glbtq books

i sent a pm to paljoey asking about a book he had recemended before so i could buy it for the glbtq library we're starting at school... and then it occured to me that other people might know of some good books.

we're looking for books about coming out, about dealing with harassment, clean fiction or non-fiction stories about glbtq youth (or if you know of any dirty books, we'll buy those and keep them to ourselves ), autobiographies of famous glbtq people... stuff like that.

the point of our library is to provide people who dont feel comfortable going to the library to look at these books a safe place to read them (our new glbtq center is going to be in an old dorm building that doesn't have much student activity in it... just professor's offices) so anything you think someone ages 18-25 would benefit from, please let me know about it so i can check it out :)

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For the middle school kids, I'd suggest the Rainbow Boys Trilogy, by Alex Sanchez. I've only read the first two, and they're good, if you're in middle school.

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One of my favorite novels is Dream Boy, by Jim Grimes. It's a simple story, but beautifully told.

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I really enjoyed All American Boy by William J. Mann

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Two of my favorites are "Annie on my Mind" by Nancy Garden and "Patience and Sarah" by Isabel Miller and Emma Donoghue. They are both really great coming of age type books, and the second one takes place in the 1800's, which I found fascinating.

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Kings and Queens: Queers at the Prom

Theory/Essay Anthologies/Etc:
THE TROUBLE WITH NORMAL- Michael Warner
BROTHER TO BROTHER- Essays by Black Gay Men
QUEER THEORY, GENDER THEORY- Riki Wilchins
STAGESTRUCK: Theater, AIDS, Marketing of Gay America- Sarah Schulman

Fiction:
ANGELS IN AMERICA- Tony Kushner
THE HOURS- Michael Cunningham
MEN ON THE VERGE OF A HISPANIC BREAKDOWN- Guillermo Reyes
RAGS AND BONES- Michael Nava
THE CURE FOR SODOMY- Ken Shakin

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Pardon me for being rather old fashioned....and sorry to sound very un-PC, but what would define a "q" (queer) book as opposed to anything listed under glbt?

Updated On: 12/4/07 at 10:42 AM

"Q" actually stands for "questioning."

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One of my professors from last year wrote an interesting book called "Gay TV and Straight America." It focuses a lot on the media side of GLBTQ theory, and I found it to be a great read. Also, I second All the Rage. We read that in the aforementioned professor's class, and I enjoyed it.

Actually, WindyCity, the "q" most often refers to youth.

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I suppose that also is correct.

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GLBTQ looks like a sign for the MTA. It just needs an arrow.

Under no condition would a library of gay literature truly exist without the wonderful Entries From a Hot Pink Notebook by Todd Brown. It is honestly the best work I've read dealing with the subject of coming out in high school. I related to this novel like no other and I would love to see it as a film one day. If you haven't read it, find it and read it NOW. And if you don't trust me, read the reviews...

Entries From a Hot Pink Notebook

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Updated On: 12/4/07 at 03:22 PM