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Lone stars
by Justin Deabler
Invited by his husband to share his ancestral history with their son, Julian reflects on generations of his Texas family and how it was shaped by immigration, the Vietnam War and other historical events.
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Honey girl
by Morgan Rogers
After completing her Ph.D. in astronomy, a young, straightlaced, Type A personality black woman goes on a girls’ weekend to Vegas to celebrate and gets drunkenly married to a woman whose name she doesn’t even know. Staggering under the weight of her parent’s expectations, a struggling job market and feelings of burnout, Grace flees her home in Portland for a summer in New York with the wife she barely knows. In New York, she’s able to ignore all the constant questions about her future plans and falls hard for her creative and beautiful wife, Yuki Yamamoto all while navigating the messiness of adulthood.
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Detransition, Baby
by Torrey Peters
A trans woman, her detransitioned ex and his cisgender lover build an unconventional family together in the wake of heartbreak and an unplanned pregnancy, in a book by the author of the novella, "Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones."
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Let the record show : a political history of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993
by Sarah Schulman
A groundbreaking history of ACT UP and the AIDS crisis. In just six years, ACT UP, New York, a broad and unlikely coalition of activists from all races, genders, sexualities, and backgrounds, changed the world. Armed with rancor, desperation, intelligence, and creativity, it took on the AIDS crisis with an indefatigable, ingenious, and multifaceted attack on the corporations, institutions, governments, and individuals who stood in the way of AIDS treatment for all.
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The love curse of Melody McIntyre
by Robin Talley
Swearing off romantic relationships to focus on her high school’s production of Les Mis, a meticulous student stage manager unexpectedly falls for the musical’s sweet and funny leading lady. By the best-selling author of "Music From Another World."
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Be dazzled
by Ryan La Sala
Seventeen-year-old Raffy is determined to win a cosplay competition that could lead to art school admission and respect for his talent, but being paired with his main competitor, ex-boyfriend Luca, complicates things
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People of pride : 25 great LGBTQ Americans
by Chase Clemesha
What do Frank Ocean, Sally Ride, George Takei, and Sharice Davids all have in common? They're all proud LGBTQ Americans! Featuring people from a variety of occupations and backgrounds, this collection of 25 short biographies demonstrates the diversity, accomplishments, and pride within the American LGBTQ community.
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My rainbow
by Trinity Neal
An exuberant picture book based on the life of mother-daughter advocate duo Trinity and DeShanna Neal describes a family trip to the beauty supply store, where Mom gathers materials to make a vibrant wig that is as colorful as her transgender daughter.
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Hazel's theory of evolution
by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Hazel knows a lot about the world. That's because when she's not hanging with her best friend or taking care of her dog, she loves reading through dusty encyclopedias. But even Hazel doesn't have answers for the questions awaiting her as she enters eighth grade. What if no one at her new school gets her, and she doesn't make any friends? What's going to happen to one of her moms, who's pregnant again after having two miscarriages? As Hazel struggles to cope, she'll come to realize that sometimes you have to look within yourself - instead of the pages of a book - to find the answer to life's most important questions.
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Julián at the wedding
by Jessica Love
The heroic young star from "Julián Is a Mermaid" bonds with a lively new friend during a family wedding filled with flowers, cake, dancing and kissing that reveals the power of friendship in the face of unexpected challenges.
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