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This Book is Gay
by James Dawson
A British author of teen fiction offers basic information about the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience, including terms, religious issues, coming out, and sex acts, for people of all orientations, including the merely curious.
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Nonbinary : Memoirs of Gender and Identity
by Micah Rajunov
What happens when your gender doesn't fit neatly into the categories of male or female? Even mundane interactions like filling out a form or using a public bathroom can be a struggle when these designations prove inadequate. In this groundbreaking book, thirty authors highlight how our experiences are shaped by a deeply entrenched gender binary.
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A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns
by Archie Bongiovanni
The concept of gender-neutral pronouns is introduced through a graphic novel tale of Archie, a snarky genderqueer artist, and cisgender Tristan, who is looking for an easy way to introduce these pronouns to his diverse workplace
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I'm Afraid of Men
by Vivek Shraya
Toxic masculinity takes many insidious forms, from misogyny and sexual harassment to homophobia, transphobia, and bullying. Vivek Shraya has first-hand experience with nearly all of them. As a transwomen she grew up experiencing aggression for displaying femininity, and is haunted by the violence of men. I'm Afraid of Men is a culmination of the years Vivek spent observing men and creating her own version of manhood. Through deeply personal reflection, she offers a rare and multifaceted perspective on gender and a hopeful reimagining of masculinity at a time when it's needed more than ever.
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Stonewall : Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights
by Ann Bausum
The award-winning author of Marching to the Mountaintop presents a history of gay tolerance that traces the progression of civil rights for gay citizens and identifies the prejudices and misconceptions that have criminalized homosexual relationships.
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A Queer History of the United States for Young People
by Michael Bronshi; Adapted by Richie Chevat
It is crucial for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth to know their history. But this history is not easy to find since it's rarely taught in schools or commemorated in other ways. A Queer History of the United States for Young People corrects this and demonstrates that LGBTQ people have long been vital to shaping our understanding of what America is today.
Through engrossing narratives, letters, drawings, poems, and more, the book encourages young readers, of all identities, to feel pride at the accomplishments of the LGBTQ people who came before them and to use history as a guide to the future.
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Becoming Nicole : The Transformation of an American Family
by Amy Ellis Nutt
The Maines were a middle-class, hard-working, politically conservative New England couple whose lives felt complete when they adopted identical twin sons. As toddlers, Jonas was the son Kelly and Wayne Maines expected, but Wyatt was only interested in girls' clothes and toys. By age five, this conflict was tearing Wyatt--and the family--apart. Today, Wyatt is Nicole. She and Jonas are now graduating from high school. This is the story of a journey that could have destroyed a family, but instead united them. It's the story of a mother whose instincts told her her child needed love and help. It's the story of a Republican, NRA-member father who overcame confusion and fear to become a vocal advocate of trans rights. It's the story of a brother who always loved and accepted his sister. And, especially, it's the story of a young girl who found the courage to be herself.
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Beyond Magenta : Transgender Teens Speak Out
by Susan Kuklin
Shares insights into the teen transgender experience, tracing six individual's emotional and physical journey as it was shaped by family dynamics, living situations, and the transition each teen made during their personal journey.
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Gay Like Me : A Father Writes to His Son
by Richie Jackson
The award-winning executive producer of Nurse Jackie presents a timely love letter to his son describing his experiences as a gay man in America and the progress and setbacks of LGBTQ citizens throughout the past 50 years.
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LGBTQ : The Survival Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens by Kelly HuegelPresents a resource for gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, and queer teenagers, covering such topics as coming out, confronting prejudice, gender identity, and making healthy choices.
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In the Closet of the Vatican : Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy
by Frédéric Martel
An investigative work based on four years of research reveals the Catholic Church's culture of secrecy based on the hidden lives of gay priests and bishops that allows corruption to flourish and covers up sexual abuse and financial malpractice.
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Mama's Boy : A Story From Our Americas
by Dustin Lance Black
The Academy Award-winning screenwriter and political activist presents a candid, resonant memoir of his experiences as a young gay Mormon in Texas whose polio-disabled mother taught him about surviving against all odds.
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My Life on the Line : How the NFL Damn Near Killed Me and Ended Up Saving My Life
by Ryan O'Callaghan
Ryan O'Callaghan's plan was always to play football and then, when his career was over, kill himself. Growing up in a politically conservative corner of California, the not-so-subtle messages he heard as a young man from his family and from TV and film routinely equated being gay with disease and death. Letting people in on the darkest secret he kept buried inside was not an option: better death with a secret than life as a gay man. As a kid, Ryan never envisioned just how far his football career would take him. He was recruited by the University of California, Berkeley, where he spent five seasons, playing alongside his friend Aaron Rodgers. Then it was on to the NFL for stints with the almost-undefeated New England Patriots and the often-defeated Kansas City Chiefs. Bubbling under the surface of Ryan's entire NFL career was a collision course between his secret sexuality and his hidden drug use. When the league caught him smoking pot, he turned to NFL-sanctioned prescription painkillers that quickly sent his life into a tailspin. As injuries mounted and his daily intake of opioids reached a near-lethal level, he wrote his suicide note to his parents and plotted his death. Yet someone had been watching. A member of the Chiefs organization stepped in, recognizing the signs of drug addiction. Ryan reluctantly sought psychological help, and it was there that he revealed his lifelong secret for the very first time.
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My Two Moms : Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family
by Zach Wahls
The award-winning advocate and son of same-gender parents recounts his famed address to the Iowa House of Representatives on civil unions and the ways in which he believes the gay marriage debate will shape imminent elections, describing his positive experiences of growing up in an alternative family in spite of prejudice.
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No Ashes in the Fire : Coming of Age Black & Free in America
by Darnell L. Moore
The editor-at-large of CASSIUS and original Black Lives Matter organizer describes his own direct experiences with prejudice, violence and repression; his search for intimacy in the gay neighborhoods of his youth and his participation in key civil movements where he found his calling as an advocate on behalf of society's marginalized people.
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Queer, There, and Everywhere : 23 People Who Changed the World
by Sarah Prager
A LGBTQ chronicle for teens shares hip, engaging facts about 23 influential gender-ambiguous notables from the era of the Roman Empire to the present, exploring how they defied convention to promote civil rights, pursue relationships on their own terms and shape culture. A first book.
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Uncomfortable Labels : My Life As a Gay Autistic Trans Woman
by Laura Kate Dale
In this candid memoir, Laura Kate Dale recounts what life is like growing up as a gay trans woman on the autism spectrum. From struggling with sensory processing and learning social cues and feminine presentation, through to coming out as trans during an autistic meltdown, Laura draws on her personal experiences from life prior to transition and diagnosis, through to the years of self-discovery, to give a unique insight into the nuances of sexuality, gender, and autism, and how they intersect.
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Paris is burning /
Reveals New York City's community of minority drag queens where competitive balls and fashion are the source of pride and self-affirmation
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Do I sound gay? /
A journalist embarks on a journey to find acceptance after years of worrying about "sounding gay."
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Growing up trans /
A study of transgender children and the many struggles and choices that they face in their everyday lives
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Times of Harvey Milk
Documentary about the first openly gay man elected to political office in California, including his background and news coverage of his assassination
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Becoming Chaz
Follows Chaz Bono as he undergoes gender reassignment and explores the impact it has on his friends and family
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Call me kuchu /
Documents the struggle of David Kato, Uganda's first openly gay man, and retired Anglican Bishop Christopher Senyonjo to defeat state-sanctioned homophobia in Uganda
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Out late
Looks at five people who made the decision to come out as a lesbian, gay, or transgender, after the age of fifty-five
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