LGBT-Themed Children’s Book on Kickstarter

By Dianna Dilworth 

Children’s book author Jase Peeples is trying to raise $10,000 on Kickstarter to fund an LGBT-themed children’s book.

“Square Zair Pair” is set in the land of Hanamandoo and tells the story of how a village rejects a gay “Zair” couple, only to accept and love them after learning a lesson in kindness. Peeples will write the story and Christine Knopp will create the artwork. Here is more about the project from the Kickstarter page:

The story came to me years ago, after a friend told me he and his husband were having trouble finding many children’s picture books with positive LGBT themes they could share with their daughter. I wanted to help by creating a new unique tale for families that might be looking for just such stories, and so I sat down to write Square Zair Pair.