GLBT Books that inspire a broad audience about equality and the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. Submit your own favorites...
Crisis: 40 stories revealing the personal, social, and religious pain and trauma of growing up gay in America
by Mitchell Gold
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This is an important book to give to others. If the recipient is LGBT, he or she will be inspired by these 40 stories and will know that his/her story is not unique. If the recipient is not LGBT, he or she will understand the pain and trauma that discrimination causes.
But above all, the book is an inspiration about what needs to be done so that we can all be treated as equals in our pursuit of happiness.
Brokeback Mountain
by Annie Proulx
Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx's short story portrays the strong bond between two cowboys.
Neither man is comfortable calling himself queer, yet neither is
willing to end their relationship or the sex. Fear of unacceptance and
violence prevents them from fulfilling their love for one another.
Love Above the Reach of Time
by Anna M. Curren
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This page-turning true story between two lesbians in the 18th century
and their relationship with their community was originally written as a
screenplay.
It gives insight into how an unconventional couple became an integral part of a small community.
Rubyfruit Jungle
by Rita Mae Brown
A word-of-mouth classic novel written in 1980 and still being
discovered by many readers. A story of growing up lesbian and poor in
America and how the heroine takes on New York with great confidence.
Love, Ellen: A Mother/Daughter Journey
by Betty DeGeneres
A story about the unconditional love of a mother. First, there was
the shock of learning that her daughter is a lesbian, then the mother
goes in the closet herself as she cannot tell others about her daughter
and then, in 1997, Ellen comes out publicly in the famous airport
scene.
Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son
by Kevin Jennings
The fascinating autobiography of Kevin Jennings, the founder and
executive director or the Gay Lesbian & Straight Education Network
(GLSEN). Born to poverty to a Baptist Minister, Kevin never excelled in
sports. His father died when Kevin was 8. He then became a mama's boy,
a brainy and dedicated boy who was the first to go to college (Harvard)
and then to become an activist for youth.
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