 | How Sex Changed: A History of Transsexuality in the United States by Joanne Meyerowitz
Buy used from: $9.98 An amazingly compelling history of transexuality in the 20th Century. Sure to become a definitive text.
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 | Black Like Us: A Century of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual African American Fiction
Buy new: $22.76 / Used from: $6.16 Wonderful book with 600 pages of stories & essays by literary luminaries such as Alice Walker, Audre Lord, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, James Baldwin, and more. Just wonderful!
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 | Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present by Lillian Faderman
Buy used from: $2.22 Anything written by Lillian Faderman is bound to be wonderful. I recommend all books from this lesbian scholar and pioneer.
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 | Becoming Visible: A Reader in Gay and Lesbian History for High School and College Students
Buy used from: $6.30 Regardless of your age, this book is well-worth reading, and if youth have access to your bookcase, put it there for them to read. Kids need this kind of moral support in the stories of others.
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 | Out & About Campus: Personal Accounts by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender College Students
Buy used from: $4.60 Here is another book that young people (both high school and college students) would benefit from reading.
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 | The Bent Lens: 2nd Edition: A World Guide to Gay & Lesbian Film by Lisa Daniel
Buy used from: $0.74 FINALLY! Leonard Malten and Roger Ebert step aside. Here's a film guide for those of us who are slightly "bent."
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 | The Word Is Out: Daily Reflections on the Bible for Lesbians and Gay Men by Chris Glaser
Buy used from: $5.24 Inspirational Daily Meditations tailor made to touch the hearts and souls of gays and lesbians. A spiritual gem.
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 | The Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth by Kim Toevs
Buy used from: $0.07 There's a lesbian baby boom going on right now, and this book can help women expecting to bear children. Well-written and nicely categorized.
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 | The Gay & Lesbian Literary Companion by Sharon Malinowski
Buy used from: $0.38 I am sorry to see this one out of print because it's been an indispensable resource in my libarary. Well worth getting a used copy to refer to regarding many famous writers.
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 | Lesbian Travels: A Literary Companion
Buy used from: $0.01 Another fascinating book to try to find used since it is OOP. Great stories about lesbian traveler.
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 | The Actor's Book of Gay and Lesbian Plays by Eric Lane
Buy new: $26.00 / Used from: $7.99 17 plays about gay and lesbian issues. Some are full-length, some one-act, all are good reading.
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 | Beyond Acceptance: Parents of Lesbians & Gays Talk About Their Experiences by Carolyn W. Griffin
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.39 I really loved this book and wish it had been around when I was growing up.
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 | Together Forever: Gay and Lesbian Couples Share Their Secrets for Lasting Happiness by Eric Marcus
Buy used from: $0.01 40 thoroughly interesting stories about various couples' experiences in staying together through thick and thin. The editor gets to the truths of what helps people stay together.
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 | Courting Justice: Gay Men And Lesbians V. The Supreme Court by Joyce Murdoch
Buy new: $23.95 / Used from: $0.47 I'm partial: I'm going to read everything written by Deb Price that I can get my hands on. She and her partner, Joyce Murdoch, have written a tour-de-force about Supreme Court legal cases. MARVELOUS!
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 | From Wedded Wife to Lesbian Life: Stories of Transformation by Deborah Abbott
Buy used from: $0.01 Tho' I've never been married, I still found this book to be compelling. The pain so many women have gone through in thinking they were straight when they weren't!
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 | When the Drama Club is not Enough: Lessons from the Safe Schools Program for Gay and Lesbian Students by Jeff Perrotti
Buy used from: $0.22 Should be required reading for all parents, teachers, coaches, social workers, doctors, and youth workers.
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 | 4 Steps to Financial Security for Lesbian and Gay Couples by Harold L. Lustig
Buy new: $19.00 / Used from: $0.01 Though this book is a few years old, it is still useful in giving advice about how to protect oneself since gays and lesbians can't marry.
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 | Accepting Ourselves and Others: A Journey into Recovery from Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors for Gays, Lesbians and Bisexuals by Kathryn Kominars
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $5.99 Substance abuse is a real problem in some segments of the GLBTQ community. This book is a wonderful resource for escaping that.
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 | Surviving Madness: A Therapist's Own Story (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies) by Betty Berzon
Buy new: $27.95 / Used from: $8.91 Berzon has long been a light for lesbians and gays. Here is her wonderfully luminous memoir.
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 | Suits Me: The Double Life of Billy Tipton by Diane Wood Middlebrook
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $0.49 Excellent and well-written story of the jazz musician Billy Tipton who lived as a man--but was biologically a woman. Great writing by Middlebrook.
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 | Hate Crimes: Confronting Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men
Buy new: $38.21 / Used from: $4.99 Still a definitive book in the area of prevention and understanding of hate crimes.
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 | The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV by Stephen Tropiano
Buy new: $16.95 / Used from: $6.37 Entertaining book about TV. Very funny in some places.
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 | Looking Queer: Body Image and Identity in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender Communities
Buy used from: $27.24 Body image and sizism are addressed in this book as well as other issues of beauty, disability, and age. Very eloquent.
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 | Making Gay History: The Half Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights by Eric Marcus
Buy new: $15.26 / Used from: $5.77 Historical book that is a bit dry at times but covers 50 years of the struggle for our rights. Well worth reading.
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 | Courage to Love: Liturgies for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community by Geoffrey Duncan
Buy new: $23.00 / Used from: $14.16 A wonderful book jam-packed with liturgies, poems, quotes, and good stuff. Share it with your priest, rabbi, or minister.
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