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Nonfiction
Becoming Visible: An Illustrated History of Lesbian and Gay Life in Twentieth-Century
America (1998)
Molly McGarry and Fred Wasserman This book originated in 1994 as a New York Public Library exhibit celebrating the
25th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village curated by authors McGarry and Wasserman; it presents about
300 photographs with accompanying narrative on movements in Gay and Lesbian lifestyles, culture, politics, and activism.
Beyond
Definition: New Writing From Gay and Lesbian San Francisco (1994)
Edited by Marci Blackman and Trebor Healey This aptly titled anthology presents a set of unpretentious voices speaking plainly about the realities of San Francisco's Gay and Lesbian scene as it has evolved and affected today's society.
Completely
Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia (1998)
Steve Hogan and Lee Hudson Offering an overview of Lesbian and Gay life and culture that is international in scope, this encyclopedia includes nearly 600 articles and more than 250 illustrations and photos. Listings include famous pseudonyms, Gay and Lesbian detectives, and LGBT literary award recipients.
Family
Outing (1998)
Chastity Bono with Billie Fitzpatrick This book relates the coming-out experience of Chastity Bono, daughter of Sonny and Cher, and includes the oral histories of other Gay and Lesbian young adults and their parents. Whether the stories describe coming out as a positive or painful process,
they all end in family reconciliation.
Gay by the Bay: A History of Queer Cultures in the San Francisco Bay Area
(1996)
Susan Stryker and Jim Van Buskirk A fabulous montage of word and image, this book is the first-ever to chronicle the origin and evolution of GLBT culture. Capturing the international center of the Gay experience as never before,
Gay by the Bayfeatures over 200 photos of historical memorabilia.
Losing Matt Shepard: Life and Politics in the Aftermath of Anti-Gay Murder (2000) Beth Loffreda Through interviews with townspeople, activists, state politicians, and journalists, Loffreda describes the impact of the 1998 murder of 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, Matt Shepard, on the national consciousness as well as on the lives of individual Laramie residents.
Out in America: A Portrait of Gay and Lesbian Life (1994) Edited by Michael Goff and the staff of OUT magazine. Over 250 candid color photos reflect the diversity of Gays and Lesbians in American society in this big, beautiful, revealing book. Captions and
short commentaries by acclaimed Gay and Lesbian writers explore what it is to be Gay in
contemporary America.
Outing Yourself: How to Come Out to Your Family, Your Friends, and Your Coworkers (1995) Michelangelo Signorile Signorile relates the experiences of Gay and Lesbian individuals who speak not only of the difficulty, but also of the joy of coming out. The book offers an affirming and supportive 14-step program that begins with self-identification and self-acceptance and leads to coming out to others in one’s life.
Poet Be Like God : Jack Spicer and the San Francisco Renaissance (1998) Lewis Ellingham and Kevin Killian The story of influential poet Jack Spicer and his colleagues and friends, and also a portrait of the North Beach Gay scene during the 1950s and 1960s.
Straight Parents/Gay Children: Keeping Families Together (1995) Robert Bernstein Bernstein, whose daughter came out when she was 19, describes how parents of Gay and Lesbian children can come to terms with the sexuality of their children, and become proactive supporters of Gay and Lesbian rights on behalf of their loved ones.
Two Teenagers in Twenty: Writings by Gay and Lesbian Youth (1994) Edited by Ann Heron. This long-awaited new edition of
One Teenager in Ten(1983), a collection of totally unpretentious personal testimonies from Gay and Lesbian youth, retains more than 20 of those heartfelt entries and adds some 19 more. The emphasis is on sexuality, not sex,
with a majority of the testimonies concerned with coming out to oneself and to others.
Walt
Whitman : A Gay Life (1997)
Gary Schmidgall According to the publisher,
this is "the first biography to illuminate the vital connection between Whitman’s life as a homosexual and his legacy as a landmark literary artist."
Comfort
and Joy (1999)
Jim Grimsley Ford and Dan fall in love and take a holiday trip to North Carolina to meet Dan’s family.
Good
Moon Rising (1996)
Nancy Garden High-school students Jan Montcrief and Kerry Socrides fall in love during a production of The Crucible.
Light
at Dusk (2000)
Peter Gadol Gay couple Will and Pedro are drawn into a frightening and desperate search for a kidnapped child in Paris.
The
Married Man (2000)
Edmund White Austin, an American living in Paris, and Frenchman Julien, stricken with AIDs, embark on a moving journey.
National
Nancys (2000)
Fred Hunter Alex Reynolds, his lover Peter, and his mother form an original and comic sleuthing trio in this latest title in a series.
Night
Listener (2000)
Armistead Maupin San Francisco Gay novelist Gabriel Noone enters a suspenseful mystery when he receives a manuscript.
Pages
for You (2001)
Sylvia Brownrigg Flannery is a 17-year-old California freshman at an Ivy League college who falls in love with Anne, a teaching assistant who is 28.
Rag
and Bone (2001)
Michael Nava Gay Mexican-American lawyer Henry Rios, recuperating from a heart attack, is drawn into a family tragedy.
Federation of Gay Games The Federation Web site provides information regarding its organizational structure, general
descriptions of the Gay Games, and links to specific information for Gay Games VI, taking
place in Sydney, Australia in 2002.
International Front Runners International Front Runners (IFR) supports running, walking, and related activities among
GLBT persons and their supporters, and promotes communication between Front Runner clubs
and the non-Gay community. The IFR Web site includes links to local club Web pages, an
events calendar, and articles on running and gay participation in sports.
National Center for Lesbian Rights The page describes work in various projects, including a toll-free telephone number
established to provide free support and assistance to youth facing abuse or
harassment. The page provides publications that may be downloaded on such subjects
as parenting, partnership protection, LGBT youth, and Transgender rights.
Out of the Past: 400 Years of Gay and Lesbian History A companion to the documentary film,
Out of the Past, this Web site
offers among its features a timeline of significant Gay and Lesbian historical events; online discussion topics; and a resource list of book titles,
Web sites, and Gay and Lesbian organizations.
PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays PFLAG, a national non-profit organization with over 80,000 household members and more than 440
international affiliates, “promotes the health and well-being of GLBT persons, their families and friends” through support, education, and advocacy.
A list of resources including telephone hotlines, recommended books and videos, and links to other Web sites.
Queer America A database published by OutProud, The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth.
Over 4,000 listings of “community centers, support organizations, PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays) chapters, lesbigay youth groups, and more,” searchable by area code and zip code.
Rainbow Query An Internet directory which claims to be "the largest, most complete GLBT search
on the Internet."
