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Books & Movies for GLBTQ Youth
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GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning TeensGLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens by Kelly Huegel
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $4.98
A great guide, oriented toward teens. With great sidebars directing you to even more resources - books, movies, websites. If you want information, and you can only get one book, I'd say it should be this one.
Loving Someone GayLoving Someone Gay by Don Clark
Buy used from: $4.49
A practical guide for the gays and those who love them - about being supportive, understanding the issues, etc.
Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the SilenceAm I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.39
A collection of short stories from great YAL authors, about being queer in High School.
Annie on My MindAnnie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
Buy new: $8.00 / Used from: $2.20
The classic coming-out, coming-of-age novel for young adults. An easy, quick read.
Fun Home: A Family TragicomicFun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $4.45
A graphic novel by the woman behind "Dykes to Watch Out For" - a great book about growing up lesbian in a home with a closeted dad. A great, great read.
Tipping the Velvet: A NovelTipping the Velvet: A Novel by Sarah Waters
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $3.16
If you're feeling like launching into hundreds of pages of historical lesbian fiction, this is the book for you. Also made into a movie. Can get a bit graphic!
ValenciaValencia by Michelle Tea
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.99
for tattooed, pierced, punk lesbians living in San Francisco - or those who are intrigued by them. Michelle Tea has a lot of other books, and if you like this one, you'll like all of them.
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl GangFoxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang by Joyce Carol Oates
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.37
But I'm a CheerleaderBut I'm a Cheerleader
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $7.82
A premise that could be dark - young girl gets sent to reform camp to "straighten up" - makes for a colorful, happy movie that is so gay, and SO fun. Great soundtrack.