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The Professor and Other Writings The Professor and Other Writings Terry Castle From one of America's most brilliant critics and cultural commentators comes a long-awaited collection of penetrating autobiographical essays and a riveting short memoir, novelistic in style and ambi… OL15180503W
The Poetry of Healing The Poetry of Healing Rafael Campo A stunning prose debut combining the intimate lyricism of a Richard Rodriguez, the compassionate expertise of an Abraham Verghese. The healing powers of speech, of touch, of empathy and the erotic, o… OL16478929W
Fire in the belly Fire in the belly Cynthia Carr,C. Carr David Wojnarowicz was an abused child, a teen runaway who barely finished high school, but he emerged as one of the most important voices of his generation. He found his tribe in New York's East Vill… OL16489836W
Frank Frank Barney Frank,Barney Frank Growing up in Bayonne, New Jersey, Barney Frank made two vital discoveries about himself: he was attracted to government, and to men. He resolved to make a career out of the first and to keep the sec… OL17102722W
When We Were Outlaws When We Were Outlaws Jeanne Cordova A sweeping memoir, a raw and intimate chronicle of a young activist torn between conflicting personal longings and political goals. When We Were Outlaws offers a rare view of the life of a radical le… OL17390170W
Gay Life Stories Gay Life Stories Robert Aldrich "A comprehensive biographical survey from ancient Chinese courtiers to pioneers of gay liberation in the twenty-first century, from the unknowable relationships of the distant past to the frankest af… OL17461935W
Eleanor Roosevelt, volume 3` Eleanor Roosevelt, volume 3` Blanche Wiesen Cook “Monumental and inspirational…Cook skillfully narrates the epic history of the war years… [a] grand biography.” -- The New York Times Book Review Historians, politicians, critics, and readers ever… OL17606597W
The prince of Los Cocuyos The prince of Los Cocuyos Richard Blanco A poignant, hilarious, and inspiring memoir from the first Latino and openly gay inaugural poet, which explores his coming-of-age as the child of Cuban immigrants and his attempts to understand his p… OL17900743W
Skin Skin Dorothy Allison Compelling collection of autobiographical narratives, essays, and performance pieces They don't write much better than this. OL1810292W
Uncommon Calling Uncommon Calling Chris Glaser In this book, Chris Glaser describes his personal journey of coming out to his family, friends, church--and to himself. He tells the story of how the church reacted to his disclosure and his subseque… OL1887415W
Cures Cures Martin B. Duberman Martin Duberman's classic memoir of growing up gay in pre-Stonewall America. The tale of his desperate struggle to "cure" himself of his homosexuality through psychotherapy is utterly frank and deepl… OL1918307W
Fire Shut Up in My Bones Fire Shut Up in My Bones Charles M. Blow Charles M. Blow’s mother was a fiercely driven woman with five sons, brass knuckles in her glove box, and a job plucking poultry at a factory near their segregated Louisiana town, where slavery's leg… OL19354307W
¡Cuéntamelo! ¡Cuéntamelo! Juliana Delgado Lopera Literary Nonfiction. Latinx Studies. Women's Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. Published in a bilingual English and Spanish edition. Winner of the 2018 Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ Anthology. ¡CU… OL19731369W
Many love Many love Sophie Lucido Johnson "Sophie Lucido Johnson gets a lot of questions when she tells people that she's polyamorous. Many Love is an intimate look at this often misunderstood practice: its history, its misconceptions, and S… OL19748097W
Looking for Lorraine Looking for Lorraine Imani Perry Lorraine Hansberry, who died at thirty-four, was by all accounts a force of nature. Although best-known for her work A Raisin in the Sun, her short life was full of extraordinary experiences and achi… OL19753477W
Surviving madness Surviving madness Betty Berzon Eleanor Roosevelt, Anais Nin, Edith Sitwell, Evelyn Hooker, Paul Monette—such luminaries are only some of the fellow trailblazers whose paths intersected with Betty Berzon in this amazing memoir of t… OL19951909W
Henry Darger, throwaway boy Henry Darger, throwaway boy Jim Elledge "Henry Darger was utterly unknown during his lifetime, keeping a quiet, secluded existence as a janitor on Chicago's North Side. When he died his landlord discovered a treasure trove of more than thr… OL19971021W
Irrepressible Irrepressible Emily Bingham "Raised like a princess in one of the most powerful families in the American South, Henrietta was offered the helm of a publishing empire. Instead, she ripped through the Jazz Age like an F. Scott Fi… OL20002833W
Born on the edge of race and gender Born on the edge of race and gender Willy Wilkinson In this historic moment of transgender visibility in the U.S., writer, activist, and public health consultant Willy Wilkinson's Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency us… OL20021300W
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls T. Kira Madden Acclaimed literary essayist T Kira Madden's raw and redemptive debut memoir is about coming of age and reckoning with desire as a queer, biracial teenager amidst the fierce contradictions of Boca Rat… OL20632177W
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