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242) Anyone and everyone
Publisher
IronZeal Films
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Connected by having a son or daughter who is gay, parents across the country discuss their experiences ... Individuals from such diverse or[i]gins as Japanese, Bolivian, and Cherokee; as well as religions such as Mormon, Catholic, Hindus and others share intimate accounts of how their children revealed that they're homosexual and discuss their responses. The parents also talk about struggling with the pain their sons and daughters have dealt with,...
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In the magical time between night and day, when both the sun and the moon are in the sky, a child is born in a little blue house on a hill. And Miu Lan is not just any child, but one who can change into any shape they can imagine. The only problem is they can't decide what to be: A boy or a girl? A bird or a fish? A flower or a shooting star? At school, though, they must endure inquisitive looks and difficult questions from the other children, and...
Publisher
Cargo Film & Releasing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Follows the remarkable Gabi over the course of five formative years as she wrestles with society’s stereotypes about boys and girls. When her family moves from Stockholm to a small rural town, and as puberty kicks in, Gabi must decide whether she wants to fit in with the crowd or chart her own path. A landmark portrait of early adolescence, GABI: BETWEEN AGES 8 AND 13 is ultimately about the journey to be true to yourself.
245) After disasters
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English
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"In the wake of a life-shattering earthquake in India four rescue workers fight to impose order on an increasingly chaotic city. As looting and threats of violence become more severe, the men realize the first lives they save might be their own"--
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Verso
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Part revisionist history, part historical biography, Bad Gays is based on the hugely popular podcast series. The book subverts the notion of gay icons and queer heroes and asks what we can learn about LGBTQ history, sexuality, and identity through its villains and baddies"--
247) The Sound of Scars
Publisher
Cinedigm
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The story of three lifelong friends who overcame domestic violence, substance abuse, and depression to form Life of Agony, one of the most influential bands in its genre, led by the very first openly transgender heavy metal singer.
249) Greta & Valdin
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English
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A New York Times Editors' Choice
For fans of Schitt's Creek and Sally Rooney's Normal People, an irresistible and bighearted international bestseller that follows a brother and sister as they navigate queerness, multiracial identity, and the dramas big and small of their entangled, unconventional family, all while flailing their way to love.
It's been a year since his ex-boyfriend dumped him and moved...
For fans of Schitt's Creek and Sally Rooney's Normal People, an irresistible and bighearted international bestseller that follows a brother and sister as they navigate queerness, multiracial identity, and the dramas big and small of their entangled, unconventional family, all while flailing their way to love.
It's been a year since his ex-boyfriend dumped him and moved...
250) One In Every Crowd
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English
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Lesbian storyteller Ivan E. Coyote's first book for queer youth includes brand new stories and others culled from previous collections, inspired by the tragic increase in the number of teen suicides resulting from bullying. Funny, inspiring, and full of heart, these stories are about embracing and celebrating difference and feeling comfortable in one's own skin, no matter what the circumstance.
251) Ship it
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English
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Told from two viewpoints, Forest, a television actor who needs more fans, and Claire, a teen fan fiction blogger, are teamed to raise his profile despite their disagreement over whether his character is gay.
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Banned Books Week: Picture Books
Celebrate PRIDE Month! (Children's Edition)
Children's Books on Queer Love and Family
Celebrate PRIDE Month! (Children's Edition)
Children's Books on Queer Love and Family
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At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.
254) Guapa
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Other Press
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English
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A gay man in the Middle East wrestles with identity, love, and the upheaval of his country in this “vibrant, wrenching debut novel” (New Yorker).
“ . . . challenges the notion of what a ‘conventional’ love story should look like . . . As one of few queer novels with an Arab protagonist, it should not be overlooked.” —Lambda Literary
Set over the...
“ . . . challenges the notion of what a ‘conventional’ love story should look like . . . As one of few queer novels with an Arab protagonist, it should not be overlooked.” —Lambda Literary
Set over the...
255) Flagrant conduct: the story of Lawrence v. Texas : how a bedroom arrest decriminalized gay Americans
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Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Provides a detailed legal history and examines the motives of all players involved with the landmark Supreme Court gay rights case that protected consenting adults' rights, regardless of sexual preference, in the bedroom.
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: A follow-up to the critically acclaimed All Out anthology, Out Now features seventeen new short stories from amazing queer YA authors. Vampires crash prom?aliens run from the government?a president?s daughter comes into her own?a true romantic tries to soften the heart of a cynical social media influencer?a selkie and the sea call out to a lost soul. Teapots and barbershops?skateboards and VW vans?Street Fighter and Ares?s sword:...
259) Stonewall uprising
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Pub. Date
2011
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English
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Featuring archival footage and interviews with those who took part, from drag queens and street hustlers to police detectives, journalists, and a former mayor of New York City, this program revisits a time when homosexual acts were illegal throughout the United States, and homosexuality itself was considered a mental illness. On June 28, 1969, when police raided the Stonewall Inn, a Mafia-run gay bar in Greenwich Village, gay men and women did something...
260) The celluloid closet
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Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
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Description
Assembles footage from over 120 films showing the changing face of cinema homosexuality from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist cinema of the 1990s. Many actors, writers and commentators provide anecdotes regarding the history of the role of gay men and lesbians on the silver screen.
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