use they/them pronouns. They started Queer Kid Stuff because they wish they had something like it when they were a kid. In addition to everything they do with QKS, they are also an author, a writer and consultant in mainstream children’s media, and a children’s performer! When they’re not making queer stuff for kids, they love to cook, play ukulele, sing, and cuddle their puppies and their wonderful wife!
ELISE “LEE” SOMMERS
EDUCATION & OUTREACH DIRECTOR | THEY/THEM
Elise is a trans preschool teacher, curriculum writer, and picture book enthusiast. They have been teaching for 5+ years and are passionate about abolitionist education and children's liberation. Elise graduated from Tufts University and now teaches fabulous four year olds in Brooklyn, New York. They love to build bridges between young children and movements for justice - kids are powerful! Elise also loves to try new crafts and foods, read trans novels, putz with their plants, and watch queer kids cartoons. Their favorite animals are penguins and giraffes, their favorite food is chocolate chip pancakes, and they really love trans people!