Nevins Memorial Library

Fiction

Atkins, Catherine.  Adult Ed
Participating in a special after-school counseling class with other troubled students, including a sensitive gay classmate, helps Susan, an overweight tenth grader, develop a better sense of herself.

Bauer, Marion Dane. Am I Blue?
A collection of short stories about homosexuality by such authors as Bruce Coville, M.E. Kerr, William Sleator, and Jane Yolen.

Benduhn, Tea.  Gravel Queen
All Aurin wants to do the summer before her senior year in high school is hang out with her friends Kenney and Fred, but when she falls in love with Neila, everything changes.

Blacker, Terence.  Boy2Girl
After the death of his mother, thirteen-year-old Sam comes to live with his cousin and as a prank, he dresses up as a girl for school, but it soon gets out of hand.

Bledsoe, Lucy Jane. Working Parts
A novel on illiteracy set in San Francisco. The protagonist is Lori a 28-year-old lesbian who repairs bikes. A male co-worker acquires some money for being disfigured in a car accident and proposes a partnership with a shop of their own if she learns to read, and so she goes back to school.

Block, Francesca Lia. Baby-Be-Bop
Dirk MacDonald, a sixteen-year-old boy living in Los Angeles, comes to terms with being gay after he receives surreal storytelling visitations from his dead father and great-grandmother. (Copyright #169; Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.)

Block, Francesca Lia.  Girl Goddess #9
Tweetie Sweet Pea -- Blue -- Dragons in Manhattan -- Girl Goddess #9 -- Rave -- The canyon -- Pixie & Pony -- Winnie & Cubby -- Orpheus.

Block, Francesca Lia.  I Was a Teenage Fairy
A feisty, sexy fairy helps a young girl heal traumas of her past.

Block, Francesca Lia.  Missing Angel Juan
Witch Baby follows Angel Juan to New York City and meets the ghost of her almost grandfather Charlie Bat.

Block, Francesca Lia.  Violet and Claire
In search of material for a screenplay they are developing, seventeen-year-old Violet and her new friend Claire try to make life a movie as they chase their dreams through dangerously beautiful Los Angeles.

Block, Francesca Lia.  Weetzie Bat
Follows the wild adventures of Weetzie Bat and her Los Angeles friends, Dirk, Duck, and My-Secret-Agent-Lover-Man.

Block, Francesca Lia.  Witch Baby
Witch Baby comes to live with Weetzie Bat and My-Secret-Agent-Lover-Man and has wild adventures in Los Angeles as she tries to understand where she belongs.

Boock, Paula.  Dare Truth or Promise
Louie Angelo, a Woodhaugh High prefect who plans to be a lawyer, falls in love with a girl who lives in a pub and just wants to get through her exams so she can become a chef.

Brown, Rita Mae.  Rubyfruit Jungle
Bawdy and moving, the ultimate word-of-mouth bestseller, Rubyfruit Jungle is about growing up a lesbian in America--and living happily ever after. "A truly incredible book".--The Boston Globe. (Copyright #169; Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.)

Brown, Todd D. Entries from a Hot Pink Notebook
"Brown's confessional debut novel views the bittersweet first year of high school through the eyes of a 13-year-old who's just realizing he doesn't quite fit in." (Publisher's Weekly. Copyright 1995 Cahners Business Information, Inc.)

Butcher, Kristin.  The Hemingway Tradition
Sixteen-year-old Shaw Sebring and his mother move halfway across the country to distance themselves from the truth of his father's recent suicide. But Shaw finds that the ghost of his father, a bestselling author, has followed him. Determined not to follow in his father's footsteps, Shaw soon realizes that who he comes from impacts his life.

Cart, Michael. Love and Sex: 10 Stories of Truth
Extra virgin / Joan Bauer -- Fine and dandy / Louise Hawes -- Lightning bringer / Garth Nix -- Secret shelf / Sonya Sones -- Snake / Laurie Halse Anderson -- The cure of Curtis / Chris Lynch -- The acuteness of desire / Michael Lowenthal -- Troll bumps / Shelly Stoehr -- Watcher / Angela Johnson -- The welcome / Emma Donoghue.

Cart, Michael.  My Father's Scar
As he enters into his first relationships as a gay man, a college freshman recalls the aching loneliness of life with his alcoholic physically abusive father in a community prejudiced against homosexuals.

Chbosky, Stephen.  The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie is navigating through the strange worlds of love, drugs, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", and dealing with the loss of a good friend and his favorite aunt. (Copyright #169; Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.)

Crutcher, Chris.  Athletic Shorts
A collection of short stories featuring characters from earlier books by Chris Crutcher.

Crutcher, Chris.  Ironman: a novel
While training for a triathlon, seventeen-year-old Bo attends an anger management group at school which leads him to examine his relationship with his father.

De Oliveira, Eddie.  Lucky
Attracted to both boys and girls, Sam doesn't know where he fits in. Then he meets another boy who likes both boys and girls. Are they destined to be just friends or more? And what would happen if they were attracted to the same girl?

Donoghue, Emma.  Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
A collection of thirteen interconnected stories that give old fairy tales a new twist.

Durant, Penny Raife.  When Heroes Die
Devastated that his hero uncle, Rob, is dying of AIDS, twelve-year-old Gary, in need of advice and guidance in his life, draws strength from Rob himself.

Ferris, Jean.  Eight Seconds
Eighteen-year-old John must confront his own sexuality when he goes to rodeo school and finds himself strangely attracted to an older boy who is smart, tough, complicated, gorgeous, and gay.

Fox, John.  The Boys on the Rock
A sixteen-year-old from the Bronx, popular at school and "sort of" going steady, falls in love for the first time with another boy one exuberant summer.

Fox, Paula.  The Eagle Kite: a novel
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.

Freymann-Weyr, Garret. My Heartbeat
As she tries to understand the closeness between her older brother and his best friend, fourteen-year-old Ellen finds her relationship with each of them changing.

Frost, Helen.  Keesha's House
Seven teens facing such problems as pregnancy, closeted homosexuality, and abuse each describe in poetic forms what caused them to leave home and where they found home again.

Futcher, Jane. Crush
"It wasn't easy fitting in at an exclusive girls' school like Huntington Hill. But in her senior year, Jinx finally felt as though she belonged. Lexie- beautiful, popular Lexie- wanted her for a friend. Jinx knew she had a serious crush on Lexie and knew she had to do something to make it go away. But Lexie, who always got her way, had other plans."

Gantos,Jack.  Desire Lines
When sixteen-year-old Walker gets caught up in a witch-hunt against homosexuals, he is left to stand by and watch as a tragedy unfolds.

Garden, Nancy.  Annie On My Mind
Liza puts aside her feelings for Annie after the disaster at school, but eventually she allows love to triumph over the ignorance of people.

Garden, Nancy.  Good Moon Rising.
Jan begins her senior year of high school not expecting that she will lose the starring part in the school play, take over as director when her beloved drama teacher becomes ill, and realize that she is a lesbian.

Garden, Nancy.  Holly's Secret
When she starts middle school, eleven-year-old Holly decides to become sophisticated and feminine, change her name to Yvette, and hide the fact that her two moms are lesbians.

Garden, Nancy. The Year They Burned the Books
While trying to come to terms with her own lesbian feelings, Jamie, a high-school senior and editor of the school newspaper, finds herself in the middle of a battle with a group of townspeople over the new health education curriculum.

Greene, Bette.  The Drowning of Stephan Jones
As her mother battles a citizens' group that wants to ban all "anti-Christian" literature from the public library, Carla faces her own battle of torn loyalties when her boyfriend starts persecuting the homosexual owners of an antiques shop.

Grima, Tony.  Not the Only One: Lesbian and Gay Fiction for Teens
A collection of short stories portraying gay and lesbian teenagers at different moments in their lives.

Hartinger, Brent.  Geography Club
A group of gay and lesbian teenagers finds mutual support when they form the "Geography Club" at their high school.

Hartinger, Brent.  The Order of the Poison Oak
After "coming out" at school, sixteen-year-old Russel decides to take a counselor job at a camp for burn victims to get away from the antagonism of his classmates, but finds ten-year-old boys have just as many problems as he does.

Hartinger, Brent. Split Screen
Two books in one tell of sixteen-year-old friends Russel, who is gay, and Min, who is bisexual, as they face separate romantic troubles while working as extras on the set of a horror movie.

Hines, Sue.  Out of the Shadows
Ro thinks her family is totally unlike anyone else's. Jodie is afraid of herself. So they spend a long time stepping carefully around the truth, hiding secrets that they know are too terrible to reveal. These shadows from the past just won't go away, and in a hostile society Ro and Jodie end up with only each other -- and that grab bag of feelings that make up a friendship: love, hate, guilt -- and forgiveness.

Howe, James.  Totally Joe
As a school assignment, a thirteen-year-old boy writes an alphabiography--life from A to Z--and explores issues of friendship, family, school, and the challenges of being a gay teenager.

Jenkins, A.M.  Breaking Boxes
When in the course of an unusual friendship Charlie reveals something confidential about his brother, he must decide if he can accept the risks of caring.

Johnson, Maureen.  The Bermudez Triangle
The friendship of three high school girls and their relationships with their friends and families are tested when two of them fall in love with each other.

Kaye, Marilyn.  Real Heroes
When his father joins other parents in demonstrating against a teacher who is HIV-positive, Kevin is torn between his loyalty to his father whom he has always considered a hero and his admiration for his favorite sixth grade teacher.

Ketchum, Liza.  Blue Coyote
While searching for his lost friend, Alex not only learns the reasons behind Tito's disappearance but also comes to accept some hidden truths about himself.

Kerr, M.E.  Deliver Us From Evie
Sixteen-year-old Parr Burrman and his family face some difficult times when word spreads through their rural Missouri town that his older sister is a lesbian, and she leaves the family farm to live with the daughter of the town's banker.

Kerr, M.E.  Hello, I Lied
Summering in the Hamptons on the estate of a famous rock star, seventeen-year-old Lang tries to decide how to tell his longtime friends that he is gay, while struggling with an unexpected infatuation with a girl from France.

Kerr, M.E.  I'll Love You When You're More Like Me

Kerr, M.E.  Night Kites
Seventeen-year-old Erick's comfortable and well-ordered life begins to fall apart when he is forced to keep two secrets: the identity of his new girlfriend and the nature of his brother's debilitating disease.

Killingsworth, Monte.  Equinox
Fourteen-year-old Autumn slowly becomes aware of changes in the tenuous relationship between her father and mother that threaten her cherished life on a small island off the coast of Washington State.

Koertge, Ron. The Arizona Kid
Sixteen-year-old Billy spends the summer with his gay uncle in Tucson and works at a racetrack where he falls in love with an outspoken horse exerciser named Cara Mae.

Koja, Kathe.  Talk
Hoping to escape from himself for awhile, Kit auditions for a controversial school play and discovers his talent for acting, struggles with coming out, and both he and his costar face crises in their view of themselves and in their close relationships.

Lackey, Mercedes.  Magic's Pawn [SCIENCE FICTION]
In Magic's Pawn, an ancient age in the history of Valdemar comes to life--an age when the kingdom was ravaged by the ungoverned fury of bandit warlords, ferocious ice dragons, and the wild magic of wizards. Copyright #169; Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

LaRochelle, David.  Absolutely, Positively Not
Chronicles a teenage boy's humorous attempts to fit in at his Minnesota high school by becoming a macho, girl-loving, "Playboy" pinup-displaying heterosexual.

Larson, Roger.  What I Know
In 1957 in California, having fallen in love with a young man who has come to his house to build a garden, a fourteen-year-old gay boy finds his life and his world view changing.

Leddick, David.  My Worst Date
In Miami, where the sun always shines and the people are always fabulous, sixteen-year-old Hugo is ready for something more than school and hanging out. When he meets Glenn Elliot Paul, he thinks that, maybe, he had found something to look forward to. Hugo gets more than he bargained for, however, when he realizes that the man of his dreams is also dating his mother.

Levithan, David. Boy Meets Boy
This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene and is also the star quarterback), and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance.

Li, Bihua.  Farewell, My Concubine
Beginning amid the decadent glamour of China in the 1930s and ending in the 1980s in Hong Kong, this brilliant novel, which formed the basis for the award-winning movie, is the passionate story of an opera student who falls in love with his best friend, and the beautiful woman who comes between them.

Lyon, George Ella.  Sonny's House of Spies
In a small Alabama town in 1947-1956, Sonny searches for answers about his father's disappearance, "Uncle Marty," who looks after the family, and Mamby, their black housekeeper.

McClain, Ellen Jaffe.  No Big Deal
When rumors that Janice's favorite teacher is gay begin to circulate at school and in the community, she decides to stand up for him even in the face of her mother's opposition.

Manning, Rosemary.  The Chinese Garden
The Bampfield School for Girls is housed in a crumbling country estate ... where love between students is the ultimate crime. Into this world comes sixteen-year-old Rachel. Rachel is drawn into the conflict between two of the school's powerful figures. On one side is the formidable headmistress, who preaches the virtues of self-control while inviting teachers into her room at night. On the other side is Rachel's classmate Margaret, who openly despises Bampfield, urges Rachel to read The Well of Loneliness and sneaks out for trysts with her beautiful friend Rena.

Manning, Sarra.  Pretty Things
While rehearsing for a production of "The Taming of the Shrew," four English teenagers explore their relationships and sexuality, while also discovering some surprising truths about themselves.

Marsden, John.  Letters from the Inside
The relationship between two teenage girls who become acquainted through letters intensifies as their correspondence reveals some of the terrible problems of their lives.

Mastbaum, Blair.  Clay's Way
For 15-year-old Sam, a wanna-be punk rocker who writes bad haiku poetry, his middle-class suburban life feels like a prison. Mistaking lust for fate, Sam becomes obsessed with Clay, a 17-year-old surfer, outwardly cool but equally adrift. The violence and tumult of Clay's search for identity propels him, with desperately confused Sam in his wake, through the hardest decisions and obstacles of their young lives.

Matthews, Andrew.  The Flip Side
Robert, a British fifteen-year-old, is confused when he plays the part of Rosalind while studying Shakespeare in school and discovers parts of his personality that he did not know existed.

Meaker, Marijane.  Shockproof Sydney Skate
Sydney Skate has dubbed himself "Shockproof": He decoded his mother's gossip with her glamorous lesbian girlfriends at age eight (but has never let on to her that he knows she's gay). He easily shrugs off his father's demands to skip college and join him in the exciting world of swimming pool sales for suburbanites. During his summer days, he deftly cares for snakes at the local pet shop. And he has memorized the sex scenes of every book he's ever read in order to better seduce women. Nothing, however, has prepared Sydney for his mother sweeping Alison Gray, the girl of his dreams, off her feet.

Miller, Isabel.  Patience and Sarah
Miller's 1972 landmark lesbian novel depicts a love affair between two women in early 19th-century New England. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Mullins, Hilary. The Cat Came Back
Seventeen-year-old Stevie has come under the influence of a teacher named Rik, a woman's ice hockey coach named Granite, and another teacher named Mic. Now Andrea, a new classmate, has entered her life. Stevie tells her story in her own voice, her own words.

Murrow, Liza Ketchum. Twelve Days in August
Twelve days in August change a sixteen-year-old soccer player's perceptions of himself, his family, girls, and gays.

Myracle, Lauren.  Kissing Kate
Sixteen-year-old Lissa's relationship with her best friend changes after they kiss at a party and Lissa does not know what to do, until she gets help from an unexpected new friend.

Nelson, Theresa.  Earthshine: a novel
Slim watches over her father, a disarmingly charismatic man, as his struggle with AIDS reaches its climax.

Peters, Julie Ann.  Far From Xanadu
In a small Kansas town, sixteen-year-old Mary-Elizabeth "Mike" Szabo tries to come to terms with her father's suicide and her own homosexuality.

Peters, Julie Ann.  Keeping You a Secret
As she begins a very tough last semester of high school, Holland finds herself puzzled about her future and intrigued by a transfer student who wants to start a Lesbigay club at school.

Peters, Julie Ann.  Luna: a novel
Fifteen-year-old Regan's life, which has always revolved around keeping her older brother Liam's transsexuality a secret, changes when Liam decides to start the process of "transitioning" by first telling his family and friends that he is a girl who was born in a boy's body.

Plum-Ucci, Caro.  What Happened to Lani Garver?
Sixteen-year-old Claire is unable to face her fears about a recurrence of her leukemia, her eating disorder, her need to fit in with the popular crowd on Hackett Island, and her mother's alcoholism until the enigmatic Lani Garver helps her get control of her life at the risk of his own.

Porte, Barbara Ann.  Something Terrible Happened
Twelve-year-old Gillian is sent away from her mother who is dying of AIDS to live with her relatives in Tennessee.

Renault, Mary.  The Persian Boy
The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexander's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas.

Revoyr, Nina. The Necessary Hunger
As a star basketball player in her last year of high school, Nancy Takahiro's life is about to change forever. Facing the fear of leaving home and wondering where her skill will take her, Nancy is not prepared for the complications that arise when she meets Raina Webber, a devoted, ferocious athlete, whose love of basketball is matched only by her talent for it. Copyright #169; Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Reynolds, Marilyn.  Love Rules
Seventeen-year-old Lynn experiences surprise, discomfort, and a new awareness of prejudices and stereotyping when her best friend Kit comes out as a lesbian.

Ryan, Sara.  Empress of the World
While attending a summer institute, fifteen-year-old Nic meets another girl named Battle, falls in love with her, and finds the relationship to be difficult and confusing.

Sanchez, Alex.  So Hard to Say
Thirteen-year-old Xio, a Mexican American girl, and Frederick, who has just moved to California from Wisconsin, quickly become close friends, but when Xio starts thinking of Frederick as her boyfriend, he must confront his feelings of confusion and face the fear that he might be gay.

Sanchez, Alex.  Rainbow Boys
Three high school seniors, a jock with a girlfriend and an alcoholic father, a closeted gay, and a flamboyant gay rights advocate, struggle with family issues, gay bashers, first sex, and conflicting feelings about each other.

Sanchez, Alex.  Rainbow High
Follows three gay high school seniors as they struggle with issues of coming out, safe sex, homophobia, being in love, and college choices.

Scoppettone, Sandra. Trying Hard to Hear You
Faced with the revelation that her best friend is a homosexual, a sixteen-year-old tries to cope with her own and her friends' reactions toward him.

Selvadurai, Shyam. Funny Boy
A marvelous first novel, about growing up gay in Sri Lanka.

Shannon, George.  Unlived Affections
At his grandmother's death, seventeen-year-old Willie finds a box of old letters which explain many family secrets.

Sloan, Brian.  A Really Nice Prom Mess
Gay high school senior Cameron Hayes endures a disastrous prom night when forced to take a girl as his date, and after fleeing the dance in disguise, he finds himself involved in a surprising on-stage performance, a high-speed police chase, and unexpected revelations.

Springer, Nancy.  Looking for Jamie Bridger
Fourteen-year-old Jamie Bridger is determined to find out who her real parents were in spite of opposition from the grandparents who raised her, but her search ends in a bittersweet discovery.

Shaw, Tucker.  The Hookup Artist
As a good-natured gay teenager, Lucas happily serves as his high school's matchmaker, but finding true love for himself is proving to be much more difficult.

Stoehr, Shelley.  Tomorrow Wendy: a Love Story
Seventeen-year-old Cary seems to have it all--gorgeous body, cool boyfriend, wealthy family, and a great sense of style, but she also has a serious problem.

Taylor, William.  The Blue Lawn
A fifteen-year-old boy acknowledges his attraction to an older rugby teammate, as he also begins to break out of the preconceived notions his family and others have about him.

Torres, Laura.  November Ever After
In the aftermath of her mother's death, sixteen-year-old Amy finds solace in the company of her best friend Sara, but then she is shocked to discover that Sara is romantically involved with another girl and has kept it a secret from her.

Vilmure, Daniel.  Toby's Lie
Toby Sligh has one ambition to come out in spectacular fashion by dancing with his boyfriend at his Catholic high school Prom. Unfortunately, revealing the truth about his sexuality is the least of his worries. His mother has inexplicably moved out; his father is drowning his sorrows in beer; his best friend, a crack dealer pursued by both the law and the mob, has asked him to hide his stash; and Ian, his boyfriend, is becoming increasingly more aloof. In the midst of this turmoil, Toby meets Father Scarcross, a mysterious priest suffering with AIDS who tells him to search for the truth about life, and about himself.

Walker, Kate.  Peter
An ordinary fifteen-year-old Australian kid, who enjoys riding his dirt bike and wants to be a photographer, becomes confused about his sexuality when he finds he is attracted to a gay friend of his older brother.

Wallens, Scott.  Exposed (Sevens)
Jeremy's life was perfect. He was the running back of the football team. He had been dating Tara, the most beautiful girl in school, for two years. Then he met Josh.

Wersba, Barbara.  Whistle Me Home
Seventeen-year-old Noli feels as if she has found her soul mate when handsome, sensitive TJ moves to Sag Harbor, but even as their feelings deepen, individual secrets threaten their relationship.

Wittlinger, Ellen. Hard Love
After starting to publish a zine in which he writes his secret feelings about his lonely life and his parents' divorce, sixteen-year-old John meets an unusual girl and begins to develop a healthier personality.

Woodson, Jacqueline. From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun
Ever since Kristin, a pretty white lawyer, entered Mama's life, Melanin Sun fears that he and Mama are losing the special closeness they always shared. A 1996 Coretta Scott King Honor Book, winner of the Jane Addams Peace Award, 1996 Lambda Award, and ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Original. Copyright #169; Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Woodson, Jacqueline.  The House You Pass on the Way
When fourteen-year-old Staggerlee, the daughter of a racially mixed marriage, spends a summer with her cousin Trout, she begins to question her sexuality to Trout and catches a glimpse of her possible future self.

Wright, Bill.  Sunday, You Learn How to Box
Fourteen-year-old Louis Bowman is in a boxing ring -- a housing project circa 1968 -- fighting "just to get to the end of the round." Sharing the ring is his mother, Jeanette Stamps, a ferociously stubborn woman battling for her own dreams to be realized; his stepfather, Ben Stamps, the would-be savior, who becomes the sparring partner to them both; and the enigmatic Ray Anthony Robinson, the neighborhood "hoodlum," in purple polyester pants, who sets young Louis's heart spinning with the first stirrings of sexual longing.

Wyeth, Sharon Davis.  Orphea Proud
While reciting her poetry at a club in Queens, New York, seventeen-year-old Orphea recounts her childhood in Pennsylvania, leaving after her parents and the girl she loves die, and learning about her family and herself while living with her great-aunts on a Virginia mountaintop.

Yamanaka, Lois-Ann.  Name Me Nobody
Emi-Lou struggles to come of age in her middle school years in Hawaii.

Yoshimoto, Banana.  Kitchen
A lyrical tale about loss and grief and familial love. When college student Mikage Sakurai is orphaned by the death of her grandmother, she is rescued from loneliness and grief by Yuichi, a young flower shop delivery man, and discovers that families come in many shapes . . . and can be found in many places.

Young, Cathy, ed.  One Hot Second
A collection of eleven stories by award-winning authors that explore the many varieties of teenage desire, including first crushes, first kisses, and first times.

Nonfiction

Bass, Ellen and Kate Kaufman.  Free Your Mind: a Book for Gay, LEsbian, and Bisexual Youth -- and Their Allies
Free Your Mind is the definitive practical guide for gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth -- and their families, teachers, counselors and friends.

Beck, Gad.  An Underground Life: Memoirs of a Gay Jew in Nazi Berlin
That a Jew living in Nazi Berlin survived the Holocaust at all is surprising. That he was a homosexual and a teenage leader in the resistance and yet survived is amazing. But that he endured the ongoing horror with an open heart, with love and without vitriol, and has written about it so beautifully is truly miraculous. This is Gad Beck's story.

Bend, Don't Shatter: an Anthology of Youthful Desire
This poetry anthology navigates the rocky waters of teenage sexuality and confusion with insight, clarity, and understanding.

Bono, Chastity.  Family Outing
From Chastity Bono, daughter of Sonny and Cher, heroine of the gay community: the first comprehensive guide to the coming-out process from the perspective of both gays, lesbians, and their parents.

Burke, Phyllis.  Family Values: Two Moms and Their Son
"Contrary to its title, this colorful, funny and fearless memoir set in San Francisco's gay community is about a nonbiological mom--novelist Burke ( Atomic Candy )--and how she came out of the closet, became politically radicalized and committed herself to four-year-old Jessie, the biological son of her domestic partner Cheryl, who had been artificially inseminated." Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Clausen, Jan.  Beyond Gay or Straight: Understanding Sexual Orientation
Examining the various theories that have been proposed throughout history and present day, this book explains the riddle of sexual orientation, assessing their validity, placing them in a cultural context, and enplaning the practical ramifications of each.

Ford, Michael Thomas.  Outspoken: Role Models From the Lesbian and Gay Community
Gay men and lesbians describe their personal experiences and how their sexual orientation has affected their lives. Includes lists of recommended books, magazines, movies, and other sources of information.

Gillespie, Peggy. Love Makes a Family: Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trensgender Parents and Their Families
An intimate look at the lives of these parents and their families.

Hear Me Out: True Stories of Teens Educating and Confronting Homophobia: a Project of Planned Parenthood Toronto
"Twenty-two young people involved in a Toronto organization talk about the experiences that led them to T.E.A.C.H. (Teens Educating and Confronting Homophobia), as well as their ups and downs as program volunteers and counselors�and beyond." - Jeff Katz, School of Library, Archival, & Information Studies, University of British Columbia Copyright � Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Heron, Ann.  Two Teenagers in Twenty: Writings by Gay and Lesbian Youth
"Designed to inform and support teenagers dealing on their own with minority sexual indentification, this book contains personal narratives written by and for gay and lesbian teens." - Claudia Morrow, Berkeley Public Library, CA Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.