LibGuides: LGBTQIA+ Guide: Finding Books

Finding Books

Books, eBooks, and other Library materials can be searched using the Online Catalog. You can search the catalog by Subject such as Queer Theory. You can also search by American Library Association Award title such as Stonewall Book Awards under Subject in the catalog. There are two main categories of books: general and reference. General books (located in the "Stacks" on the lower floor) can be checked out and are often used for more in-depth research. Reference books (located on the upper floor) do not circulate but can be useful for acquiring an overview on a topic.

Course Reserves

The Library maintains a collection of instructor reserve materials. These consist of textbooks, videos, and supplemental course materials that instructors have put in the Library for student use. For example, to find what materials are available for a specific class, search Course Reserves in the Online Catalog. It is best to search by "Course Number" (ex. ENGL 128) in that an instructor other than yours may have placed an item on reserve. Materials can be requested at the Periodicals counter and generally must be used in the Library on a two-hour loan period. Photocopy machines are available for 10¢ a copy.

A few selected Library reference titles for LGBTQIA+ Research and Literature are listed below:

Books

Ambientes: New Queer Latino Writing by Lazaro Lima (Editor); Felice Picano (Editor)
Call Number: PS647 .G39 A46 2011
Publication Date: 2011
As the U.S. Latino population grows rapidly, and as the LGBTQ Latino community becomes more visible and a more crucial part of our literary and artistic heritage, there is an increasing demand for literature that successfully highlights these diverse lives. Edited by Lázaro Lima and Felice Picano, Ambientes is a revolutionary collection of fiction featuring stories by established authors as well as emerging voices that present a collective portrait of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience in America today.
Asexuality: A Brief Introduction by Asexuality Archive
Call Number: HQ 73 A83 2012
Publication Date: 2012
Sometimes called “A Fourth Orientation”, asexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by a persistent lack of sexual attraction toward any gender. This book explores love, sex, and life, from the asexual point of view. This book is for anyone, regardless of orientation.
Bi: Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, and Nonbinary Youth by Ritch C. Savin-Williams
Call Number: HQ74 .S28 2021
Publication Date: 2021
In Bi, noted scholar of youth sexuality, Ritch Savin-Williams, brings bisexuality to centerstage at a moment when Gen Z and millennial youth and young adults are increasingly rejecting traditional labels altogether. Drawing on interviews with bisexual youth from a range of racial, ethnic, and social class groups, he reveals to us how bisexuals define their own sexual orientation and experiences--in their own words.
Bi America: Myths, Truths, and Struggles of an Invisible Community by William E. Burleson
Call Number: HQ74.2 .U5 B87 2005
Publication Date: 2005
While the vast majority of bi America live within the straight or gay world, a few have formed a community of their own. Bi America: Myths, Truths, and Struggles of an Invisible Community offers an inside look at the American bisexual community and gives an understanding of the special circumstances unique to being bisexual.
Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex by Elizabeth Reis
Call Number: RC 883 R45 2009
Publication Date: 2009
What does it mean to be human? To be human is, in part, to be physically sexed and culturally gendered. Yet not all bodies are clearly male or female. Bodies in Doubt traces the changing definitions, perceptions, and medical management of intersex (atypical sex development) in America from the colonial period to the present day.
The B Word: Bisexuality in Contemporary Film and Television by Maria San Filippo
Call Number: Ref. PN1995.9 .B57 S36 2013
Publication Date: 2013
Often disguised in public discourse by terms like "gay," "homoerotic," "homosocial," or "queer," bisexuality is strangely absent from queer studies and virtually untreated in film and media criticism. Maria San Filippo aims to explore the central role bisexuality plays in contemporary screen culture, establishing its importance in representation, marketing, and spectatorship.
Contesting Intersex: The Dubious Diagnosis by Georgiann Davis
Call Number: HQ78 .D39 2015
Publication Date: 2015
Many intersex people feel isolated from one another and violated by medical practices that support conventional notions of the male/female sex binary which have historically led to secrecy and shame about being intersex. Yet, the rise of intersex activism and visibility in the US has called into question the practice of classifying intersex as an abnormality, rather than as a mere biological variation.
Critical Insights: LGBTQ Literature by Salem Press Editors (Editor); Margaret Sonser Breen (Editor)
Call Number: PS153 .S39 L43 2015
Publication Date: 2015
This volume examines the relatively new, and expanding, genre of gay and lesbian literature through a diverse set of texts. Essays survey the critical conversation regarding the theme, explore its cultural and historical contexts, and offer close and comparative readings of key texts in the genre. *Available in print and e-book format
David Bowie Made Me Gay by Darryl W. Bullock
Call Number: ML3800 B957 2017
Publication Date: 2017
David Bowie Made Me Gay is the first book to cover the breadth of history of recorded music by and for the LGBT community and how those records influenced the evolution of the music we listen to today. David Bowie Made Me Gay uncovers the lives of the people who made these records, and offers a lively canter through the scarcely documented history of LGBT music-makers.
Defining Documents in American History: Lgbtq+ (1923-2017) by Michael Shally-Jensen (Editor)
Call Number: Ref. HQ76.8 .U55 L43 2018 VOLS. 1-2
Publication Date: 2018
As gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals have continued their fight for basic rights and equal treatment under the law, various court cases and challenges to those cases have continued to refine the debate. This new resource provides important analyses of over 80 documents significant to LGBTQ rights. *Available in print and e-book format
The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. the United Sates of America by Eric Cervini
Call Number: HQ75.8.K35 C47 2020
Publication Date: 2020
Based on firsthand accounts, recently declassified FBI records, and forty thousand personal documents, Eric Cervini's The Deviant's War unfolds over the course of the 1960s, as the Mattachine Society of Washington, the group Kameny founded, became the first organization to protest the systematic persecution of gay federal employees.
A Family by Any Other Name: Exploring Queer Relationships by Bruce Gillespie (Editor)
Call Number: HQ73.3 .A45 F35 2014
Publication Date: 2014
At no other time in history have lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) relationships and families been more visible or numerous. This anthology recognizes and celebrates this moment by exploring what the idea of "family" means to people today, through personal essays about the broad range of relationships they create.
Fine: A Comic About Gender by Rhea Ewing
Call Number: PN6727.E98 F56 2022
Publication Date: 2022
As graphic artist Rhea Ewing neared college graduation in 2012, they became consumed by the question: What is gender? This obsession sparked a quest in which they eagerly approached both friends and strangers in their quiet Midwest town for interviews to turn into comics. A decade later, this project exploded into a sweeping portrait of the intricacies of gender expression with interviewees from all over the country.
The Gay and Lesbian Guide to College Life by John Baez; Jennifer Howd; Rachel Pepper; Princeton Review Staff
Call Number: LB2343.32 .B225 2007
Publication Date: 2007
Featuring advice from students and administrators at more than seventy of the nation's top colleges, the Gay and Lesbian Guide to College Life lets you know how to how to thrive on campus as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or questioning student.
Gender Failure by Ivan E. Coyote; Rae Spoon
Call Number: HQ77.7 .S66 2014
Publication Date: 2014
Ivan E. Coyote and Rae Spoon are accomplished, award-winning writers, musicians and performers; they are also both admitted 'gender failures.' In their first collaborative book, Ivan and Rae explore and expose their failed attempts at fitting into the gender binary, and how ultimately our expectations and assumptions around traditional gender roles fail us all.
Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World by Robyn Ochs (Editor); Sarah E. Rowley (Editor)
Call Number: HQ 74 G48 2009
Publication Date: 2009
This anthology of personal, accessible narratives presents a compelling look at contemporary bisexual experience. Bi people who read this book will find validation and community. Researchers and academicians will find the information they need to undertake more meaningful studies of bisexuality.
A Guide to Transgender Health by Rachel Ann Heath; Katie Wynne
Call Number: RA564.9.T73 H43 2019
Publication Date: 2019
Provides the most up-to-date information on transgender science and its applications, for gender-diverse people, their supporters, and the professionals who assist them to lead healthy, happy, and successful lives.
HIV/AIDS by Gale (Editor)
Call Number: Ref. PN 147.5 C48 2017
Publication Date: 2017
An essential source in getting your work published. Includes interviews and advice from established children's authors and illustrator's. This resource provides helpful articles and lists of book publishers arranged in subject and age-level indexes.
HIV Pioneers: Lives Lost, Careers Changed, and Survival by Wendee M. Wechsberg (Editor); James W. Curran
Call Number: RC 606 .54 H58 2018
Publication Date: 2018
In HIV Pioneers, Wendee M. Wechsberg collects 29 "first stories" from the outset of the AIDS epidemic. These moving personal narratives and critical historical essays not only shed light on the experiences of global health pioneers, prominent scientists, and HIV survivors, but also preserve valuable lessons for managing the risk and impact of future epidemics.
Intersex and Identity: The Contested Self by Sharon E. Preves
Call Number: RC 883 P74 2003
Publication Date: 2003
Drawing upon life history interviews with adults who were treated for intersexuality as children, Sharon E. Preves explores how such individuals experience and cope with being labeled sexual deviants in a society that demands sexual conformity.
The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality by Julie Sondra Decker
Call Number: HQ23 .D43 2014
Publication Date: 2014
A growing number of people are identifying as asexual. They aren't sexually attracted to anyone, and they consider it a sexual orientation. Asexuality is the invisible orientation. Most people believe that "everyone" wants sex, that "everyone" understands what it means to be attracted to other people, and that "everyone" wants to date and mate. But that's where asexual people are left out.
It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful: How AIDS Activists Used Art to Fight a Pandemic by Jack Lowery
Call Number: RA643.75 .L69 2022
Publication Date: 2022
The story of art collective Gran Fury--which fought back during the AIDS crisis through direct action and community-made propaganda--offers lessons in love and grief. In It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful, writer Jack Lowery examines Gran Fury's art and activism, from the iconic images like the SILENCE = DEATH graphic and the Kissing Doesn't Kill poster, to the act of dropping thousands of fake bills onto the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
LGBT Psychology and Mental Health by Richard Ruth (Editor); Erik Santacruz (Editor)
Call Number: RC451.4 .G39 L48 2017
Publication Date: 2017
This cutting-edge guide spotlights some of the most exciting emerging discoveries, trends, and research areas in LGBT psychology, both in science and therapy. Presents a concise history of LGBT psychology as well as coverage of current LGBT psychology in various subfields, including social, developmental, psychoanalytical, minority psychology, and women's psychology. *Also available as an eBook
LGBTQ Events by Salem Press Editors (Editor); Robert C. Evans (Editor)
Call Number: Ref. HQ73 .G74 2017 VOLS. 1-2
ISBN: 9781682175910
Publication Date: 2017
Chronicles important historical events from around the world that have identified, defined, and legally established the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, queers and transsexual, transgender, intersex, and asexual persons. *Also available as an eBook
LGBTQ in the 21st Century by H. W. Wilson (Editor)
Call Number: HQ76.3 .U5 L43 2017
Publication Date: 2017
Although the historic majority opinion of Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage nationwide and the military has moved toward a "gender neutral" enlistment policy, how LGBTQ people maneuver American society continues to get worked out at every level --in schools, in courts and in the popular culture.
LGBTQ Life in America by Melissa R. Michelson; Brian F. Harrison
Call Number: HQ73.3.U6 M53 2022
Publication Date: 2021
This indispensable book debunks common myths and misconceptions about the LGBTQ community while providing accurate information about LGBTQ people, their successes and shared history, and the current challenges they face in American society.
LGBTQ Social Movements by Lisa M. Stulberg
Call Number: HQ76.8 .U5 S78 2018
Publication Date: 2018
LGBTQ Social Movements provides an accessible introduction to mainstream LGBTQ movements in the US, illustrating the many forms that LGBTQ activism has taken since the mid-twentieth century.
LGBTQ Stats by Bennett Singer; David Deschamps
Call Number: HQ76.3 .U5 D47 2016
Publication Date: 2017
LGBTQ STATS chronicles the ongoing LGBTQ revolution, providing critical statistics, and draws upon and synthesizes newly collected data. Deschamps and Singer provide chapters on family and marriage, workplace discrimination, education, youth, criminal justice, and immigration, as well as evolving policies and laws affecting LGBTQ communities.
Living Out Loud: An Intro to LGBTQ History, Society, and Culture by Michael J. Murphy (Editor); Brytton Bjorngaard (Editor)
Call Number: HQ76.25 .L526 2019
Publication Date: 2019
Living Out Loud: An Introduction to LGBTQ History, Society, and Culture offers students an evidence-based foundation in the interdisciplinary field of LGBTQ Studies. Chapters on history, diversity, dating/relationships, education, sexual health, and globalization reflect current research and thinking in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences.
The Lonely Ace of Hearts: Embracing the Asexual Identity by Caryn Purdy
Call Number: HQ23 .P87 2015
Publication Date: 2015
The Lonely Ace of Hearts begins with a general introduction about asexuality as an orientation, debunking the most common myths, and then guides readers through the most common struggles. Defining and Understanding Your Identity. Achieving Self-Acceptance. Coming Out to Friends & Family. (Or, not.) Dealing with Loneliness. Love, Dating, Sex, and Relationships.
Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics by Jennifer Baumgardner
Call Number: HQ74 .B38 2007
Publication Date: 2007
In Look Both Ways the author takes a close look at gay and bisexual people on the national cultural stage and the issues their growing visibility raises, particularly for younger women navigating the murky waters of identity. Baumgardner discusses her own experience as a bisexual and the struggle she has undergone.
Making Sense of Intersex: Changing Ethical Perspectives in Biomedicine by Ellen K. Feder
Call Number: RC883 .F43 2014
Publication Date: 2014
Adults often report that medical interventions they underwent as children to "correct" atypical sex anatomies caused them physical and psychological harm. Proposing a philosophical framework for the treatment of children with intersex conditions--one that acknowledges the intertwined identities of parents, children, and their doctors.
Nonbinary Gender Identities: History, Culture, and Resources by Charlie McNabb
Call Number: HQ73 .M36 2018
Publication Date: 2017
his timely resource—the first reference on nonbinary gender identities—offers an accessible entry into researching this topic. Written by a nonbinary scholar and librarian, this guide includes valuable appendixes that will aid every researcher and writer: a glossary of the rich vocabulary emerging from nonbinary communities; a guide to pronoun usage; a primer on sex, sexuality, and gender.
The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World's Queer Frontiers by Mark Gevisser
Call Number: HQ73 .G48 2020
Publication Date: 2020
More than seven years in the making, Mark Gevisser'sThe Pink Line: Journeys Across the World'sQueer Frontiersis an exploration of how the conversation around sexual orientation and gender identity has come to divide--and describe--the world in an entirely new way over the first two decades of the twenty-first century.
The Pride Guide by Jo Langford
Call Number: HQ76.27 .Y68 L36 2018
Publication Date: 2018
The Pride Guide is an indispensable resource written explicitly for the almost 10 percent of teenagers who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, or any of the unique identities that are not heterosexual/cisgender. It explores sex, dating, relationships, puberty, and both physical and online safety.
Proud Heritage: People, Issues, and Documents of the LGBT Experience by Chuck Stewart (Editor)
Call Number: Ref. HQ76.3 .U5 P765 2015 Vols. 1-4
Publication Date: 2015
This groundbreaking three-volume reference traces the roots and development of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights and issues in the United States from the pre-colonial period to the present day.
A Queer History of the United States by Michael Bronski
Call Number: HQ76.3 .U5 B696 2011
Publication Date: 2011
The first book to cover the entirety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history, from pre-1492 to the present. Intellectually dynamic and endlessly provocative, A Queer History of the United States is more than a "who's who" of queer history: it is a book that radically challenges how we understand American history. Draws upon primary documents, literature, and cultural histories.
Seeing Gender: An Illustrated Guide to Identity and Expression by Iris Gottlieb
Call Number: HQ23 .G68 2019
Publication Date: 2019
Seeing Gender is an of-the-moment investigation into how we express and understand the complexities of gender today. Deeply researched and fully illustrated, this book demystifies an intensely personal--yet universal--facet of humanity. Illustrating a different concept on each spread, queer author and artist Iris Gottlieb touches on history, science, sociology, and her own experience.
The Stonewall Reader by New York Public Library; Jason Baumann (Editor)
Call Number: HQ76.8 .U5 S77 2019
Publication Date: 2019
For the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, an anthology chronicling the tumultuous fight for LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and the activists who spearheaded it.
The Stonewall Riots by Laurie Collier Hillstrom
Call Number: HQ76.8 .U5 H55 2016
Publication Date: 2016
Comprehensive account of the 1969 raid on a gay bar by New York City police that sparked protests and inspired the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights movement. Explores the atmosphere leading up to the riots, the events, and their legacy. Includes a narrative, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index.
The Stonewall Riots: A Documentary History by Marc Stein (Editor)
Call Number: HQ76.8 .U5 S753 2019
Publication Date: 2019
Across 200 documents, Marc Stein presents a unique record of the lessons and legacies of Stonewall. Drawing from sources that include mainstream, alternative, and LGBTQ media, gay-bar guide listings, state court decisions, political fliers, first-person accounts, song lyrics, and photographs, Stein paints an indelible portrait of this pivotal moment in the LGBT movement.
Trans* in College by Kristen A. Renn (Foreword by); Z. Nicolazzo; Stephen John Quaye (Afterword by)
Call Number: LC2574.6 .N52 2017
Publication Date: 2017
This is both a personal book that offers an account of the author's own trans* identity and a deeply engaged study of trans* collegians that reveals the complexities of trans* identities, and how these students navigate the trans* oppression present throughout society and their institutions, create community and resilience, and establish meaning and control in a world that assumes binary genders.
Trans Kids and Teens: Pride, Joy, and Families in Transition by Elijah C. Nealy
Call Number: HQ77.9 .N43 2019
Publication Date: 2019
Elijah C. Nealy, a therapist and former deputy executive director of New York City's LGBT Community Center, and himself a trans man, has written the first-ever comprehensive guide to understanding, supporting, and welcoming trans kids. Covering everything from family life to school and mental health issues, as well as the physical, social, and emotional aspects of transition.

Being Transgender by Thomas E. Bevan
Call Number: Gale eBook
Publication Date: 2016
Written for general audiences, this unprecedented book comprehensively answers many questions about being transgender with current experiential and scientific information, including the evidence for a biological transgender predisposition.
The Children of Harvey Milk: How LGBTQ Politicians Changed the World by Andrew Reynolds
Call Number: Proquest eBook
Publication Date: 2019
The Children of Harvey Milk tells the epic stories of courageous men and women around the world who came forward to make their voices heard during the struggle for equal rights. Featuring LGBTQ icons from America to Ireland, Britain to New Zealand, the book also includes rare vignettes of LGBTQ leaders in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America by Marc Stein
Call Number: Gale eBook
Publication Date: 2004
A three-volume survey of more than 400 years of lesbian and gay history and culture in the United States, presented through over 500 alphabetically arranged entries. Coverage includes people, public policy, economics, social issues, identities, and culture, among many others.
Fair Play: How LGBT Athletes are Claiming their Rightful Place in Sports by Cyd Zeigler
Call Number: eBook CASC
Publication Date: 2016
Zeigler, an expert in LGBTQ athletics and co-founder of the online magazine Outsports, revisits key moments that have shaped sports participation for openly LGBTQ athletes. He shares intimate behind-the-scenes details about various athletes and stories along with contextual insights about elite sports, including the overhyped "distraction" myth surrounding gay athletes.
The Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History by Howard Chiang
Call Number: Gale eBook
Publication Date: 2019
This encyclopedia covers LGBTQ topics in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East, as well as North America, and takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, using film, literature, human rights, politics, landmark legislation, activism, the arts, language, sports, and historical events as points of entry into the content.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Americans at Risk: Problems and Solutions [3 Volumes] by Chuck Stewart (Editor)
Call Number: Gale eBook
Publication Date: 2018
This book examines LGBT social and political movements as well as the public policy progress and setbacks of recent years. Primary sources cover topics such as transgender adolescents, alcohol and drug abuse, the massacre at Pulse gay nightclub, and more.
LGBT Youth Issues Today by David Newton
Call Number: Gale eBook
Publication Date: 2014
This book provides information that will help LGBT youth overcome their challenges and give non-LGBT youth a better understanding of sexual identities different from their own.
Moving Politics: Emotion and ACT UP's Fight Against AIDS by Deborah B. Gould
Call Number: Ebsco eBook
Publication Date: 2009
Weaving together interviews with activists, extensive research, and reflections on the author's time as a member of the organization, Moving Politics is the first book to chronicle the rise and fall of ACT UP, highlighting a key factor in its trajectory: emotion.
Queer Religion by Donald L. Boisvert (Editor); Jay Emerson Johnson
Call Number: Ebsco eBook
Publication Date: 2011
Queer Religion provides a systematic and detailed overview of the challenges and issues that the intersections of religion, same-sex desire, and gender variance have generated, both now and in the past. It focuses upon the development of these areas of overlap through three distinct historical periods: modern religious history, LGBT liberation movements, and the emergence of queer theory and analysis.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies by Abbie Goldberg (Editor)
Call Number: Gale eBook
Publication Date: 2016
This far-reaching and contemporary new Encyclopedia examines and explores the lives and experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) individuals, focusing on the contexts and forces that shape their lives.
Same-Sex Marriage: Exploring the Issues by Scott A. Merriman
Call Number: Proquest eBook
Publication Date: 2022
This work examines the issue of same-sex marriage in the U.S. and internationally. It surveys the attitudes of major religions towards same-sex marriage and also looks at leading and sometimes polarizing personalities.
Sex and Gender: A Reference Handbook by David E. Newton
Call Number: Gale eBook
Publication Date: 2017
This reference work provides a thorough and unbiased treatment of sex, gender, and transgenderism--social issues of particular importance in today's world.
This Book Is Gay by James Dawson; David Levithan (Introduction by); Juno Dawson
Call Number: Overdrive eBook
Publication Date: 2015
This candid, funny, and uncensored exploration of sexuality and what it's like to grow up LGBTQ also includes real stories from people across the gender and sexual spectrums, not to mention hilarious illustrations.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Call Number: PZ7 .S1273 AR 2012
Publication Date: 2012
Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship -- the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. *Also available as an eBook
The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare (Editor); Sarah Rees Brennan; Maureen Johnson
Call Number: Paperback Racks PBK 138
Publication Date: 2014
This collection of eleven short stories illuminates the life of the enigmatic Magnus Bane, whose alluring personality, flamboyant style, and sharp wit populate the pages of the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices.
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
Call Number: Overdrive eBook
Publication Date: 2020
To clean up his image, Luc has to find a nice, normal relationship...and Oliver Blackwood is as nice and normal as they come. n other words: perfect boyfriend material. Unfortunately, apart from being gay, single, and really, really in need of a date for a big event, Luc and Oliver have nothing in common. So they strike a deal to be publicity-friendly (fake) boyfriends until the dust has settled. But the thing about fake-dating is that it can feel a lot like real-dating. *Also available as an e-Audiobook
Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman
Call Number: PS3601 .C525 C35 2007
Publication Date: 2007
Call Me by Your Name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents' cliff-side mansion on the Italian Riviera. Unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, at first each feigns indifference. But during the restless summer weeks that follow, unrelenting buried currents of obsession and fear, fascination and desire, intensify their passion as they test the charged ground between them.
The Eagle Kite by Paula Fox
Call Number: PZ7 .F838 EAG 1995
Publication Date: 1995
Liam's father has AIDS, and his family cannot talk about it until Liam reveals a secret that he has tried to deny ever since he saw his father embracing another man at the beach.
The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel
Call Number: PN6728 .D94 B475 2008
Publication Date: 2008
In honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the ground-breaking comic strip series, Dykes to Watch Out For brings together a new collection of cartoons recounting the lives and loves of a diverse group of lesbian friends, in a volume that features selections from eleven previous volumes, as well as sixty strips never before published in book form.
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Call Number: Overdrive eBook
Publication Date: 2009
Growing up as a foster child among a family of thieves, orphan Sue Trinder hopes to pay back that kindness by playing a key role in a swindle scheme devised by their leader, who is planning to con a fortune out of the naïve Maud Lilly. *Also available as an e-Audiobook
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Call Number: PN6727 .B3757 Z46 2006
Publication Date: 2006
Meet Alison's father, a historic preservation expert and obsessive restorer of the family's Victorian home, a third-generation funeral home director, a high school English teacher, an icily distant parent, and a closeted homosexual who, as it turns out, is involved with his male students and a family babysitter.
George by Alex Gino
Call Number: PZ7.1 .G576 GEO 2015
Publication Date: 2015
When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part ... because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte -- but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.
The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag
Call Number: PN6727.O784 G575 2021
Publication Date: 2021
Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate to finish high school and escape her sad divorced mom, her volatile little brother, and worst of all, her great group of friends...who don't understand Morgan at all. Because really, Morgan's biggest secret is that she has a lot of secrets, including the one about wanting to kiss another girl.
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Call Number: PZ7 .N433835 ILL 2014
Publication Date: 2014
Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking. Something has happened to wreck the twins in different and dramatic way.
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
Call Number: PS3618.I8457 J85 2016
Publication Date: 2016
Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon. She just came out to her family and isn't sure if her mom will ever speak to her again. But Juliet has a plan, sort of, one that's going to help her figure out this whole "Puerto Rican lesbian" thing. Will Juliet be able to figure out her life over the course of one magical summer? Or is she running away from all the problems that seem too big to handle?
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Call Number: Overdrive eBook
Publication Date: 2017
Arthur Less will almost fall in love in Paris, almost fall to his death in Berlin, barely escape to a Moroccan ski chalet from a Saharan sandstorm, accidentally book himself as the (only) writer-in-residence at a Christian Retreat Center in Southern India, and encounter, on a desert island in the Arabian Sea, the last person on Earth he wants to face. Somewhere in there: he will turn fifty. Through it all, there is his first love. And there is his last.
Love and Other Hot Beverages by Laurie Loft
Call Number: Paperback Racks PBK 6874
Publication Date: 2017
After a rough breakup, Todd Addison wants time alone to grieve. While still dreaming of winning back his ex's love, he moves across the country and finds work with a construction company. The last thing he needs is the cute office boy developing a crush on him, especially since he's back in the closet.
Love Is Love by Marc Andreyko (Editor); Phil Jimenez (Illustrator)
Call Number: PN6727 .I39 L68 2016
Publication Date: 2017
The comic book industry comes together to honor those killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting, which took place on June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida. From IDW Publishing, with assistance from DC Entertainment, this oversize comic contains moving and heartfelt material from some of the greatest talents in comics--mourning the victims, supporting the survivors, celebrating the LGBTQ community, and examining love in today's world.
Maurice by E. M. Forster
Call Number: PR6011 .O58 M3 1993
Publication Date: 2005
Set in the elegant Edwardian world of Cambridge undergraduate life, this story by a master novelist introduces us to Maurice Hall when he is fourteen. We follow him through public school and Cambridge, and into his father's firm. In a highly structured society, Maurice is a conventional young man in almost every way--except that he is homosexual.
Moonstruck by Grace Ellis; Shae Beagle (Artist); Kate Leth (Artist)
Call Number: PN6727.E445 M66 2020 Vols. 1-3
Publication Date: 2018
In the little college town of Blitheton, fantasy creatures live cozy, normal lives right alongside humans, and werewolf barista Julie strives to be the most normal of all. Will Julie and Selena's relationship survive and continue to blossom throughout the series, or will it end in disaster?
Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett
Call Number: Overdrive eBook
Publication Date: 2020
In the wake of her father's suicide, Jessa has stepped up to manage his failing taxidermy business while the rest of the Morton family crumbles. Her mother starts sneaking into the taxidermy shop to make provocative animal art, while her brother, Milo, withdraws. And Brynn, Milo's wife--and the only person Jessa's ever been in love with--walks out without a word. It's not until the Mortons reach a tipping point that a string of unexpected incidents begins to open up surprising possibilities and second chances.
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Call Number: Overdrive eBook
Publication Date: 2015
Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he's pushed out--without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he's never met. *Also available as an e-Audiobook
A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood
Call Number: PR6017 .S5 S5 2001
Publication Date: 2001
George, the protagonist, is adjusting to life on his own after the sudden death of his partner, and determines to persist in the routines of his daily life; the course of A Single Man spans twenty-four hours in an ordinary day.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Call Number: Overdrive eBook
Publication Date: 2012
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.