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The last generation The last generation Cherríe Moraga A classic work by award-winning author Cherríe Moraga, The Last Generation is an electric mix of prose and poetry that continues conversations started in the beloved books This Bridge Called My Back:… OL11639101W
A great unrecorded history A great unrecorded history Wendy Moffat With the posthumous publication of his long-suppressed novel Maurice in 1970, E. M. Forster came out as a homosexual, though that revelation made barely a ripple in his literary reputation. As Wendy … OL13844329W
The fabulous Sylvester The fabulous Sylvester Joshua Gamson A journey back through the music, madness, and unparalleled freedom of an era of change-the '70s-as told through the life of ultra-fabulous superstar Sylvester. Imagine a pied piper singing in a … OL15842708W
Who's yer daddy? Who's yer daddy? Jim Elledge,David Groff Who’s Yer Daddy? offers readers of gay male literature a keen and engaging journey. In this anthology, thirty-nine gay authors discuss individuals who have influenced them—their inspirational “daddie… OL16607833W
Queer threads Queer threads John Chaich,Todd Oldham "Queer Threads: Crafting Identity and Community" spotlights an international, intergenerational, intersectional mix of thirty artists who are remixing fiber craft traditions, such as crochet, embroid… OL17856767W
Sister & brother Sister & brother Joan Nestle,John Preston From the most celebrated anthologizers of gay and lesbian writing, here are 30 profiles in camaraderie that reveal the loving, sometimes troubled, but always remarkable relationships between lesbians… OL18123960W
Uncommon heroes Uncommon heroes Samuel Bernstein,Phillip Sherman This photo-essay anthology includes over one hundred thirty profiles of noted gay and lesbian Americans. Many of the subjects are famous - extraordinary individuals such as Elton John, Martina Navrat… OL19692168W
No Straight Lines No Straight Lines Various,Justin Hall Queer cartooning encompasses some of the best and most interesting comics of the last four decades, with creators tackling complex issues of identity and a changing society with intelligence, humor, … OL20362691W
Cannonball Cannonball Kelsey Wroten Kelsey Wroten’s Cannonball fires the reader straight into the messy life of Caroline Bertram: aspiring writer, queer, art school graduate, near alcoholic, and self proclaimed tortured genius. Wroten … OL21332415W
Masculinities Masculinities Ekow Eshun,Tim Clark,Jonathan D. Katz,Alona Pardo,Edwin Commasaru Examining increasingly fluid notions of masculinity over the past six decades, this book offers a culturally diverse collection of work from some of the world's most celebrated photographers. This… OL21365121W
Rare and Commonplace Flowers Rare and Commonplace Flowers Carmen L. Oliveira Rare and Commonplace Flowers—a Brazilian bestseller—tells the story of two women. Elizabeth Bishop, the Pulitzer Prize–winning American poet, sought artistic inspiration in Brazil. There she met and … OL2306766W
Glitter & Grit Glitter & Grit Damien Luxe,Heather María Ács,Sabina Ibarrola Over 60 risk-taking queer femmes and LGBTQ artists contribute to this groundbreaking cross-disciplinary collection of solo-performance, creative nonfiction, poetry, photos, plays, tour stories + pro … OL24631481W
Personal Dispatches Personal Dispatches John Preston No sooner had the first generation of gay writers emerged in this country than they found themselves caught up in the violent maelstron of the AIDS epidmeic. Here are their reports from the midst of … OL2651402W
Images in the dark Images in the dark Raymond Murray This work documents the influence of gays and lesbians in the film world. Some people know about the artier side of gay cinema or that Rock Hudson was gay, but few people know that gay men directed m… OL3255320W
Faeries Faeries Keri Pickett,James Broughton Faeries, photographer Keri Pickett's latest project, welcomes us into a secluded community in the wooded Minnesota sanctuary of Kawashaway, home of the self-proclaimed "radical faeries," a name chose… OL6017752W
Black Lesbians Black Lesbians JR Roberts Black Lesbians: An Annotated Bibliography," compiled by JR Roberts and published in 1981, is a noteworthy landmark in the history of women's studies, African-American studies, and lesbian and gay stu… OL6098105W
The Grand Surprise The Grand Surprise Leo Lerman A remarkable life and a remarkable voice emerge from the journals, letters, and memoirs of Leo Lerman: writer, critic, editor at Condé Nast, and man about town at the center of New York’s artistic an… OL7304162W
The View from Here The View from Here Matthew Hays The history of gay and lesbian cinema is a storied one, and became that much larger with the recent success of Brokeback Mountain. But the history of gay and lesbian filmmakers is its own story. In T… OL8818785W
Loss within Loss Loss within Loss Edmund White,N. Y. Alliance for the Arts When an artist dies we face two great losses: the person and the work he did not live to do. This book is a moving collaboration by some of America's most eloquent writers, who supply wry, raging, so… OL9380922W