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Gay & Lesbian Reading Group
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This site is devoted to Literature about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) experience. It is also the home of the New York City Gay & Lesbian Reading Group, and it includes original LGBT film, music, and visual arts resources.
LGBTQ BOOK LIST
Below is a list of fiction and nonfiction books recommended by City employees.
Fiction/Memoirs/Good Stories:
Lesbian Fiction
Anshaw, Carol
Lucky in the corner
Brown, Rita Mae
Rubyfruit jungle
Brownrigg, Sylvia
Pages for you
Cornwell, Patricia
The body farm
A mystery -- the Scarpetta series features Kay's niece, Lucy, a lesbian. Lucy comes out in this novel.
Crowe, Nancy
Bethlehem Road
D'Erasmo, Stacey
Tea: a novel
Flagg, Fannie
Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
Green,Allison
Half-moon scar
Grumbach, Doris
The ladies
Kanter, Lynn
Mayor of heaven
MacDonald, Ann-Marie
Fall on your knees
McCloy, Kristin
Some girls
Miller, Isabel
Patience and Sarah
Obejas, Achy
Days of awe
Sinclair, April
Coffee will make you black
Summer, Jane
The silk road
Tea, Michelle
Valencia
Waters, Sarah
Fingersmith
Youngblood, Shay
Black girl in Paris
Gay Fiction
Bram, Christopher
Gossip
Christensen, Kate
Jeremy Thrane
Cunningham, Michael
A home at the end of the world
Cunningham, Michael
The hours
Currier, Jameson
Where the rainbow ends
Forster, E.M.
Maurice
Glass, Julia
Three Junes
Grimsley, Jim
Boulevard
Grimsley, Jim
Dream boy
Hardy, James Earl
If only for one nite
Hartman, Keith
Gumshoe gorilla
Hollinghurst, Alan
The spell
Leavitt, David
Martin Bauman, or, A sure thing
Lefcourt, Peter
The Dreyfus affair: a love story
Lowenthal, Michael
Avoidance
Maupin, Armistead
Tales of the city
The characters also continue in other of Maupin's books.
McCauley, Stephen
Object of my affection
Merlis, Mark
Man about town
O'Neill, Jamie
At swim, two boys
Picano, Felice
Like people in history
Price, Reynolds
The promise of rest
Quinn, Eric Shaw
Say uncle
Renault, Mary
Fire from heaven
Renault, Mary
The Persian boy
Soehnlein, K.M.
The world of normal boys
Toibin, Colm
The blackwater lightship: a novel
White, Edmund
The beautiful room is empty
White, Edmund
A boy's own story
White, Edmund
A farewell symphony: a novel
Bisexual Characters
Baldwin, James
Giovanni's room
Brown, Rita Mae
Bingo
Chee, Alexander
Edinburgh
Dhalla, Ghalib Shiraz
Ode to Lata
Harris,E. Lynn
Any way the wind blows
Harris,E. Lynn
Invisible life
Harris,E. Lynn
Just as I am
Gay & Lesbian Fiction Anthologies
Bauer, Marion Dane, editor
Am I blue: coming out from the silence
Bergman, David, editor
Men on men 6: best new gay fiction
Bergman, David, editor
Men on men 7: best new gay fiction
Bergman, David, editor
Men on men 2000: best new gay fiction for the millennium
Bouldrey, Brian, editor
Best American gay fiction 1996
Drake, Robert, editor
Circa 2000: gay fiction at the millennium
Griffith, Nicola, editor
Bending the landscape: fantasy
Levy, E.J., editor
Tasting life twice: literary lesbian fiction by new American writers
Stambolian, George, editor
Men on men 4: best new gay fiction
White, Edmund, editor
Faber book of gay short fiction
Wolverton, Terry, editor
Hers: brilliant new fiction by lesbian writers
Wolverton, Terry, editor
Hers 3: brilliant new fiction by lesbian writers
Nonfiction/History/Sociology:
Coming Out
Bono, Chastity
Family outing
Outland, Orland
Coming out: a handbook for men
Signorile, Michelangelo
Outing yourself: how to come out as lesbian or gay to your family, friends, and
coworkers
Dating & Relationships
Kaminsky, Neil
Affirmative gay relationships: key steps in finding a life partner
Kantor, Martin
My guy: a gay man's guide to a lasting relationship
Sullivan, Jim
Boyfriend 101: a gay guy's guide to dating, romance, and finding true love
Health
Brownworth,VictoriaA., editor
Coming out of cancer: writings from the lesbian cancer epidemic
White, Jocelyn, editor
The lesbian health book: caring for ourselves
Wolfe, Daniel
Men like us: the GMHC complete guide to gay men's sexual, physical, and emotional well-being
Sex
Bentley, Kevin, editor
Afterwords: real sex from gay men's diaries
Goldstone, Stephen E.
The ins and outs of gay sex: a medical handbook for men
Newman, Felice
The whole lesbian sex book: a passionate guide for all of us
Silverstein, Charles
The joy of gay sex
Transgender Issues
Vanderburgh, Reid
Transition and beyond
Marriage & Weddings
Ayers, Tess
The essential guide to lesbian and gay weddings
Bourassa, Kevin
Just married: gay marriage and the expansion of human rights
Wythe, Douglas
The wedding: a family's coming out story
Parenting
Aizley, Harlyn
Buying dad: one woman's search for the perfect sperm donor
Bernstein, Robert
Straight parents/gay children: keeping families together
Galluccio, Jon
An American family
Green, Jesse
The velveteen father: an unexpected journey to parenthood
Howey, Noelle, editor
Out of the ordinary: essays on growing up with gay, lesbian, and transgender parents
Jennings, Kevin
Always my child: a parent's guide to understanding your gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, or questioning son or daughter
Johnson, Suzanne M.
For lesbian parents: your guide to helping your family grow up happy, healthy, and proud
Kaeser, Gigi
Love makes a family: portraits of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender parents and their family
Mohler, Marie
A donor insemination guide: written by and for lesbian women
Pepper, Rachel
The ultimate guide to pregnancy for lesbians: tips and techniques from conception through birth: how to stay sane and care for yourself
Rich, Jason
Growing up gay in America: informative and practical advice for teen guys questioning their sexuality and growing up gay
Savage, Dan
The kid: what happened after my boyfriend and I decided to go get pregnant
Wong, B.D.
Following Foo: the electronic adventures of the chestnut man
Finance
Berkery, Peter M.
J.K. Lasser's gay finances in a straight world: a comprehensive financial planning handbook
Lustig, Harold L.
4 steps to financial security for lesbian and gay couples
Legal & Law
Curry, Hayden
A legal guide for lesbian and gay couples
Senak, Mark S.
Every trick in the book: the essential lesbian and gay legal guide
Gay Rights, Activism & Liberation Movement
Bull, Chris, editor
Come out fighting: a century of essential writing on gay and lesbian liberation
D'Emilio, John
The world turned: essays on gay history, politics, and culture
Kranz, Rachel
Gay rights
Rimmerman, Craig A.
From identity to politics: the lesbian and gay movements in the United States
Stevenson, Michael R., editor
Everyday activism: a handbook for lesbian, gay, and bisexual people and their allies
Walzer, Lee
Gay rights on trial: a reference handbook
Social Issues
Blum, Louise A.
You're not from around here, are you?: a lesbian in small-town America
Faderman, Lillian
To believe in women: what lesbians have done for American - a history
Gage, Simon
Queer
Kort, Joe
Ten smart things gay men can do to improve their lives
Ristock, Janice L.
No more secrets: violence in lesbian relationships
Walters, Suzanna Danuta
All the rage: the story of gay visibility in America
Whisman, Vera
Queer by choice: lesbians, gay men, and the politics of identity
Religion
De la Huerta, Christian
Coming out spiritually: the next step
Johnson, Edwin Clark
Gay spirituality: the role of gay identity in the transformation of human consciousness
Kolodny, Debra R., editor
Blessed bi spirit: bisexual people of faith
Travel
Access Travel Books
Access: gay USA
Andrusia, David
Frommer's 2001 gay and lesbian Europe
Collins, Andrew
Fodor's gay guide to the USA
Kolber-Stuart, Billy
USA cities: essential information for gay and lesbian travelers
Comics & Graphic Novels
Bechdel, Alison
Split-level dykes to watch out for
Cruse, Howard
Wendel all together
Moore, Terry
The collected strangers in paradise
