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Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride - June 2009 |
June is the designated month for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride in commemoration of an historic event known as the Stonewall Riots. On June 27, 1969, police raided a gay bar named the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York. The raid provoked three nights of rioting, which in turn spurred the organization of gays and lesbians across the country in fighting discrimination. Each year in June, this breakthrough event is acknowledged with Gay Pride festivals and parades across the world.
In recognition of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Pride Month, the San Mateo County Library offers this selection of recommended materials reflecting these communities. In addition to this list the library does offer an extensive collection of resources both for and about the GLBT community. |
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Molly's Family
by Nancy Garden |
| When Molly draws a picture of her family for Open School Night, one of her classmates makes her feel bad because he says she cannot have a mommy and a mama. |
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King & King
by Linda de Haan |
| When the queen insists that the prince get married and take over as king, the search for a suitable mate does not turn out as expected. |
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My Two Uncles
by Judith Vigna |
| Elly's grandfather has trouble accepting the fact that his son is gay. |
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Lesbian and Gay Rights
by Mark McCauslin |
| Examines various myths, fears, and misconceptions about homosexuality and current attempts to gain fair treatment of homosexuals in the areas of housing, the media, the church, and the military. |
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Belinda's Bouquet
by Leslea Newman |
| Belinda's best friend Daniel, and Daniel's two mothers, help her to accept her body shape. |
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Daddy's Roommate
by Michael Willhoite |
| A young boy discusses his divorced father's new living situation, in which the father and his gay roommate share eating, doing chores, playing, loving, and living. |
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Totally Joe
by James Howe |
| As a school assignment, a thirteen-year-old boy writes an alphabiography--life from A to Z--and explores issues of friendship, family, school, and the challenges of being a gay teenager. |
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Gay America: Struggle for Equality
by Linas Alsenas |
| Milestones of gay and lesbian life in the United States are brought together in the first-ever nonfiction book on the topic published specifically for teens. |
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Out of the Pocket
by Bill Konigsberg |
| As Bobby Framingham, quarterback of his high school football team, finally acknowledges to himself that he is gay, events start to spin out of control when his sexual orientation is revealed in the student newspaper and then in the local press, and he learns that his father has cancer. |
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What if Someone I Know is Gay?
by Eric Marcus |
| Offers answers to questions young readers might ask about gay people, whether those questions concern a friend, a family member, or themselves. |
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Hear us Out!
by Nancy Garden |
| Going decade by decade, Nancy Garden discusses the social and political issues faced by GLBT youth from 1950 to the present, and adds two stories about gay young people from each decade. |
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Rin!
by Satoru Kannagi |
| Katsura, a second year in his high school's archery club, has a hard time controlling his nerves. His "secret weapon" is his brother's best friend and childhood buddy, Sou! One hug from Sou, and Katsura's nerves are soothed to a peaceful calm. But he can't keep Sou around him forever. As he wonders how he'll survive without Sou's hugs, his friend Kouichi suddenly asks if he can be the one to save him, and kisses him! |
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Hero
by Perry Moore |
| Thom Creed, the gay son of a disowned superhero, finds that he, too, has special powers and is asked to join the very League that rejected his father, and it is there that Thom finds other misfits whom he can finally trust. |
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The Full Spectrum
by David Levithan |
| Teens are more aware of sexuality and identity than ever, and they’re looking for answers and insights, as well as a community of others. In order to help create that community, YA authors David Levithan and Billy Merrell have collected original poems, essays, and stories by young adults in their teens and early 20s. The Full Spectrum includes a variety of writers—gay, lesbian, bisexual, straight, transitioning, and questioning—on a variety of subjects: coming out, family, friendship, religion/faith, first kisses, break-ups, and many others. |
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GLBTQ: The Survival Guide
by Kelly Huegel |
| Describes the challenges faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered teens, offers practical advice, real-life experiences, and accessible resources and support groups. |
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Gay Rights
by Tricia Andryszewski |
| Traces the history of the gay rights movement in America, from the Stonewall riots to the legal and societal status of gay rights at the turn of the century. |
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Baby Be-Bop
by Francesca Lia Block |
| Dirk MacDonald, a sixteen-year-old boy living in Los Angeles, comes to terms with being gay after he receives surreal storytelling visitations from his dead father and great-grandmother. |
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Split Screen
by Brent Hartinger |
| Two books in one tell of sixteen-year-old friends Russel, who is gay, and Min, who is bisexual, as they face separate romantic troubles while working as extras on the set of a horror movie. |
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Transparent: Love, Family, and Living the T
by Cris Beam |
| When Cris Beam first moved to Los Angeles, she thought she might put in just a few hours volunteering at a school for transgender kids while she got settled. Instead she found herself drawn deeply into the pained and powerful group of transgirls she discovered. In Transparent she introduces four of them—Christina, Domineque, Foxxjazell, and Ariel—and shows us their world, a dizzying mix of familiar teenage cliques and crushes with far less familiar challenges like how to morph your body on a few dollars a day. |
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Paper Dolls [videorecording]
by Tomer Heymann |
| After closing the border to Palestinian workers, Israeli authorities enticed foreigners to fill gaps in the job market. Filipinos in various stages of gender transition came as caregivers to elderly, orthodox Jewish men, but are still outsiders. |
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Chris & Don [videorecording]
by Guido Santi |
| The true-life story of the passionate three-decade relationship between Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy, thirty years his junior. Their against-all-odds saga is brought to life through rare home movies and reminiscences from Don and many friends. |
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Our House [videorecording]
by Meema Spadola |
| Explores what it's like to grow up in a house with gay or lesbian parents, through interviews with sons and daughters of five families, all with different backgrounds, religious beliefs, and gender. |
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Assisted Loving: True Tales of Double Dating with my Dad
by Bob Morris |
| A gay "New York Times" Styles columnist describes his misadventures with managing his widowed octogenarian father's dating life, an effort marked by his attempts to screen prospects, his father's obsession with bridge, and the author's own quest for love. |
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God and Gays: Bridging the Gap [videorecording]
by Luane Beck |
| Explores sexuality and spirituality through the eyes and experiences of people wanting a relationship with the very religion that rejects them. Many soon find it is God that brings them out. Puts the face and heartbeat of humanity onto the emotionally-charged issue and answers: what is the "gay agenda"? Is being gay a choice? What does the Bible say? Is it possible to be gay and religious or must we choose? |
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Things no Longer There
by Susan Krieger |
| A collection of personal stories about the author's struggle toward enlightenment while losing her eyesight. It is also, more broadly, about invisible landscapes--places of the heart that linger long after they have disappeared from the world outside |
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Making a Killing
by Warren Dunford |
| Mitchell Draper is on the lookout for material to create a blockbuster film script. His search leads him down a bizarre path travelled by real-life characters and full of clues that suggest a real murder is likely to take place. |
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Now is the Hour
by Tom Spanbauer |
| A powerful, vastly entertaining story of self-awakening, of the complex bonds of family, and ultimately of America during a period of tremendous upheaval. |
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The Naked Civil Servant [videorecording]
by Jack Gold |
| Based on Quentin Crisp's autobiography, a man publicly declares his homosexuality at a time when this alternate lifestyle was still an offense punishable by imprisonment in Great Britain. |
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Tying the Knot [videorecording]
by Jim De Seve |
| Tying The Knot poignantly explores the ferocious political battle in the U.S. over equal marriage rights. It uncovers the meaning of marriage, focusing appropriately on rights, privilege, and love. |
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Night Work
by Laurie R King |
| After her last harrowing case, Kate Martinelli is more than ready for routine police work and her newfound serenity with longtime lover Lee. But then she's called to the scene of a carefully executed murder, and everything changes. |
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