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Read a short article . . .
The Advocate The national gay and lesbian magazine

Oasis Magazine: Webzine written by, about and for queer and questioning youth

Windy City Times, Chicago’s GLBT newspaper

 

Read a poem:

The Anchorage: Poems by Mark Wunderlich, 1999. 811.54 W965a

Collected Poems of Audre Lorde by Audre Lorde, 2000. 811.54 L867c

Rave: Poems 1975-1999 by Olga Broumas, 1999. 811.54 B875r

Unending Dialogue: Voices From an AIDS Poetry Workshop by Rachel Hadas with Charles Barber,1991. 811.540803 H125U

The World in Us: Lesbian and Gay Poetry of the Next Wave, 2000. 811.5408 W927

 

Look at the pictures:

Black Book by Robert Mapplethorpe, 1986. 779.23 M297B

Damn Fine Art by New Lesbian Artists by Cherry Smyth, 1996. 709 S668d

Improper Bostonians: Lesbian and Gay History from the Puritans to Playland compiled by The History Project, 1998. 305.90664 I34

The Shared Heart: Portraits and Stories Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young People by Adam Mastoon, 1997. 305.23508664 M423s

Women in love : portraits of lesbian mothers & their families by Barbara Seyda with Diana Herrera, 1998. 779.24 S519w

Fiction

A Density of Souls by Christopher Rice, 2000 813.6 R495d

Affinity by Sarah Waters, 2000. 823.914 W331a

Afrekete: A Collection of Contemporary Black Lesbian Writing, 1995 810.809206 A258

Afterlife by Paul Monette, 1990 813.54 M742a

Allan Stein: A Novel by Matthew Stadler and Allan Stadler, 2000 813.54 S777a

Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence by Marion Dane Bauer, 1995 FIC BAUE (Juv.)

An Arrow's Flight by Mark Merlis, 1998 813.54 M565a

Autobiography of a Family Photo by Jacqueline Woodson, 1996 813.54 W898a

The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, 1933 818.52 S819AV

Beautiful Room is Empty by Edmund White, 1994 813.54 W583b 1994

Besame Mucho: New Gay Latino Fiction, 1999 813.5408 B554

Beyond the Pale by Elana Dykewoman, 1997 813.54 N122b

Brother to Brother: New Writings by Black Gay Men, 1991 810.809206 B874

Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite, 1990 [CL]306.87W

Damned Strong Love: The True Story of Willi G. and Stefan K.: A Novel by Lutz van Dijk, 1995 833.914D575d

Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule, 1986 813.54 R935d

Dream Boy: A Novel by Jim Grimsley, 1997 813.54 G865d 1997

Faggots by Larry Kramer, 2000 813.54 K89f

Far Euphrates: A Novel by Aryeh Lev Stollman, 1998 813.54 S875f

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, 2002. 823.914 W331f

Flesh & Blood by Michael Cunningham, 1996 813.54 C973f 1996

The Folding Star by Alan Hollinghurst, 1995 823.914 H741f

Gifts of the Body by Rebecca Brown, 1995 813.54 B879g 1995

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez, 1991 813.54 G633g

Giovanni's Room: A Novel by James Baldwin, 1956 813.54 B181GI

Hood by Emma Donoghue, 1998 823.914 D687h 1998

Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman, 1989 [CL]306.87N

The Hours by Michael Cunningham, 1998 813.54 C973h

In Her Day by Rita Mae Brown, 1976 813.54 B878I

Lifestyles by Jackie Calhoun, 1990 813.54 C152L

The Lost Language of Cranes by David Leavitt, 1987 813.54 L439L

Massage by Henry Flesh, 1999

Memory Board by Jane Rule, 1999 813.54 R935m

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, 1987 823.914 W788O

Po Man's Child by Marci Blackman, 1999 813.54 B629p

Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown, 1973 813.54 B878r

The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin, 1988 919.40463 C512s

Tales of the City Series by Armistead Maupin. 813.54 M452t

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters, 1999 823.914 W331t

Trash by Dorothy Allison, 1988 813.54 A438t

Trumpet by Jackie Kay, 1999 823.914 K23t

Valencia by Michelle Tea, 2000. 813.6 T253v

The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction, 1999 808.83 V789

The Way We Write Now: Short Stories From the AIDS Crisis, 1995 813.5408 W357

While England Sleeps by David Leavitt, 1995 813.54L439W

Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson, 1994 823.914 W788W 1994

Working Parts by Lucy Jane Bledsoe, 1997 813.54 B646w

 

Drama and Poetry

Amazon All Stars: Thirteen Lesbian Plays, With Essays and Interviews, 1996 812.5408 A489

The Anchorage: Poems by Mark Wunderlich, 1999 811.54 W965a

Bent: The Play by Martin Sherman, 1998. 812.54 S553b 1998

Collected Poems of Audre Lorde by Audre Lorde, 2000 811.54 L867c

Jeffrey by Paul Rudnick, 1994 812.54 R916J

Lovesick: Modernist Plays of Same-Sex Love, 1894-1925 by Laurence Senelick, 1999 808.829353 L911

Mercy Mercy Me by Elena Georgiou, 2000. 811.6 G352m

Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner, 1993 812.54 K97M

Pastoral by Carl Phillips, 2000. 823.912N892P

Rave: Poems 1975-1999 by Olga Broumas, 1999 811.54 B875r

Unending Dialogue: Voices From an AIDS Poetry Workshop by Rachel Hadas with Charles Barber,1991. 811.540803 H125U

The World in Us: Lesbian and Gay Poetry of the Next Wave, 2000 811.5408 W927

 

Autobiography and Coming Out Stories

Becoming a Man: Half A Life Story by Paul Monette, 1993 305.389664 M742B

Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out, 1991 306.765 B576

Borrowed Time; An AIDS Memoir by Paul Monette, 1990 362.196979 M742B

Broken Fever: Reflections of Gay Boyhood by James Morrison, 2001 305.389664 M879b

The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde, 1997 362.196994 L867c1997

Crossing: A Memoir by Deidre McCloskey, 1999 305.9066 M126c

Does Your Mama Know? An Anthology of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories, 1997 810.809206 D653

Eminent Maricones: Arenas, Lorca, Puig, and Me by Jaime Manrique, 1999 868 M285e

The Empress Is A Man: Stories From the Life of Jose Sarria by Michael R. Gorman, 1998 305.389664G671e

Geography of the Heart: A Memoir by Fenton Johnson, 1997 306.7662 J97g

The Heart's Progress: A Memoir by Claudia Bepko, 1998 306.7663092 B481h

My Lesbian Husband: Landscapes of a Marriage by Barrie Jean Borich, 1999 306.848 B734m

The Poetry of Healing: A Doctor's Education in Empathy, Identity, & Desire by Rafael Campo, 1997 610.92 C198p

Skin: Talking About Sex, Class & Literature by Dorothy Allison, 1994 813.54 A438s

 

More Nonfiction

Beyond Sex and Romance? The Politics of Contemporary Lesbian Fiction by Elaine Hutton, 1998 823.9109B573

Bisexuality: A Critical Reader by Merl Storr, 1999 306.765 B621

Families of Value: Gay and Lesbian Parents and Their Children Speak Out by Jane Drucker, 1998 306.85 D974f

Friends & Family: True Stories of Gay America's Straight Allies by Dan Woog, 1999 305.90664 W912f

From This Day Forward: Commitment, Marriage, and Family in Lesbian and Gay Relationships by Gretchen A. Stiers, 1999. 306.848 S855f

The Gay Teen: Educational Theory & Practice, 1995 371.82664 G285

Gaylaw: Challenging the Apartheid of the Closet by William N. Eskridge, Jr., 1999 342.73087 E75g

The History of Lesbian Hair by Mary Dugger, 1996, 818.5409 D866h

The Homo Handbook: Getting In Touch With Your Inner Homo by Judy Carter, 1996 646.7008664 C323h

Is It A Choice? Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gays and Lesbians by Eric Marcus, 1993. 305.90664 M322I

Is the Homosexual My Neighbor? A Positive Christian Response by Letha Dawson Scanzoni and Virginia Ramey Mollenkott, 1994. 261.835766 S283I1994

Living Well: The Gay Man's Essential Health Guide by Peter Shalit, 1998 613.0423086 S582L

Losing Matt Shepard by Beth Loffreda, 2000, 306.766L493L

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris, 2000. 814.54 S447m2001

Mom, Dad. I'm Gay: How Families Negotiate Coming Out by Ritch C. Savin-Williams, 2001 306.874 S267m

Men Who Beat the Men Who Love Them by David Island, 1991 362.8292 I82

More Than Welcome: Learning to Embrace Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Persons in the Church by Maurine C. Waun, 1999. 261.835766 W354m

Now That You Know: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding Their Gay and Lesbian Children by Betty Fairchild and Nancy Hayward, 1998. 306.766 F165n 1998

Out and About Campus: Personal Accounts by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgendered College Students, edited by Kim Howard & Annie Stevens, 2000. 378.198266 O94

Out of the Ordinary: Essays on Growing Up with Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Parents, edited by Noelle Howey and Ellen Samuels, 2000. 306.874094

Out of the Past: Gay and Lesbian History From 1869 to the Present by Neil Miller, 1995 306.76609 M649O

Outing Yourself: How to Come Out as Lesbian or Gay to Your Family, Friends, and Coworkers by Michaelangelo Signorile, 1996 305.90664 S578o

Pictures and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts by James M. Saslow and James W. Saslow, 1999. 704.949 S252p

Poisoned Ivy: Lesbian and Gay Academics Confronting Homophobia by Toni A.H. McNaron, 1997. 378.1208664 M169p

Queerly Classed by Susan Raffo, 1997 306.766 Q3

Setting Them Straight: You Can Do Something About Bigotry and Homophobia in Your Life by Betty Berzon, 1996 305.90664 B553s

The Shared Heart: Portraits and Stories Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young People by Adam Mastoon, 1997. 305.23508664 M423s

Stagestruck: Theater, AIDS & Marketing by Sarah Schulman, 1998 782.14 S386s

Stonewall by Martin Duberman, 1993 305.90664 D814S

Straight Jobs, Gay Lives: Gay and Lesbian Professionals, the Harvard Business School, and the American Workplace by Annette Friskop and Sharon Silverstein, 1995. 331.5 F917s

Straight Science? Homosexuality, Evolution & Adaptation by Jim McKnight, 1997 599.936 M159s

That's Mister Faggot to You: Further Trials From My Queer Life by Michael Thomas Ford, 1999 814.54 F711t

The Truth That Never Hurts: Writings On Race, Gender, and Freedom by Barbara Smith, 1998 305.42 S643t

Victory Deferred: How AIDS Changed Gay Life in America by John-Manuel Andriote, 1999 362.1969792 A573v

Virtually Normal: An Argument About Homosexuality by Andrew Sullivan, 1995 306.766 S949V

Violent Betrayal: Partner Abuse in Lesbian Relationships by Claire M. Renzetti, 1992 362.8292 R424v

Working With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender College Students: A Handbook for Faculty and Administrators, 1998. 378.1980866 W926

 

Reference Sources

Bent Lens: A World Guide to Gay and Lesbian Film edited by Lisa Daniel and Claire Jackson, 2003. 791.43653 B475.

Cassell’s Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol, and Spirit: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Lore by Randy P. Conner et al., 1998 R291.13 C752c

Cassell's Queer Companion: A Dictionary of Lesbian and Gay Life and Culture, 1995 R306.76603 S852c

Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia by Steve Hogan, 1998 R 305.90664 H714c

Gay and Lesbian Biography, 1997. R 305.90664 G285

Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video by Raymond Murray, 1996 R791.43653 M983i

Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century: A Book By and For Women, 1998 R613.0424 B747o 1998

Reader's Guide to Lesbian and Gay Studies, edited by Timothy F. Murphy, 2000. R305.90664 R286

The Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men: The Basic ACLU Guide to A Gay Person’s Rights by Nan D. Hunter et al., 1992. R342.73087

Saint James Press Gay and Lesbian Almanac, 1998. R305.9066409 S143

 

Finding More
American Library Association’s Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Book Awards

Illinet Online

Lambda Literary Awards

 

This page was originally created by Anne Jordan-Baker, Assistant Librarian, Elmhurst College.

This page is currently updated by Marie M. Martino.