BOOK LIST
We’re often asked for books that might be helpful in understanding gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues.
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Each category has an image of the book and a list of the book titles and author.
In CHAT you can copy and paste the book titles so you don't have to type them out yourself.
*We do not publish any of these titles, callers are encouraged to check their local libraries or book apps for copies either physical or audiobook*
Coming out
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-Coming Out: Insights and Tips for Teenagers - Kenzia Endsley
-This Book is Gay - Juno Dawson
-Boys Like Us - Patrick Merla
-Is It A Choice? 3rd Edition - Eric Marcus
-Fashionably Late: Gay, Bi and Trans Men Who Came Out Later in Life - Vinnie Kinsella
-Being Different: Lambda Youth Speak Out - Larry Dane Brimner
-This Book is Gay - Juno Dawson
-Boys Like Us - Patrick Merla
-Is It A Choice? 3rd Edition - Eric Marcus
-Fashionably Late: Gay, Bi and Trans Men Who Came Out Later in Life - Vinnie Kinsella
-Being Different: Lambda Youth Speak Out - Larry Dane Brimner
Relationships
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-Together Forever - Eric Marcus
-When Love Last Forever - Merle J Yost
-Gay Men's Introduction to Love and Relationships - Richard L. Travis
-Love Between Men - Rik Isensee
-Loving Someone Gay - Don Clark
-When Love Last Forever - Merle J Yost
-Gay Men's Introduction to Love and Relationships - Richard L. Travis
-Love Between Men - Rik Isensee
-Loving Someone Gay - Don Clark
Bisexual
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-Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution - Shiri Eisner
-Bisexuality: The Psychology and Politics of an Invisible Minority - Beth A. Firestein
-Everything You Need to Know about Bisexuality - Greg Baldino
-Bi Lives: Bisexual Women Tell their Tales - Kata Orndorff
-Purple Prose: Bisexuality in Britain - Kate Harrad
-The Bisexuyal Option: Second Edition - Kritz Klein
-Best Bi Short Stories: Bisexual Fiction - Jane Rule
-Bisexuality: The Psychology and Politics of an Invisible Minority - Beth A. Firestein
-Everything You Need to Know about Bisexuality - Greg Baldino
-Bi Lives: Bisexual Women Tell their Tales - Kata Orndorff
-Purple Prose: Bisexuality in Britain - Kate Harrad
-The Bisexuyal Option: Second Edition - Kritz Klein
-Best Bi Short Stories: Bisexual Fiction - Jane Rule
Lesbian
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-Girl2Girl - Norrina Rashid, Jane Hoyt, Gina Roberts
-The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For - Alison Bechdel
-Women in Love - Barbara Seyda, Diana Herrera
-Dispatches from Lesbian America - Cheela Romain Smith
-Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Though - Briona Simone Jones
-The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For - Alison Bechdel
-Women in Love - Barbara Seyda, Diana Herrera
-Dispatches from Lesbian America - Cheela Romain Smith
-Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Though - Briona Simone Jones
Transgender
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-The Gender Book - Mel Reiff Hill, Jay Maya (book available online free at www.thegenderbook.com)
-Beyond Magenta: Transgender Trans Speak Out - Susan Kuklin
-Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation - Kate Bornstein
-Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman - Leslie Feinberg
-Transgender Rights and Protections - Rebecca Klein
-Coming out as Transgender- Corona Brezna
-Helping Your Transgender Teen: A guide for parents - Irwin Krieger
-Health Issues When You’re Transgender -Susan Meyer
-My New Gender Workbook - Kate Bornstein
-Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink and Blue - Leslie Feinberg
-Transgender 101: a Guide to Coping with Gender Dysphoria - Adrienne J
-Some Assembly Required - Arin Andrews
-Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to Complex Issue - Nicholas Teich
-Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource by and for Transgender Communities - Laura Erickson-Schroth
-Identifying as Transgender - Sara Woods
-Trans/Portrait: Voices from Transgender Communities - Jackson Wright Shultz
-Second Serve - Archie M. Richards Jr.
-Beyond Magenta: Transgender Trans Speak Out - Susan Kuklin
-Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation - Kate Bornstein
-Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman - Leslie Feinberg
-Transgender Rights and Protections - Rebecca Klein
-Coming out as Transgender- Corona Brezna
-Helping Your Transgender Teen: A guide for parents - Irwin Krieger
-Health Issues When You’re Transgender -Susan Meyer
-My New Gender Workbook - Kate Bornstein
-Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink and Blue - Leslie Feinberg
-Transgender 101: a Guide to Coping with Gender Dysphoria - Adrienne J
-Some Assembly Required - Arin Andrews
-Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to Complex Issue - Nicholas Teich
-Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource by and for Transgender Communities - Laura Erickson-Schroth
-Identifying as Transgender - Sara Woods
-Trans/Portrait: Voices from Transgender Communities - Jackson Wright Shultz
-Second Serve - Archie M. Richards Jr.
African-American / People of Color (POC)
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-Mouth of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought - Briona Simone Jones
-Invisible Families: Gay Identities, Relationships, and Motherhood Among Black Women - Mignon Moore
-A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder - Ma-Nee Chacaby
-The Man who was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore - Devdutt Pattanaik
-Queer Brown Voices: Personal Narratives of Latina/o LGBT Activism - Uriel Quesada
-Queer & Trans Artist of Color Vol 2. - Nia King
-Gay Latino Studies - Michael Hames-Garcia
-Cuentamelo! - Testimonies of LGBT Latino Immigrants - Juliana Delgado Lopera
-Inscrutable Belongings: Queer Asian North American Fiction - Stephen Hong Sohn
-Invisible Families: Gay Identities, Relationships, and Motherhood Among Black Women - Mignon Moore
-A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder - Ma-Nee Chacaby
-The Man who was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore - Devdutt Pattanaik
-Queer Brown Voices: Personal Narratives of Latina/o LGBT Activism - Uriel Quesada
-Queer & Trans Artist of Color Vol 2. - Nia King
-Gay Latino Studies - Michael Hames-Garcia
-Cuentamelo! - Testimonies of LGBT Latino Immigrants - Juliana Delgado Lopera
-Inscrutable Belongings: Queer Asian North American Fiction - Stephen Hong Sohn
Religion / Spirituality
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-Queer Magic: LGBT+ Spirituality and Culture from Around the World - Tomas Prower
-Queer Jihad: LGBT Muslims on Coming Out, Activism and the Faith - Afdhere Jama
-The Grace of Coming Home: Spirituality, Sexuality and the Struggle for Justice - Melanie Morrison
-PFLAG: Faith in Our Families - Can be found on PFLAG.org's online booklist
The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart - Peter J. Gomes
-On Being Gay - Brian McNaught
-I'm Muslim and my Gender doesn't Fit Me- A resource for Trans Muslim Youth - PDF can be found at www.advocatesforyouth.org
-Twice Blessed: On being Lesbian, Gay adn Jewish - Christie Balka
-Queer Jihad: LGBT Muslims on Coming Out, Activism and the Faith - Afdhere Jama
-The Grace of Coming Home: Spirituality, Sexuality and the Struggle for Justice - Melanie Morrison
-PFLAG: Faith in Our Families - Can be found on PFLAG.org's online booklist
The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart - Peter J. Gomes
-On Being Gay - Brian McNaught
-I'm Muslim and my Gender doesn't Fit Me- A resource for Trans Muslim Youth - PDF can be found at www.advocatesforyouth.org
-Twice Blessed: On being Lesbian, Gay adn Jewish - Christie Balka
Parents / Caregiver
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-Our Families Q and A's for Parents of LGBT Youth and Adults - Can be found on PFLAG.org booklist.
-Straight Parents, Gay Children - Robert A. Bernstein
-Helping Your Transgender Teen - Irwin Krieger
-Always my Child: A Parent's Guide to UNderstanding your LGBTQ Son or Daughter - Kevin Jennings
-Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son - Lori Duron
-Invisible Families: Gay Identities, Relationships, and Motherhood Among Black Women - Mignon Moore
-The ABC's of LGBT+ - Ashley Mardell
-This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids - Dannielle Owens-Reid
-It's OK to Say "They" - Christy Whittlesey
-Queer Adolescence: Understanding the Lives of LGBTQIA Youth - Charlie McNabb
-Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children - Daine Ehrensaft
-Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child - Telaina Eriksen
-My Rainbow - Deshanna Neal
-Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and Nonbinary Teens - Stephanie A. Brill
-Straight Parents, Gay Children - Robert A. Bernstein
-Helping Your Transgender Teen - Irwin Krieger
-Always my Child: A Parent's Guide to UNderstanding your LGBTQ Son or Daughter - Kevin Jennings
-Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son - Lori Duron
-Invisible Families: Gay Identities, Relationships, and Motherhood Among Black Women - Mignon Moore
-The ABC's of LGBT+ - Ashley Mardell
-This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids - Dannielle Owens-Reid
-It's OK to Say "They" - Christy Whittlesey
-Queer Adolescence: Understanding the Lives of LGBTQIA Youth - Charlie McNabb
-Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children - Daine Ehrensaft
-Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child - Telaina Eriksen
-My Rainbow - Deshanna Neal
-Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and Nonbinary Teens - Stephanie A. Brill
Safer Sex & other Sexual questions
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-Sexual Intimacy for Women: A guide for Same Sex Couples - Glenda Corwin
-The Joy of Gay Sex - Charles Silverstein, Felice Picano
-The Joy of Gay Sex - Charles Silverstein, Felice Picano
Youth
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-This Book is Gay - Juno Dawson
-Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out - Susan Kuklin
-The ABC's of LGBTQ - Ashley Mardell
-GLBTQ: The Survival guide for LGBTQ teens - Kelly Huegel
-Gender Outlaws - Kate Bornstein
-Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People who Changed the World - Sarah Prager
-It Gets Better - Terry Miller
-Coming Out as Transgender - Corona Brezina
-Health Issues When You're Transgender - Susan Meyer
-Some Assembly Required - Arin Andrews
-Transgender Rights and Protections - Rebecca Klein
-Identifying as Transgender - Sara Woods
-Gay-Straight Alliances: Networking with Other teens and allies - Kristina Lyn Heitkamp
-Growing Up Gay/Lesbian - Bennett L. Singer
-Everything You Need to Know about Bisexuality - Greg Baldino
-Coming Out: Insight and Tips for Teenagers - Kezia Endsley
-Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out - Susan Kuklin
-The ABC's of LGBTQ - Ashley Mardell
-GLBTQ: The Survival guide for LGBTQ teens - Kelly Huegel
-Gender Outlaws - Kate Bornstein
-Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People who Changed the World - Sarah Prager
-It Gets Better - Terry Miller
-Coming Out as Transgender - Corona Brezina
-Health Issues When You're Transgender - Susan Meyer
-Some Assembly Required - Arin Andrews
-Transgender Rights and Protections - Rebecca Klein
-Identifying as Transgender - Sara Woods
-Gay-Straight Alliances: Networking with Other teens and allies - Kristina Lyn Heitkamp
-Growing Up Gay/Lesbian - Bennett L. Singer
-Everything You Need to Know about Bisexuality - Greg Baldino
-Coming Out: Insight and Tips for Teenagers - Kezia Endsley
Teachers / Safer Schools
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-Understanding & Teaching US Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History - Leila J. Rupp
-Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People who changed the world - Sarah Prager
-Gay-Straight Alliance - Ian K. Macgillivray
-It Gets Better - Terry Miller
-How to They/Them - Stuart Getty
-The ABC's of LGBTQ+ - Ashley Mardell
Gay & Lesbian History for Kids - Jerome Pohlen
-The Right to Be Out - Stuart Biegel
-Safe Zones - Kerry John Poynter
-Queer Adolescence: Understanding the Lives of LGBTQIA Youth - Charlie McNabb
-Gay-Straight Alliance - Kristina Lyn Heitkemp
-Safe Spaces - Annemarie Vaccaro, Gerri August and Megan S. Kenndey
-The Stonewall Riots - Gayle E. Pitman
-Rainbow Rev oltionaries - Sarah Prager
-Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People who changed the world - Sarah Prager
-Gay-Straight Alliance - Ian K. Macgillivray
-It Gets Better - Terry Miller
-How to They/Them - Stuart Getty
-The ABC's of LGBTQ+ - Ashley Mardell
Gay & Lesbian History for Kids - Jerome Pohlen
-The Right to Be Out - Stuart Biegel
-Safe Zones - Kerry John Poynter
-Queer Adolescence: Understanding the Lives of LGBTQIA Youth - Charlie McNabb
-Gay-Straight Alliance - Kristina Lyn Heitkemp
-Safe Spaces - Annemarie Vaccaro, Gerri August and Megan S. Kenndey
-The Stonewall Riots - Gayle E. Pitman
-Rainbow Rev oltionaries - Sarah Prager
Popular novels
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-The Miseducation of Cameron Post - Emily M. Danforth
-Guapa - Saleem Haddad
-Bright Lines - Tanwi Nandini Islam
-The Cosmopolitans - Sarah Schulman
-Naked - David Sedaris
-Less - Andrew Sean Greer
-A Separate Place - John Knowles
-Dancer from the Dance - Andrew Holleran
-A Single Man - Christopher Isherwood
-Other Voices, Other Rooms - Truman Capote
-A Home at the End of the World - Michael Cunningham
-City of Night - John Rechy
-Bastard Out of Carolina - Dorothy Allison
Queer - William S. Burroughs
-The Best little Boy in the World - Andrew Tobias
-Giovanni's Room - James Baldwin
-Call Me by your Name - Andre Aciman
-Christodora - Tim Murphy
-Topic of Cander - Henry Miller
-Tropic of Capricorn - Henry Miller
-Tales of the City - Armistead Maupin
-Rubyfruit Jungle - Rita Mae Brown
-Carol - Patricia Highsmith
-Swimming Pool Library - Alan Hollinghurst
-The Front Runner - Patricia Niell Warren
The Lond Won't Mind - Gordon Merrick
-Maurice - E M Forester
-Goldenboy - Michael Nava
-Guapa - Saleem Haddad
-Bright Lines - Tanwi Nandini Islam
-The Cosmopolitans - Sarah Schulman
-Naked - David Sedaris
-Less - Andrew Sean Greer
-A Separate Place - John Knowles
-Dancer from the Dance - Andrew Holleran
-A Single Man - Christopher Isherwood
-Other Voices, Other Rooms - Truman Capote
-A Home at the End of the World - Michael Cunningham
-City of Night - John Rechy
-Bastard Out of Carolina - Dorothy Allison
Queer - William S. Burroughs
-The Best little Boy in the World - Andrew Tobias
-Giovanni's Room - James Baldwin
-Call Me by your Name - Andre Aciman
-Christodora - Tim Murphy
-Topic of Cander - Henry Miller
-Tropic of Capricorn - Henry Miller
-Tales of the City - Armistead Maupin
-Rubyfruit Jungle - Rita Mae Brown
-Carol - Patricia Highsmith
-Swimming Pool Library - Alan Hollinghurst
-The Front Runner - Patricia Niell Warren
The Lond Won't Mind - Gordon Merrick
-Maurice - E M Forester
-Goldenboy - Michael Nava
YA (Young Adult)
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-Simon vs. the Homo Sapien Agenda - Becky Albertalli
-Leah on the Off Beat - Becky Albertalli
-Little & Lion - Brandy Colbert
-Pet - Akwaeke Emezi
-Girl Mans Up - M-E Girard
-Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Saenz
-If I was your Girl - Meredith Russo
-The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzi Lee
-Picture Us in the Light - Kelly Loy Gilbert
-All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages - Kody Keplinger
-Symptons of Being Human - Jeff Garvin
-The Miseducation of Cameron Post - Emly M. Danforth
-The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to Their Younger Selves - Sarah Moon
-Cut Both Ways - Carrie Mesrobian
-I Wish You All the Best - Mason Deaver
-Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender
-Release - Patric Ness
-The Music of What Happens - Bill Konigsberg
-What If It's Us - Becky Albertalli
-Leah on the Off Beat - Becky Albertalli
-Little & Lion - Brandy Colbert
-Pet - Akwaeke Emezi
-Girl Mans Up - M-E Girard
-Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Saenz
-If I was your Girl - Meredith Russo
-The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzi Lee
-Picture Us in the Light - Kelly Loy Gilbert
-All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages - Kody Keplinger
-Symptons of Being Human - Jeff Garvin
-The Miseducation of Cameron Post - Emly M. Danforth
-The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to Their Younger Selves - Sarah Moon
-Cut Both Ways - Carrie Mesrobian
-I Wish You All the Best - Mason Deaver
-Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender
-Release - Patric Ness
-The Music of What Happens - Bill Konigsberg
-What If It's Us - Becky Albertalli
Youth Under 13
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-My Rainbow - Deshanna Neal
-Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress 9 Christine Baldacchino
-Julian Is a Mermaid - Jessa Love
-Auntie Uncle: Drag Queen Hero - Ellie Royce
-Tabitha and Mangoo Dress Up Too - Michelle Tea
-I Am Jazz - Jessica Herthel
-Love Makes a Family - Sophie Beer
-Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress 9 Christine Baldacchino
-Julian Is a Mermaid - Jessa Love
-Auntie Uncle: Drag Queen Hero - Ellie Royce
-Tabitha and Mangoo Dress Up Too - Michelle Tea
-I Am Jazz - Jessica Herthel
-Love Makes a Family - Sophie Beer
Asexual
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-Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society and the Meaning of Sex - Angela Chen
-A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality - Molly Muldoon
-The Love and Sex Life of an Aromantic Asexual - Laurel Federbush
-Asexual Perspectives: 47 Asexual Stories - Sandra Bellamy
-A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality - Molly Muldoon
-The Love and Sex Life of an Aromantic Asexual - Laurel Federbush
-Asexual Perspectives: 47 Asexual Stories - Sandra Bellamy
History
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-Modern Herstory - Blair Imani
-The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Street - Gayle E. Pitman
-Rainbow Revolutionaries - Sarah Prager
-Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights - Ann Bausum
-To Believe in Woman: What Lesbians Have Dne for America - A History - Lillian Faderman
-Gay & Lesbian History for Kids - Jerome Pohlen
-Queer: A Graphic History - Meg-John Barker
-The Gay Agenda: A Modern Queer History &. Handbook - Ashley Molesso
-The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Street - Gayle E. Pitman
-Rainbow Revolutionaries - Sarah Prager
-Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights - Ann Bausum
-To Believe in Woman: What Lesbians Have Dne for America - A History - Lillian Faderman
-Gay & Lesbian History for Kids - Jerome Pohlen
-Queer: A Graphic History - Meg-John Barker
-The Gay Agenda: A Modern Queer History &. Handbook - Ashley Molesso