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Dangerous liaisons Dangerous liaisons Eric Brandt A groundbreaking study of the intersections of race and sexuality, by an all-star group of writers. From Selma and Stonewall to California’s Proposition 209 and the Defense of Marriage Act, blacks an… OL15137195W
Losing Matt Shepard Losing Matt Shepard Beth Loffreda The infamous murder in October 1998 of a twenty-one-year-old gay University of Wyoming student ignited a media frenzy. The crime resonated deeply with America's bitter history of violence against min… OL15843872W
Homophobias Homophobias Tom Boellstorff,Don Kulick,Steven Angelides,Martin F. Manalansan IV,David A. B. Murray,David A. B. Murray,Constance R. Sullivan-Blum,Lawrence Cohen,Suzanne LaFont,Brian Riedel,Constance R. Sullivan-Blum What is it about “the homosexual” that incites vitriolic rhetoric and violence around the world? How and why do some people hate queers? Does homophobia operate differently across social, political, … OL16692446W
The gay revolution The gay revolution Lillian Faderman,Lillian Faderman A chronicle of the modern struggle for gay, lesbian and transgender rights draws on interviews with politicians, military figures, legal activists and members of the LGBT community to document the ca… OL17768453W
Homosexuality and the Mental Health Professions Homosexuality and the Mental Health Professions Jack Drescher,Committee on Human Sexuality "This monograph acutely identifies problems of bais, overt and covert, as they affect the treatment of lesbian and gay patients and as they influence the training of mental health professionals. Inco… OL1947361W
Judging the Boy Scouts of America Judging the Boy Scouts of America Ellis, Richard "As Americans, we cherish the freedom to associate. However, with the freedom to associate comes the right to exclude those who do not share our values and goals. What happens when the freedom of ass… OL19708012W
Confronting LGBTQ+ discrimination Confronting LGBTQ+ discrimination Avery Elizabeth Hurt Despite a sea of change in attitudes in recent years, the LGBTQ+ community still faces much discrimination. This affirming book empowers readers to confront discrimination and offers practical guidan… OL19744553W
Tinderbox Tinderbox Robert W. Fieseler,Paul Heitsch "Fieseler chronicles the ... event that claimed the lives of thirty-one men and one woman on June 24, 1973, at a New Orleans bar, the largest mass murder of gays until 2016. Relying on ... access to … OL19745186W
Bereft Bereft Craig Laurance Gidney A haunting and deeply moving story of one teen's struggle with racism, bullying, and homophobia. OL19966220W
Boys of Alabama Boys of Alabama Genevieve Hudson In this bewitching debut novel, a sensitive teen, newly arrived in Alabama, falls in love, questions his faith, and navigates a strange power. While his German parents don’t know what to make of a So… OL20776620W
Last Watch of the Night Last Watch of the Night Paul Monette These autobiographical essays by the author of Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story include a portrait of his dog, an atheist's appreciation of priests, and a meditation on travel, all in the context of… OL21800288W
Tagged Out Tagged Out Joyce Grant 123 pages ; 21 cm OL21831904W
White horse in winter White horse in winter Franci McMahon "Montana rancher Becky Miles (who decidedly drops the Becky part) is drawn into the snake pit of internalized homophobia when she travels to Vermont to find out if her gal, Jane Scott, still loves he… OL22057849W
When everything feels like the movies When everything feels like the movies Raziel Reid Everyone wanted to break me. But stars aren't broken, they explode. And I was the ultimate supernova. My name was Jude. They called me Judy. I was beautiful either way. School was basically a movie s… OL24307975W
Sweet Tea Sweet Tea E. Patrick Johnson,Jane M. Saks This book is the stage version of E. Patrick Johnson’s Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South—An Oral History, a groundbreaking text for the fields of Black studies, queer studies, and southern oral h… OL24583725W
"Don't be so gay!" "Don't be so gay!" Donn Short Drawing on interviews with queer youth and their allies in the Toronto area, the author considers the effectiveness of safe school legislation and concludes that the current legislation is often more… OL24693156W
Ashes Ashes Philip Rademeyer One young man’s story is told through his voice and those of five other personalities: father, mother, lover, assailant and looker-on. Born and brought up in the small-town atmosphere of the Boland, … OL25952919W
Homophobia Homophobia Martin Kantor "In this new edition of Homophobia, Kantor tells in harsh detail how and why people still fire off slurs like "faggot" and "dyke," and threaten harm, from blowing up homes to bashing in heads. He tak… OL2682765W
Strong women, deep closets Strong women, deep closets Pat Griffin Former athlete and coach Pat Griffin makes a provocative and impassioned call for attention to a topic too long avoided by women's sports advocates. In Strong Women, Deep Closets, she provides a crit… OL2707651W
The Laramie Project The Laramie Project Stephen Belber,Moisés Kaufman,Andy Paris,Tectonic Theater Project,Leigh Fondakowski,Greg Pierotti Moises Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half in the aftermath of the beating [and death of Matthew Shepard] and con… OL2721322W
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