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SJPL Picks: Pride Month -LGBTQ+ History

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Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month with these titles focused on LGBTQ+ history in the United States and real stories of lived experiences selected by SJPL Librarians.

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Nothing Ever Just Disappears

Nothing Ever Just Disappears

Seven Hidden Queer Histories

by Hester, Diarmuid

Book - 2024

In print only. "Both thought-provoking and eye-opening, this radical new history of seven queer lives, including Josephine Baker in Paris and E.M. Fo...Show more In print only. "Both thought-provoking and eye-opening, this radical new history of seven queer lives, including Josephine Baker in Paris and E.M. Forster in Cambridge, illuminates the connections to where they lived, who they loved and the art they created, and celebrates freedom, survival and the hidden places of the imagination." Show less

In print only. "Both thought-provoking and eye-opening, this radical new history of seven queer lives, including Josephine Baker in Paris and E.M. Fo...Show more In print only. "Both thought-provoking and eye-opening, this radical new history of seven queer lives, including Josephine Baker in Paris and E.M. Forster in Cambridge, illuminates the connections to where they lived, who they loved and the art they created, and celebrates freedom, survival and the hidden places of the imagination." Show less

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365 Gays of the Year

365 Gays of the Year

Plus 1 for A Leap Year : Discover LGBTQ+ History One Day at A Time

by Laney, Lewis

Book - 2023

In print only. A celebration of Queer history told through one LGBTQ+ figure for each day of the year. In print only. A celebration of Queer history told through one LGBTQ+ figure for each day of the year. Show less

In print only. A celebration of Queer history told through one LGBTQ+ figure for each day of the year. In print only. A celebration of Queer history told through one LGBTQ+ figure for each day of the year. Show less

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Lesbian Love Story

Lesbian Love Story

A Memoir in Archives

by Possanza, Amelia

Book - 2023

In print only. When Amelia Possanza moved to Brooklyn to build a life of her own, she found herself surrounded by queer stories: she read them on landmark...Show more In print only. When Amelia Possanza moved to Brooklyn to build a life of her own, she found herself surrounded by queer stories: she read them on landmark placards, overheard them on the pool deck when she joined the world's largest LGBTQ swim team, and even watched them on TV in her cockroach-infested apartment. These stories inspired her to seek out lesbians throughout history who could become her role models, in romance and in life. Centered around seven love stories for the ages, this is Possanza's journey into the archives to recover the personal histories of lesbians in the twentieth century: who they were, how they loved, why their stories were destroyed, and where their memories echo and live on. Show less

In print only. When Amelia Possanza moved to Brooklyn to build a life of her own, she found herself surrounded by queer stories: she read them on landmark...Show more In print only. When Amelia Possanza moved to Brooklyn to build a life of her own, she found herself surrounded by queer stories: she read them on landmark placards, overheard them on the pool deck when she joined the world's largest LGBTQ swim team, and even watched them on TV in her cockroach-infested apartment. These stories inspired her to seek out lesbians throughout history who could become her role models, in romance and in life. Centered around seven love stories for the ages, this is Possanza's journey into the archives to recover the personal histories of lesbians in the twentieth century: who they were, how they loved, why their stories were destroyed, and where their memories echo and live on. Show less

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The LGBTQ+ History Book

The LGBTQ+ History Book

Book - 2023

In print only. "Showcasing the breadth of the LGBTQ+ experience, this diverse, global account explores the most important moments, movements, and phe...Show more In print only. "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." Show less

In print only. "Showcasing the breadth of the LGBTQ+ experience, this diverse, global account explores the most important moments, movements, and phe...Show more In print only. "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." Show less

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The Gender Binary Is A Big Lie

The Gender Binary Is A Big Lie

Infinite Identities Around the World

by Wind, Lee

Book - 2024

In print only. "Author Lee Wind takes readers across the globe to examine gender identity and representation throughout history. Learn how cultures both past and present debunk the idea of a gender binary." In print only. "Author Lee Wind takes readers across the globe to examine gender identity and representation throughout history. Learn how cultures both past and present debunk the idea of a gender binary." Show less

In print only. "Author Lee Wind takes readers across the globe to examine gender identity and representation throughout history. Learn how cultures both past and present debunk the idea of a gender binary." In print only. "Author Lee Wind takes readers across the globe to examine gender identity and representation throughout history. Learn how cultures both past and present debunk the idea of a gender binary." Show less

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Kind Like Marsha

Kind Like Marsha

Learning From LGBTQ+ Leaders

by Prager, Sarah

Book - 2022

In print only. A nonfiction book for kids profiling 14 influential and inspiring leaders in the LGBTQ+ community throughout history and the world with an author's note at the back. In print only. A nonfiction book for kids profiling 14 influential and inspiring leaders in the LGBTQ+ community throughout history and the world with an author's note at the back. Show less

In print only. A nonfiction book for kids profiling 14 influential and inspiring leaders in the LGBTQ+ community throughout history and the world with an author's note at the back. In print only. A nonfiction book for kids profiling 14 influential and inspiring leaders in the LGBTQ+ community throughout history and the world with an author's note at the back. Show less

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The Transgender Issue

The Transgender Issue

Trans Justice Is Justice for All

by Faye, Shon

Book - 2022

In print only. "Journalist Shon Faye gives an incisive overview of systemic transphobia and argues that the struggle for trans rights is necessary to any struggle for social justice." In print only. "Journalist Shon Faye gives an incisive overview of systemic transphobia and argues that the struggle for trans rights is necessary to any struggle for social justice." Show less

In print only. "Journalist Shon Faye gives an incisive overview of systemic transphobia and argues that the struggle for trans rights is necessary to any struggle for social justice." In print only. "Journalist Shon Faye gives an incisive overview of systemic transphobia and argues that the struggle for trans rights is necessary to any struggle for social justice." Show less

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Queering Mesoamerican Diasporas

Queering Mesoamerican Diasporas

Remembering Xicana Indígena Ancestries

by Zepeda, Susy J.

eBook - 2022

In eBook only. "Acts of remembering offer a path to decolonization for Indigenous peoples forcibly dislocated from their culture, knowledge, and land...Show more In eBook only. "Acts of remembering offer a path to decolonization for Indigenous peoples forcibly dislocated from their culture, knowledge, and land. Susy J. Zepeda highlights the often overlooked yet intertwined legacies of Chicana feminisms and queer decolonial theory through the work of select queer Indígena cultural producers and thinkers. By tracing the ancestries and silences of gender-nonconforming people of color, she addresses colonial forms of epistemic violence and methods of transformation, in particular spirit research. Zepeda also uses archival materials, raised ceremonial altars, and analysis of decolonial artwork in conjunction with oral histories to explore the matriarchal roots of Chicana/x and Latina/x feminisms. As she shows, these feminisms are forms of knowledge that people can remember through Indigenous-centered visual narratives, cultural wisdom, and spirit practices. A fascinating exploration of hidden Indígena histories and silences, Queering Mesoamerican Diasporas blends scholarship with spirit practices to reimagine the root work, dis/connection to land, and the political decolonization of Xicana/x peoples." Show less

In eBook only. "Acts of remembering offer a path to decolonization for Indigenous peoples forcibly dislocated from their culture, knowledge, and land...Show more In eBook only. "Acts of remembering offer a path to decolonization for Indigenous peoples forcibly dislocated from their culture, knowledge, and land. Susy J. Zepeda highlights the often overlooked yet intertwined legacies of Chicana feminisms and queer decolonial theory through the work of select queer Indígena cultural producers and thinkers. By tracing the ancestries and silences of gender-nonconforming people of color, she addresses colonial forms of epistemic violence and methods of transformation, in particular spirit research. Zepeda also uses archival materials, raised ceremonial altars, and analysis of decolonial artwork in conjunction with oral histories to explore the matriarchal roots of Chicana/x and Latina/x feminisms. As she shows, these feminisms are forms of knowledge that people can remember through Indigenous-centered visual narratives, cultural wisdom, and spirit practices. A fascinating exploration of hidden Indígena histories and silences, Queering Mesoamerican Diasporas blends scholarship with spirit practices to reimagine the root work, dis/connection to land, and the political decolonization of Xicana/x peoples." Show less

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Love That Story

Love That Story

Observations From A Gorgeously Queer Life

by Van Ness, Jonathan

Book - 2022

Also available in eBook and downloadable audiobook. "In this candid essay collection, the star of Netflix's "Queer Eye" takes a thoughtful,...Show more Also available in eBook and downloadable audiobook. "In this candid essay collection, the star of Netflix's "Queer Eye" takes a thoughtful, in-depth look at current topics through his own personal experience, providing stories that speak to challenging internalized beliefs, finding compassion and confidence, and learning more about what makes people so messy and gorgeous." Show less

Also available in eBook and downloadable audiobook. "In this candid essay collection, the star of Netflix's "Queer Eye" takes a thoughtful,...Show more Also available in eBook and downloadable audiobook. "In this candid essay collection, the star of Netflix's "Queer Eye" takes a thoughtful, in-depth look at current topics through his own personal experience, providing stories that speak to challenging internalized beliefs, finding compassion and confidence, and learning more about what makes people so messy and gorgeous." Show less

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Transformer

Transformer

A Story of Glitter, Glam Rock, & Loving Lou Reed

by Doonan, Simon

Book - 2022

In print only. "Paying homage to Lou Reed's groundbreaking album Transformer on its fiftieth anniversary, this first-hand account of the album's impa...Show more In print only. "Paying homage to Lou Reed's groundbreaking album Transformer on its fiftieth anniversary, this first-hand account of the album's impact on the LGBTQIA+ community captures a pivotal moment when those long silenced were finally given a voice." Show less

In print only. "Paying homage to Lou Reed's groundbreaking album Transformer on its fiftieth anniversary, this first-hand account of the album's impa...Show more In print only. "Paying homage to Lou Reed's groundbreaking album Transformer on its fiftieth anniversary, this first-hand account of the album's impact on the LGBTQIA+ community captures a pivotal moment when those long silenced were finally given a voice." Show less

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The Women's House of Detention

The Women's House of Detention

A Queer History of A Forgotten Prison

by Ryan, Hugh

Book - 2022

In print only. "Today, approximately 40 percent of people in women's prisons identify as queer; in earlier decades, the percentage was almost certain...Show more In print only. "Today, approximately 40 percent of people in women's prisons identify as queer; in earlier decades, the percentage was almost certainly higher. Historian Hugh Ryan explores the roots of this crisis of queer and trans incarceration, connecting misogyny, racism, state-sanctioned sexual violence, colonialism, sex work, and the failures of prison reform...This is the story of one building and so much more: the people it caged, the neighborhood it changed, and the resistance it inspired" --from the publisher. Show less

In print only. "Today, approximately 40 percent of people in women's prisons identify as queer; in earlier decades, the percentage was almost certain...Show more In print only. "Today, approximately 40 percent of people in women's prisons identify as queer; in earlier decades, the percentage was almost certainly higher. Historian Hugh Ryan explores the roots of this crisis of queer and trans incarceration, connecting misogyny, racism, state-sanctioned sexual violence, colonialism, sex work, and the failures of prison reform...This is the story of one building and so much more: the people it caged, the neighborhood it changed, and the resistance it inspired" --from the publisher. Show less

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Secret City

Secret City

The Hidden History of Gay Washington

by Kirchick, James

Book - 2022

Also available as an eBook and downloadable audiobook. "For decades, the specter of homosexuality haunted Washington. The mere suggestion that a pers...Show more Also available as an eBook and downloadable audiobook. "For decades, the specter of homosexuality haunted Washington. The mere suggestion that a person might be gay destroyed reputations, ended careers, and ruined lives. At the height of the Cold War, fear of homosexuality became intertwined with the growing threat of international communism, leading to a purge of gay men and lesbians from the federal government. In the fevered atmosphere of political Washington, the secret "too loathsome to mention" paradoxically held enormous, terrifying power. Utilizing thousands of pages of declassified documents, interviews with over one hundred people, and material unearthed from presidential libraries and archives around the country, Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington, from FDR through Clinton is a chronicle of American politics like no other. Beginning with the tragic story of Sumner Welles, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's brilliant diplomatic advisor and the man at the center of "the greatest national scandal since the existence of the United States," award-winning journalist and author James Kirchick illuminates how the idea of homosexuality shaped each successive presidential administration, impacting everything from the creation of America's earliest civilian intelligence agency to the rise and fall of McCarthyism, the struggle for African American civil rights, and the conservative movement. Celebrating the men and women who courageously decided that the source of their private shame could instead be galvanized for public pride, Kirchick offers a reinterpretation of American history told from the perspective of the citizens who lived in its shadows. Sweeping in scope and intimate in detail, Secret City will forever transform our understanding of American history" Show less

Also available as an eBook and downloadable audiobook. "For decades, the specter of homosexuality haunted Washington. The mere suggestion that a pers...Show more Also available as an eBook and downloadable audiobook. "For decades, the specter of homosexuality haunted Washington. The mere suggestion that a person might be gay destroyed reputations, ended careers, and ruined lives. At the height of the Cold War, fear of homosexuality became intertwined with the growing threat of international communism, leading to a purge of gay men and lesbians from the federal government. In the fevered atmosphere of political Washington, the secret "too loathsome to mention" paradoxically held enormous, terrifying power. Utilizing thousands of pages of declassified documents, interviews with over one hundred people, and material unearthed from presidential libraries and archives around the country, Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington, from FDR through Clinton is a chronicle of American politics like no other. Beginning with the tragic story of Sumner Welles, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's brilliant diplomatic advisor and the man at the center of "the greatest national scandal since the existence of the United States," award-winning journalist and author James Kirchick illuminates how the idea of homosexuality shaped each successive presidential administration, impacting everything from the creation of America's earliest civilian intelligence agency to the rise and fall of McCarthyism, the struggle for African American civil rights, and the conservative movement. Celebrating the men and women who courageously decided that the source of their private shame could instead be galvanized for public pride, Kirchick offers a reinterpretation of American history told from the perspective of the citizens who lived in its shadows. Sweeping in scope and intimate in detail, Secret City will forever transform our understanding of American history" Show less

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Ordinary Equality

Ordinary Equality

The Fearless Women and Queer People Who Shaped the U.S. Constitution and the Equal Rights Amendment

by Kelly, Kathleen

eBook - 2022

eBook only. "We are all living through modern constitutional history in the making, and Ordinary Equality helps teach about the past, present, and fu...Show more eBook only. "We are all living through modern constitutional history in the making, and Ordinary Equality helps teach about the past, present, and future of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) through the lives of bold fearless women. Based on author Kate Kelly's acclaimed podcast of the same name, Ordinary Equality recounts a story a century in the making-about how constitutional equality for women and Americans of all marginalized genders has been systematically undermined for the past 100-plus years, and the current movement to put it back on the table and get it across the finish line"--from the publisher. Show less

eBook only. "We are all living through modern constitutional history in the making, and Ordinary Equality helps teach about the past, present, and fu...Show more eBook only. "We are all living through modern constitutional history in the making, and Ordinary Equality helps teach about the past, present, and future of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) through the lives of bold fearless women. Based on author Kate Kelly's acclaimed podcast of the same name, Ordinary Equality recounts a story a century in the making-about how constitutional equality for women and Americans of all marginalized genders has been systematically undermined for the past 100-plus years, and the current movement to put it back on the table and get it across the finish line"--from the publisher. Show less

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It Was Vulgar & It Was Beautiful

It Was Vulgar & It Was Beautiful

How AIDS Activists Used Art to Fight A Pandemic

by Lowery, Jack

Book - 2022

In print only. "In It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful, writer Jack Lowery examines Gran Fury's art and activism, fromthe iconic images like the SILEN...Show more In print only. "In It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful, writer Jack Lowery examines Gran Fury's art and activism, fromthe 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. Lowery offers a complex, moving portrait of a group that expressed through art the profound trauma of surviving the AIDS crisis and formed essential solidarities between gays and lesbians in the activist community."--from the publisher. Show less

In print only. "In It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful, writer Jack Lowery examines Gran Fury's art and activism, fromthe iconic images like the SILEN...Show more In print only. "In It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful, writer Jack Lowery examines Gran Fury's art and activism, fromthe 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. Lowery offers a complex, moving portrait of a group that expressed through art the profound trauma of surviving the AIDS crisis and formed essential solidarities between gays and lesbians in the activist community."--from the publisher. Show less

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Bad Gays

Bad Gays

A Homosexual History

by Lemmey, Huw

Book - 2022

Also available as an eAudiobook. "Part revisionist history, part historical biography, Bad Gays is based on the hugely popular podcast series. The bo...Show more Also available as an eAudiobook. "Part revisionist history, part historical biography, Bad Gays is based on the hugely popular podcast series. The book subverts the notion of gay icons and queer heroes and asks what we can learn about LGBTQ history, sexuality, and identity through its villains and baddies"--from the publisher. Show less

Also available as an eAudiobook. "Part revisionist history, part historical biography, Bad Gays is based on the hugely popular podcast series. The bo...Show more Also available as an eAudiobook. "Part revisionist history, part historical biography, Bad Gays is based on the hugely popular podcast series. The book subverts the notion of gay icons and queer heroes and asks what we can learn about LGBTQ history, sexuality, and identity through its villains and baddies"--from the publisher. Show less

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Before We Were Trans

Before We Were Trans

A New History of Gender

by Heyam, Kit

Book - 2022

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Before We Were Trans illuminates the stories of people across the globe, from antiquity to the present, whos...Show more Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Before We Were Trans illuminates the stories of people across the globe, from antiquity to the present, whose experiences of gender have defied binary categories. Blending historical analysis with sharp cultural criticism, trans historian and activist Kit Heyam offers a new, radically inclusive trans history, chronicling expressions of trans experience that are often overlooked, like gender-nonconforming fashion and wartime stage performance. Before We Were Trans transports us from Renaissance Venice to seventeenth-century Angola, from Edo Japan to early America, and looks to the past to uncover new horizons for possible trans futures"--from the publisher. Show less

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Before We Were Trans illuminates the stories of people across the globe, from antiquity to the present, whos...Show more Also available in eBook and eAudiobook. "Before We Were Trans illuminates the stories of people across the globe, from antiquity to the present, whose experiences of gender have defied binary categories. Blending historical analysis with sharp cultural criticism, trans historian and activist Kit Heyam offers a new, radically inclusive trans history, chronicling expressions of trans experience that are often overlooked, like gender-nonconforming fashion and wartime stage performance. Before We Were Trans transports us from Renaissance Venice to seventeenth-century Angola, from Edo Japan to early America, and looks to the past to uncover new horizons for possible trans futures"--from the publisher. Show less

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People of Pride

People of Pride

25 Great LGBTQ Americans

by Clemesha, Chase

Book - 2021

In print only. What do Frank Ocean, Sally Ride, George Takei, and Sharice Davids all have in common? They're all proud LGBTQ Americans! Featuring people f...Show more In print only. 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. Show less

In print only. What do Frank Ocean, Sally Ride, George Takei, and Sharice Davids all have in common? They're all proud LGBTQ Americans! Featuring people f...Show more In print only. 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. Show less

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Queer as All Get Out

Queer as All Get Out

10 People Who've Inspired Me

by Criswell, Shelby

Book - 2021

In print only. The author shares their life as a genderqueer person, living in the American South, revealing their own personal struggle for acceptance an...Show more In print only. The author shares their life as a genderqueer person, living in the American South, revealing their own personal struggle for acceptance and how they were inspired by these historical LGBTQIA+ people to live their own truth. Featuring biographies of MaryJones, We'wha, Magnus Hirschfeld, Dr. Pauli Murray, Wilmer "Little Axe" M. Broadnax, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Carlett Brown, Nancy Cardenas, Ifti Nasim, and Simon Nkoli. Show less

In print only. The author shares their life as a genderqueer person, living in the American South, revealing their own personal struggle for acceptance an...Show more In print only. The author shares their life as a genderqueer person, living in the American South, revealing their own personal struggle for acceptance and how they were inspired by these historical LGBTQIA+ people to live their own truth. Featuring biographies of MaryJones, We'wha, Magnus Hirschfeld, Dr. Pauli Murray, Wilmer "Little Axe" M. Broadnax, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Carlett Brown, Nancy Cardenas, Ifti Nasim, and Simon Nkoli. Show less

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The Engagement

The Engagement

America's Quarter-century Struggle Over Same-sex Marriage

by Issenberg, Sasha

Book - 2021

Also available as downloadable audiobook. "On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were unconstitutio...Show more Also available as downloadable audiobook. "On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were unconstitutional, making same-sex unions legal throughout the United States. But the road to victory was much longer than many know. In this seminal work, SashaIssenberg takes us back to Hawaii in the 1990s, when that state's supreme court first started grappling with the issue, and traces the fight for marriage equality from the enactment of the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 to the Goodridge decision that made Massachusetts the first state to legalize same-sex marriage, and finally to the seminal Supreme Court decisions of Windsor and Obergefell. This meticulously reported work sheds new light on every aspect of this fraught history and brings to life the perspectives of those who fought courageously for the right to marry as well as those who fervently believed that same-sex marriage would destroy the nation. It is sure to become the definitive book on one of the most important civil rights fights of our time." Show less

Also available as downloadable audiobook. "On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were unconstitutio...Show more Also available as downloadable audiobook. "On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were unconstitutional, making same-sex unions legal throughout the United States. But the road to victory was much longer than many know. In this seminal work, SashaIssenberg takes us back to Hawaii in the 1990s, when that state's supreme court first started grappling with the issue, and traces the fight for marriage equality from the enactment of the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 to the Goodridge decision that made Massachusetts the first state to legalize same-sex marriage, and finally to the seminal Supreme Court decisions of Windsor and Obergefell. This meticulously reported work sheds new light on every aspect of this fraught history and brings to life the perspectives of those who fought courageously for the right to marry as well as those who fervently believed that same-sex marriage would destroy the nation. It is sure to become the definitive book on one of the most important civil rights fights of our time." Show less

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Living Queer History

Living Queer History

Remembrance and Belonging in A Southern City

by Rosenthal, Gregory Samantha

eBook - 2021

eBook only. "Living Queer History tells the story of an LGBTQ community in Roanoke, Virginia, a small city on the edge of Appalachia. Interweaving hi...Show more eBook only. "Living Queer History tells the story of an LGBTQ community in Roanoke, Virginia, a small city on the edge of Appalachia. Interweaving historical analysis, theory, and memoir, Gregory Samantha Rosenthal tells the story of their own journey--coming out and transitioning as a transgender woman--in the midst of working on a community-based history project that documented a multigenerational southern LGBTQ community. Based on over forty interviews with LGBTQ elders, Living Queer History explores how queer people today think about the past and how history lives on in the present" Show less

eBook only. "Living Queer History tells the story of an LGBTQ community in Roanoke, Virginia, a small city on the edge of Appalachia. Interweaving hi...Show more eBook only. "Living Queer History tells the story of an LGBTQ community in Roanoke, Virginia, a small city on the edge of Appalachia. Interweaving historical analysis, theory, and memoir, Gregory Samantha Rosenthal tells the story of their own journey--coming out and transitioning as a transgender woman--in the midst of working on a community-based history project that documented a multigenerational southern LGBTQ community. Based on over forty interviews with LGBTQ elders, Living Queer History explores how queer people today think about the past and how history lives on in the present" Show less

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¡Hola Papi!

¡Hola Papi!

How to Come Out in A Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons

by Brammer, John Paul

Book - 2021

Available as an eBook and eAudiobook. The popular LGBTQ columnist and writer presents a memoir though a series of essays that chronicle his life growing up as a queer, mixed race kid and offers advice for young people facing the same journey. Available as an eBook and eAudiobook. The popular LGBTQ columnist and writer presents a memoir though a series of essays that chronicle his life growing up as a queer, mixed race kid and offers advice for young people facing the same journey. Show less

Available as an eBook and eAudiobook. The popular LGBTQ columnist and writer presents a memoir though a series of essays that chronicle his life growing up as a queer, mixed race kid and offers advice for young people facing the same journey. Available as an eBook and eAudiobook. The popular LGBTQ columnist and writer presents a memoir though a series of essays that chronicle his life growing up as a queer, mixed race kid and offers advice for young people facing the same journey. Show less

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Our Work Is Everywhere

Our Work Is Everywhere

An Illustrated Oral History of Queer & Trans Resistance

by Rose, Syan

Book - 2021

Print only. "Through bold, symbolic imagery and surrealist, overlapping landscapes, queer illustrator and curator Syan Rose shines a light on the fac...Show more Print only. "Through bold, symbolic imagery and surrealist, overlapping landscapes, queer illustrator and curator Syan Rose shines a light on the faces and voices of these diverse, amorphous, messy, real, and imagined queer and trans communities. In their own words, queer and trans organizers, artists, healers, comrades, and leaders speak honestly and authentically about their own experiences with power, love, pain, and magic to create a textured and nuanced portrait of queer and trans realities in America. The many themes include Black femme mental health, Pacific Islander authorship, fat queer performance art, disability and health care practice, sex worker activism, and much more. Accompanying the narratives are Rose's startling and sinuous images that brings these leaders' words to visual life." --from the publisher. Show less

Print only. "Through bold, symbolic imagery and surrealist, overlapping landscapes, queer illustrator and curator Syan Rose shines a light on the fac...Show more Print only. "Through bold, symbolic imagery and surrealist, overlapping landscapes, queer illustrator and curator Syan Rose shines a light on the faces and voices of these diverse, amorphous, messy, real, and imagined queer and trans communities. In their own words, queer and trans organizers, artists, healers, comrades, and leaders speak honestly and authentically about their own experiences with power, love, pain, and magic to create a textured and nuanced portrait of queer and trans realities in America. The many themes include Black femme mental health, Pacific Islander authorship, fat queer performance art, disability and health care practice, sex worker activism, and much more. Accompanying the narratives are Rose's startling and sinuous images that brings these leaders' words to visual life." --from the publisher. Show less

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The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes

The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes

And the Unwritten History of the Trans Experience

by Playdon, Zoe-Jane

Book - 2021

In print only. "This life story of an aristocratic trans man whose secret 1968 legal case, which forced him to defend his male status, had a profound...Show more In print only. "This life story of an aristocratic trans man whose secret 1968 legal case, which forced him to defend his male status, had a profound impact on trans rights for decades is a singular contribution to trans history and the ongoing struggle for trans rights." Show less

In print only. "This life story of an aristocratic trans man whose secret 1968 legal case, which forced him to defend his male status, had a profound...Show more In print only. "This life story of an aristocratic trans man whose secret 1968 legal case, which forced him to defend his male status, had a profound impact on trans rights for decades is a singular contribution to trans history and the ongoing struggle for trans rights." Show less

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Love Is An Ex-country

Love Is An Ex-country

A Memoir

by Jarrar, Randa

Book - 2021

Also available as an eBook and eAudiobook. ""Queer. Muslim. Arab American. A proudly Fat woman. Randa Jarrar is all of these things. In this &qu...Show more Also available as an eBook and eAudiobook. ""Queer. Muslim. Arab American. A proudly Fat woman. Randa Jarrar is all of these things. In this "viscerally elegant" and "intimately edgy" memoir of a cross-country road trip, she explores how to claim joy in an unraveling and hostile America." --from the publisher. Show less

Also available as an eBook and eAudiobook. ""Queer. Muslim. Arab American. A proudly Fat woman. Randa Jarrar is all of these things. In this &qu...Show more Also available as an eBook and eAudiobook. ""Queer. Muslim. Arab American. A proudly Fat woman. Randa Jarrar is all of these things. In this "viscerally elegant" and "intimately edgy" memoir of a cross-country road trip, she explores how to claim joy in an unraveling and hostile America." --from the publisher. Show less

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The Natural Mother of the Child

The Natural Mother of the Child

A Memoir of Nonbinary Parenthood

by Malcolm Belc, Krys

eBook - 2021

Available in eBook and eAudiobook format only. By considering how the experiences contained under the umbrella of "motherhood" don't fully align...Show more Available in eBook and eAudiobook format only. By considering how the experiences contained under the umbrella of "motherhood" don't fully align with Belc's own experience, The Natural Mother of the Child journeys both toward and through common perceptions of what it means to have a body and how that body can influence the perception of a family. The Natural Mother of the Child is the story of a person moving past societal expectations to take control of his own narrative, with prose that delights in the intimate dailiness of family life and explores how much we can ever really know when we enter into parenting. Show less

Available in eBook and eAudiobook format only. By considering how the experiences contained under the umbrella of "motherhood" don't fully align...Show more Available in eBook and eAudiobook format only. By considering how the experiences contained under the umbrella of "motherhood" don't fully align with Belc's own experience, The Natural Mother of the Child journeys both toward and through common perceptions of what it means to have a body and how that body can influence the perception of a family. The Natural Mother of the Child is the story of a person moving past societal expectations to take control of his own narrative, with prose that delights in the intimate dailiness of family life and explores how much we can ever really know when we enter into parenting. Show less

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