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“Magnificent . . . interesting and clear . . . Signorile takes your hand and gently guides you through the entire self-outing process.”—Chaz Bono, The Advocate
From the author of Queer in America comes a complete, step-by-step guide to coming out of the closet—the first coming-out guide to the ’90s. Signorile’s pull-no-punches style gives this book a Susan Powter-ish Stop the Insanity! approach...
From the author of Queer in America comes a complete, step-by-step guide to coming out of the closet—the first coming-out guide to the ’90s. Signorile’s pull-no-punches style gives this book a Susan Powter-ish Stop the Insanity! approach...
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The National Book Award–winning coming-out memoir. “One of the most complex, moral, personal, and political books to have been written about gay life” (LA Weekly).
Paul Monette grew up all-American, Catholic, overachieving . . . and closeted. As a child of the 1950s, a time when a kid suspected of being a “homo” would routinely be beaten up, Monette kept his secret throughout his adolescence. He wrestled...
Paul Monette grew up all-American, Catholic, overachieving . . . and closeted. As a child of the 1950s, a time when a kid suspected of being a “homo” would routinely be beaten up, Monette kept his secret throughout his adolescence. He wrestled...
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Who gave Jonathan Van Ness permission to be the radiant human he is today? No one, honey. The truth is, it hasn't always been gorgeous for this beacon of positivity and joy. Before he stole our hearts as the grooming and self-care expert on Netflix's hit show Queer Eye, Jonathan was growing up in a small Midwestern town that didn't understand why he was so... over the top. From choreographed carpet figure skating routines to the unavoidable fact that...
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2016.
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"A poignant account by a survivor of a church-supported sexual orientation conversion therapy facility that claimed to "cure" homosexuality describes its intense Bible study program and the daily threats of his abandonment by family, friends and God, an experienced that transformed the author's relationships and self-understandings"--
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2009.
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In the New Y ork of the 1970s, in the wake of Stonewall and in the midst of economic collapse, you might find the likes of Jasper Johns and William Burroughs at the next cocktail party, and you were as likely to be caught arguing Marx at the New York City Ballet as cruising for sex in the warehouses and parked trucks along the Hudson. This is the New York that Edmund White portrays in City Boy: a place of enormous intrigue and artistic tumult....
6) Taboo
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An Arizona author poet offers an impressionistic memoir, using poetic techniques to chronicle episodic rites of passage in his life.
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Melville House
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2021.
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"In Pedro's Theory Marcos Gonsalez explores the lives of these many Pedros, real and imagined. Several are the author himself, while others are strangers, lovers, archetypes, and the men he might have been in other circumstances. All are journeying to some sort of Promised Land, or hoping to discover an America of their own. With sparkling prose and cutting insights, this brilliant literary debut closes the gap between who the world sees in us and...
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Farrar Straus & Giroux
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2024.
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Publisher Annotation: An inspiring picture book biography about Glenn Burke, the first Major League Baseball player to come out as gay, and the story of how he created the world's most recognizable handshake, the high five. 40pp.
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"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."--
13) Lucky Jim
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"Lucky Jim is a story about how a young man survived a violent childhood home, found his voice as an incredible writer, established a love that was both so right and so wrong, and ultimately found the strength to be his true self. Jim Hart is a master at building relationships, he is charming, funny, and a great listener with a guru's insight. His success in life and business was based on his ability to connect with others, from people recovering...
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2022.
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"A debut memoir about coming of age as a gay, Latinx man in a culture of machismo, Gomez's High-Risk Homosexual opens in the ultimate anti-gay space: his uncle's cockfighting ring in Nicaragua, where he was sent at twelve years old to become a man. The story then moves through the queer spaces where he learned the joy of being gay and Latinx, including Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, a drag queen convention in Los Angeles, and the doctor's office where...
16) Sex positive
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E1 Entertainment
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2010.
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English
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Documents the life and work of Richard Berkowitz, a gay former S & M worker who became an AIDS activist and advocated safe sex for gay men.
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Hanover Square Press
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Films of Endearment is a heartwarming memoir, chronicling a young man's dynamic relationship with his mother, as told through the 80s movies they shared together, exploring themes of loss and resilience, the bonds between family, gender equality, and the birth of a critic's sensibility.
Koresky's most formative memories were simple ones: A movie rental. A mug of tea. And a few shared hours with his mother. Now a successful film critic, he set out...
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"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."--Amazon.
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