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Familiar faces, hidden lives Familiar faces, hidden lives Howard Brown A former senior health-services official speaks honestly and plainly about what it is like to be gay in America. A classic of gay history. Introduction by Randy Shilts. OL13350336W
The Darker Proof The Darker Proof Edmund White The Darker Proof, an anthology of stories about suffering with the HIV virus, was first published in 1987 to critical acclaim. OL15073177W
Straight science? Straight science? Jim McKnight A genetic basis for homosexuality has been all but proved, yet Darwinism, the most widely accepted evolutionary theory, emphasises successful reproduction. How do we explain a lifetime preference for… OL1692454W
Hold Tight Gently Hold Tight Gently Martin Duberman In December 1995, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the release of protease inhibitors, the first effective treatment for AIDS. For countless people, the drug offered a reprieve from wha… OL17531664W
Under my skin Under my skin Orville Lloyd Douglas 'Under my skin' asks a lot of questions, questions that demand answers: why are young black gay men invisible in Canada's queer and black communities? Do their lives really matter? How do young black… OL17907449W
Gay roots Gay roots John Rechy,Jack Fritscher,Winston Leyland A large anthology of essays on Gay history, sex, and politics, plus fiction and poetry: Eric Garber 0n 1920s Harlem, Huey Newton on Gay Liberation, John Mitzel on John Horne Burns; others. Edited by … OL18259322W
Zarathustra's secret Zarathustra's secret Joachim Köhler "In this biography, Joachim Kohler seeks for the first time to understand Nietzsche's philosophy through a reconstruction of his inner life. In a revealing reinterpretation of his letters, diaries an… OL18276480W
Don't Call Us Dead Don't Call Us Dead Danez Smith Award-winning poet Danez Smith is a groundbreaking force, celebrated for deft lyrics, urgent subjects, and performative power. Don't Call Us Dead opens with a heartrending sequence that imagines an a… OL19636242W
Sexo entre varones Sexo entre varones Guillermo Núñez Noriega "Incorporates theoretical perspectives of Bourdieu and Foucault to interpret society's representation of erotic expressions between young men in Hermosillo. Examines impact of these representations o… OL3691366W
Melancholia and Moralism Melancholia and Moralism Douglas Crimp Crimp confronts the conservative gay politics that replaced the radical AIDS activism of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He shows that the cumulative losses from AIDS, including the waning of militan… OL3928600W
Bughouse blues Bughouse blues Richard Raff,Gerald Nicosia Bughouse Blues was an early nonfiction novel of sorts. It contains many stories of the gay hustling underworld in Chicago in the mid 1970's. The names are all changed to protect the guilty, as the … OL3943367W
The new Joy of gay sex The new Joy of gay sex Charles Silverstein The Joy of Gay Sex is a sex manual for men who have sex with men by Charles Silverstein and Edmund White. OL4320892W
Urban Aboriginals Urban Aboriginals Geoffrey Mains A subculture of gay men participate in a radical form of sexuality and community known as leather. Through intimate forms of encounter, using such tools as pain-pleasure, bondage, and role-play, leat… OL4642892W
Gay/Lesbian Almanac Gay/Lesbian Almanac Jonathan Ned Katz A chronology of two sexual worlds--early Colonial America and early modern United States--combines a wide variety of information, including personal testimony, news reports, medical records, songs, c… OL508868W
Queens Queens Pickles. Part autobiographical, part fiction, this is a satirical and self-accusing tour of the London gay scene in what subsequently proved to be the last days before AIDS became a reality. The book takes th… OL5435419W
Male-Male Intimacy in Early America Male-Male Intimacy in Early America William Benemann Honored as a 2007 Stonewall Book Award nonfiction selection, Male-Male Intimacy in Early America is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the role of homosexual activity among America… OL5823921W
Men in love Men in love Vittorio Lingiardi "Homosexualities, like heterosexualities, are many and diverse, and the psychological type of 'the homosexual' does not exist. The adventure of human sexuality takes us beyond the old polarities of b… OL5957461W
Alienated affections Alienated affections Seymour Kleinberg Explores the condition of gays in America, discussing "gay sensibility," gay men passing as straight, the "peculiar relation" (gay men and straight women), the new masculinity of gay men, S-M, bondag… OL6332971W
Men loving men Men loving men Mitch Walker Men Loving Men is for people who want to explore their gayness and open up to new aspects of themselves. It's a complete sex guide, with simple explanation for masturbation, fellatio, anal interc… OL6340924W
The truth about Alex The truth about Alex Anne Snyder Brad Stevens, the star quarterback of the high school football team, is faced with the choice of standing by his fried Alex, who is gay, or giving in to the disapproving pressure from his family, gir… OL6678283W
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