Annie On My Mind, Garden, Nancy. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1982. A realistic love story of two young women. Includes lots of useful and accurate
information about homosexuality and tells what it fells like to be gay.

Beyond Blood: Writings on the Lesbian and Gay Family. , Wakeling, L., & Bradstock, M. (Eds). (1995). Blackwattle Press: Sydney, Australia. A collection of individual stories from GLBT parents and their children about alternative families.

Coming Out of the Classroom Closet: Gay and Lesbian Students, Teachers, and the Curricula, Harbeck, K.M. (Ed.) (1992). Harrington Park Press: New York, NY. This book describes the cost of GLBT invisibility in the education system.

Coming Out the Parents, Borhek, Mary V. Pilgrim Press, 1983. A two-way
survival guide for gays, lesbians, and their parents, how to handle the
confusion, disappointment, and guilt that is sometimes present.

Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth and their Allies., Bass, E. & Kaufman, K. (1996). HarperPerrenial: New York, NY. This book is a practical guide for GLBT youth containing the stories and experiences of more than fifty GLBT youth.

Growing up Gay in a Dysfunctional Family. Isensee, R. (1992). Simon & Schuster: New York, NY. Written by a psychotherapist, this book describes the effects of family rejection on GLBT people and how they can recover from it.

Hidden From History: Reclaiming the Gay and Lesbian PastDuberman, M, Vicinus, M, and Chauncey, G. Jr. (Eds) (1989). Meridian: New York, NY. A collection of scholarly works on gender identity and sexual orientation throughout history.

Homosexuality and Family Relations Bozett, F.W., & Sussman, M.B.(Eds). (1990). Harrington Park Press: New York, NY. Edited by two experts on family relations, this book covers a wide range of issues from a GLBT perspective: religion, adoption and parenting, married gays and lesbians, aging.

Homosexuality: The Secret a Child Dare Not Tell. Bozett, F.W., & Sussman, M.B.(Eds). (1990). Harrington Park Press: New York, NY. A mother's investigation of GLBT children's experiences.

Homosexuals in HistoryRowse, A.L. (1977). Carroll & Graf: New York, NY. A scholarly "outing" of famous historical homosexuals.

How Homophobia Hurts Children. Baker, J. M. New York, NY: Haworth Press.

Jocks: True Stories of America's Gay Male AthletesWoog, D. (1998). Alyson Books: Boston, MA. This book deals with the issues of gay athletes and dispels the myths that homosexuality and athletics are incompatible.

Lesbian and Gay Youth: Care and Counseling.Ryan, C. & Futterman, D. (1998). Columbia University Press: New York, NY. This book is written for parents, counselors, teachers, and anyone else who works with GLBT youth.

Love Stories, Jonathan Ned Katz, Men before Homosexuality.

Loving Someone Gay, Clarck, Don. elestialarts, 1977, 1987. Sympathetic and
knowledgeable guide for gays, their families, friends, therapists and
counselors who want to support them. Written by a therapist who is a gay
father.

Now That You Know, Fairchild, Betty.Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1977.
Personal account of one of the founders of the national organization of
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG). Includes practical advice
and many first-person stories from parents and gay young people.

Oasis Journal offers reviews of LGBT youth books and movies. It offers helpful tips on books that you might want to read as an out LGBT youth, someone questioning their own sexual orientation or gender identity or as a straight ally.
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On Being Gay, McNaught, Brian.  St. Martin’s Press, 1988. The author writes
about whether or not to “come out”, about maintaining ties with one’s
family, building loving relationships that last, developing honest
relationships with God, dealing with AIDS, and accepting oneself as decent
and worthy of respect.

One Teenager in 10: Writings by Gay and Lesbian Youth. Heron, A. (Ed.) (1983).   Alyson Publications: Boston, MA. Twenty-six young people from around the country discuss their coming out experiences. Their worlds will provide encouragement for other teenagers facing similar experiences.

Parents Matter, Muller, Ann.  Naiad Press, 1987. Lesbian daughters and gay
sons come out to their parents, using many different words. The parent’s
reactions are equally diverse, immediately and months later. It shows that
lesbian daughters seem to have more difficulty with their parents than gay
sons.

Pinkbookss a bibliography of Young Adult books for gay and lesbian readers. These books can be hard for gay teens to find- by providing links and information, Pinkbooks aims to make it easier for queer youth and teenagers to see their lives reflected in the literature they read.
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Queer Kids: The Challenges and Promise for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth. Owens, R.E., Jr. (1998).  Harrington Park Press: New York, NY. This book is written for three target groups: youth, parents, and counselors.

Reflection of a Rock Lobster. , Fricke, Aaron. Alyson Publications, 1981.  Aaron Fricke made national news when he sued his school for the right to take a male date to the prom. Here is his story of growing up gay in America.

Rubyfruit Jungle, Brown, Rita Mae. antam Books, 1973, 1988. A great novel
about growing up as a lesbian in America.

Sexual Identity on the Job: Issues and Services. Ellis, A.L., & Riggle, E.D.B., (Eds) (1996). Harrington Park press: New York, NY. This book describes the effects of workplace discrimination and harassment on GLBT people.

Straight Jobs, Gay Lives. Friskopp, A. & Silverstein, S. (1995). Touchstone Books: New York, NY. A comprehensive guide to GLBT workplace issues.

Straight Parents, Gay Children Bernstein, Robert A. (1995). Thunder's Mouth Press: New York, NY. Written by a former National Vice-president of PFLAG, this is a book to help parents understand their feelings about their GLBT children.

The Best Little Boy in the World, Reid, John.  Ballantine, 1976. Very well
written, with candor and humor and philosophical reflections extending
beyond personal and family relationships, this is one man’s story of
accepting himself as being gay.

The Construction of Attitudes Towards Lesbians and Gay Men. Pardie, L, & Luchetta, T (Eds). (1999).  Harrington Park Press: New York, NY. Edited by two psychologists, this is a book about homophobia and heterosexism and how it can be changed.

Try This at Home: A Do-It-Yourself ACLU Guide to Winning Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights. Coles, M.A. (1996).  New Press: New York, NY. A practical and no-nonsense guide for individuals and grassroots groups on securing equal rights for GLBT people.

Understanding Sexual Identity, Rench, Janice E.  Lerner, 1990. This 35-page
book is a quick read. It discusses healthy sexuality, homophobia, religious
views, support services available and helps young readers understand what it
means to be gay. Non-gay readers will learn how to be supportive of their
gay friends, and gay readers will learn they are not alone.

When Someone You Know is Gay, Cohen, Susan and Daniel. Celestialarts, 1989. Addressed to adolescents as informational, this covers a wide range of
topics honestly and empathetically.

 

 

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