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The second children’s book in an inclusive series about LGBTQ adventurers debuts in June 2018, after their November Kickstarter campaign raised $4,000 more than their $40,000 goal. Readers have been waiting for this story for a very long time.<\/p>\n

The Maiden Voyage<\/em> is a fairytale following a fisherman’s daughter, Ru, who is given a treasure map by her father and joins a crew of sailors, captained by the charismatic Freya. Throughout their adventures and escapades together, the two fall in love.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important for young people to feel included, that they have a place in the world and something they can relate to in Maiden Voyage<\/em>” co-author Jaimee Poipoi told NBC News. “If they can identify themselves within a story, that empowers them to be who they are.”<\/p>\n

The book comes on the heels of Promised Land<\/em> \u2013 an illustrated love story between a prince and a farmer \u2013 created by Maiden Voyage’s other co-authors Adam Reynolds and Chaz Harris. The book was also funded through a Kickstarter campaign. A Kindle edition of this story can be found on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A 2011 Florida State University study<\/a> found that children’s books are severely lacking female characters, let alone LGBTQ characters. Male characters, unsurprisingly, dominated.<\/p>\n

The Maiden Voyage is trying to turn these statistics on their heads, highlighting brave and badass LGBTQ and POC characters in their books.<\/p>\n

“Girls need to grow up knowing they can be a powerful queen, a brave sea captain, or anything else they set their minds to,\u201d Harris told Upworthy.<\/p>\n

For these three authors, giving children representation in the media will offer them the confidence to explore who they truly want to become when they grow up.<\/p>\n

“We invite you to step aboard and join us on this journey to bring a little more kindness and love into the world,” their Kickstarter<\/a> reads. “Because love is love, and everyone deserves to live happily ever after.”<\/p>\n

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Maiden Voyage authors Adam Reynolds, Chaz Harris, and Jaimee Poipoi. Photo: Maiden Voyage Kickstarter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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