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Real queer America : LGBT stories from red states
by Samantha Allen
306.76 ALL
A transgender reporter for The Daily Beast visits red states in America's "flyover country" and tells the stories of extraordinary LGBT people who decided to stay, rather than leave for the more liberal coasts, and describes their work for change.
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The LGBTQ+ history book / : Big Ideas Simply Explained
by Michael Bronski
306.76 LGB
Showcasing the breadth of the LGBTQ+ experience, this diverse, global account explores the most important moments, movements and phenomena, celebrating the victories and untold triumphs of LGBTQ+ people throughout history as well as commemorating moments of tragedy and persecution.
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Beyond magenta : transgender teens speak out
by Susan Kuklin
306.768 KUK
Draws on six first-person interviews to share compassionate insights into the teen transgender experience, tracing each individual's emotional and physical journey as it was shaped by family dynamics, living situations, and the transition each teen made during the personal journey toward acknowledgement of gender preference.
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The risk it takes to bloom : on life and liberation
by Raquel Willis
306.768 WIL
One of the most formidable Black trans activists in history recounts in this passionate and powerful memoir the possibility of transformation after tragedy, and how complex moments can push us all to take necessary risks and bloom toward collective liberation.
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Your emergency contact has experienced an emergency
by Chen Chen
811.6 CHE
In his highly anticipated second collection, Chen Chen continues his investigation of family, both blood and chosen, examining what one inherits and what one invents, as a queer Asian American living through an era of Trump, mass shootings, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Wow, no thank you : essays
by Samantha Irby
814.6 IRB
A new collection of humorous and edgy essays from the author of Meaty and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life that highlight the ups and downs of aging, marriage, and living with step-children in small-town Michigan.
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The family outing : a memoir
by Jessi Hempel
B HEMPEL
When her family comes out—some embracing queer identities and another revealing a traumatic experience with a serial killer—other personal revelations and reckonings come to light, causing each of them to question their place in the world in new and liberating ways.
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Fun home : a family tragicomic
by Alison Bechdel
GN BEC
An unusual memoir done in the form of a graphic novel by a cult favorite comic artist offers a darkly funny family portrait that details her relationship with her father, a historic preservation expert dedicated to restoring the family's Victorian home, funeral home director, high-school English teacher, and closeted homosexual.
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Gaytheist : coming out of my Orthodox childhood
by Lonnie Mann
GN MAN
Lonnie's Orthodox Jewish community has always been clear: it's not okay to be gay. Growing up in a devout family and going to school at a yeshiva, he's told by his parents, his teachers, and his friends that being gay is a sin and an abomination. But as he gets older, he realizes that he likes boys, and wonders what kind of life he will be able to live. As Lonnie expands his world beyond the yeshiva to theater camp, college classes, and movie nights, he sees that the life he wants isn't compatible with the life of his parents--and his whole religious community. This emotional graphic novel explores the fissures between identity and religion and charts Lonnie's journey from a kid who loved the rules of the Orthodox Jewish tradition to becoming increasingly independent and defiant, embracing his gay identity and developing his own chosen family.
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Interesting facts about space
by Emily Austin
F AUS
A woman obsessed with space and true crime podcasts begins a new relationship with her estranged half-sisters after the death of their absent father, and becomes increasingly paranoid that someone is following her.
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Thirsty : a novel
by Jas Hammonds
YA F HAM
Having one goal: to join a sorority that promises lifelong connections to a network of powerful women of color, 18-year-old Blake finds courage in alcohol and as pledging intensifies, so does her drinking, and she must decide how far she's willing to go to achieve her dream.
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The other mother : a novel
by Rachel M. Harper
F HAR
While attending Brown, Jenry, a musical prodigy, sets out to learn about his late father until his estranged grandfather makes an admission that leads Jenry down a new path—one that ends a web of secrecy that binds this family together even as it keeps them apart.
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The thirty names of night : a novel
by Zeyn Joukhadar
F JOU
Follows three generations of Syrian Americans who are linked by a mysterious species of bird and the truths they carry close to their hearts.
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I'm so (not) over you
by Kosoko Jackson
F JAC
Pretending to still be his ex's current boyfriend in front of his parents, Kian reluctantly winds up being Hudson's plus-one at a splashy Georgia wedding and the pair find themselves in need of hashing out their true feelings.
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Girls like girls : a novel
by Hayley Kiyoko
YA F KIY
Based on her breakthrough hit song and viral video, the award-winning singer debuts her first novel in which 17-year-old Coley, terrified to risk her heart, meets Sonya, but despite their instant attraction, they must learn how to accept the love they fear and deserve most.
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Pelican girls : a novel
by Julia Malye
F MAY
For fans of sweeping historical literature in the vein of Philipp Meyer's The Son or Min Jin Lee's Pachinko, an extraordinary US literary debut set in Paris and colonial New Orleans and based on a true story, about three of the 88 young women—among them an orphan, a madwoman, and an abortionist—who were deported to the Louisiana Territory as brides.
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In universes : a novel
by Emet North
F NOR
Raffi works in an observational cosmology lab, searching for dark matter and trying to hide how little they understand their own research. Every chance they get, they escape to see Britt, a queer sculptor who fascinates them for reasons they also don't--or won't--understand. As Raffi's carefully constructed life begins to collapse, they become increasingly fixated on the multiverse and the idea that somewhere, there might be a universe where they mean as much to Britt as she does to them... and just like that, Raffi and Britt are thirteen years old, best friends, and maybe something more.
"In Universes" is a mind-bending tour across parallel worlds, each an answer to the question of what life would be like if events had played out just a little differently. The universes grow increasingly strange: women fracture into hordes of animals, alien-infested bears prowl apocalyptic landscapes. But across them all, Raffi--alongside their sometimes-friends, sometimes-lovers Britt, Kay, and Graham--reaches for a life that feels authentically their own.
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Cirque du slay : a Hayden & friends mystery
by Rob Osler
M OSL
Junior High teacher and gay dating Blogger Hayden McCall and his best friend Hollister investigate a murder after the star of an upcoming fundraiser is discovered dead in her hotel suite with their frenemy Sarah, who is charged with the crime.
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Sorrowland
by Rivers Solomon
F SOL
Fleeing from the strict religious compound where she was raised, Vern, in the safety of the forest, gives birth to twins, and to keep her small family safe, unleashes incredible brutality far beyond what a person should be capable of.
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Young Mungo : a novel
by Douglas Stuart
F STU
In Glasgow, Mungo and James, who should be enemies due to their religious beliefs, fall in love, dreaming of finding somewhere they belong, while Mungo works hard to hide his true self from all those around him to protect them both from the danger their relationship brings.
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Family meal
by Bryan Washington
F WAS
Haunted by the ghost of Kai, the love of his life, Cam returns to his hometown of Houston where he reconnects with his former best friend TJ and his family's bakery, and wonders if they can find a way back to being okay again.
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