Last Updated: July 22, 2026
A Queer History of the United States
by Michael Bronski
In this revised and expanded 15th anniversary edition of A Queer History of the United States, Michael Bronski’s classic book now covers 500 years, bringing queer history into the 21st century.
Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000
by Barry Walters
In Mighty Real, veteran journalist Barry Walters chronicles music’s LGBTQ history from the Velvet Underground to the 21st century’s dawn as he honors the artists who redefined gender, defied tradition, and dared to challenge sexual norms with the help of a record business that wasn’t as straight as commonly believed.
Say Nephew: On Boyhood, Unclehood, and Queer Mentorship
by Steven Pfau
The most influential figure in Pfau’s gay boyhood–the mentor who set the standard for all his future mentors–was his uncle Bruce. Bruce was both a unique fixture in his nephew’s upbringing and a link in a long lineage of uncles, literal and figurative, who have offered various forms of queer tutelage to younger men. But what role is the nephew supposed to play in these relationships? And who does he become once his uncles are no longer there to guide him?
Transcendent
by Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox is a powerhouse in the fight for transgender rights and representation – but her path from a struggling trans actress to a cultural movement was anything but easy. In this book, you will experience life in Laverne’s shoes, from her childhood abuse to making her big break, dealing with Hollywood bureaucracy, and finding her voice through the chaos of it all.
Conversion Therapy Dropout: A Queer Story of Faith and Belonging
by Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez
Adopted, Mexican-American, and queer, living in the family-values Midwest, Rodriguez struggled from birth to find his place in the world. Early on, he found solace in Evangelical Christianity, aspiring to devote his life and career to the church. At age of 19, however, he was outed as gay and made the life-changing decision to undergo conversion therapy to “pray the gay away.” After eight turbulent years of desperately but unsuccessfully trying to stop being himself he walked away from conversion therapy. As Rodriguez wrestled with his upbringing and saw the harm churches were capable of doing in the name of Jesus, he began to engage in an uphill battle to change the ways churches relate to LGBTQ+ individuals in matters of faith.