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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
by Alison Bechdel  
Powells.com Staff Pick Alison Bechdel, creator of the Dykes to Watch Out For comic strip, uses the cartoon form to tell the story of her coming out and the discovery of her father's sexual orientation. The title refers to the funeral home where she grew up, and her parents...
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Include Me Out: My Life from Goldwyn to Broadway
by Farley Granger Publisher Comments Synonymous with the golden age of Broadway, the dazzling lights of Hollywood, and the rise of television arts, Farley Granger’s charm and talent captivated the acting community and audiences alike. Working with creative visionaries like Alfred...
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In the Shadow of the Magic Mountain: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story
by Andrea Weiss Publisher Comments Thomas Mann’s two eldest children, Erika and Klaus, were unconventional, rebellious, and fiercely devoted to each other. Empowered by their close bond, they espoused vehemently anti-Nazi views in a Europe swept up in fascism and were openly...
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The Letters of Noel Coward
by Noel Coward Publisher Comments A publishing event! The first and definitive collection of letters (most of them previously unpublished) both from and to the incomparable Noël Coward, a unique and irresistible portrait of a society and age—from the Blitz to the Ritz and...
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My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home (Series Q)
by Amber L Hollibaugh Publisher Comments Amber L. Hollibaugh is a lesbian sex radical, ex-hooker, incest survivor, gypsy child, poor-white-trash, high femme dyke. She is also an award-winning filmmaker, feminist, Left political organizer, public speaker, and journalist. My Dangerous Desires...
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The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family
by Dan Savage Publisher Comments The true story of a marriage (not really), a lovable and relentless mother, a six-year old who says his parents cannot get married (but wants to go to the reception), a partner who doesnt want to act like a straight person, and the author, who has...
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The Romanian: Story of an Obsession
by Bruce Benderson
Publisher Comments "History follows a trail of sputtering desire, often calling upon the delusions of lovers to generate the sparks. If it weren't for us, the world would suffer from a dismal lack of stories," writes Bruce Benderson in this brutally candid memoir...
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Nureyev: The Life
by Julie Kavanagh Publisher Comments Rudolf Nureyev had it all: beauty, genius, charm, passion, and sex appeal. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement, for both men and women, on or off the stage. With Nureyev: The Life, Julie Kavanagh shows how his intense drive and...
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The Pink Triangle: The Nazi War Against Homosexuals
by Richard Plant Publisher Comments This is the first comprehensive book in English on the fate of the homosexuals in Nazi Germany. The author, a German refugee, examines the climate and conditions that gave rise to a vicious campaign against Germany’s gays, as directed by Himmler...
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Noble Lives: Biographical Portraits of Three Remarkable Gay Men - Glenway Wescott, Aaron Copland, and Dag Hammarskjold
by Marc E Vargo Synopsis Noble Lives examines how sexual orientation affected the careers of two historical figures generally accepted as gay, and a third whose sexual identity was in constant question during his lifetime. This unique book features comprehensive biographical...
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About My Life and the Kept Woman: A Memoir
by John Rechy Publisher Comments The untold personal life story of the novelist whom Gore Vidal has hailed as "one of the few original American writers of the last century." John Rechy's first novel, City of Night, is a modern classic and his subsequent body of work has kept him among...
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Strangers: Homosexual Love in the Nineteenth Century
by Graham Robb Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-331) and index....
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And the Band Played on: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
by Randy Shilts Publisher Comments Upon it's first publication twenty years ago, And The Band Played on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigatve reporting. An international bestseller, a nominee for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and made into a...
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Born to Be Gay: A History of Homosexuality
by William Naphy Publisher Comments There has long been an assumption in the West that views on sex and sexuality are basically similar worldwide. This has never been the case. Many ancient cultures actively promoted same-sex relationships as an integral part of adolescence or even worship....
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The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family
by Dan Savage Publisher Comments In a time when much of the country sees red whenever the subject of gay marriage comes up, Dan Savageoutspoken author of the column Savage Love makes it personal. Dan Savages mother wants him to get married. His boyfriend, Terry, says no thanks because...
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Homo History: A Compilation of Events That Shook and Shaped the Gay World (Portable Queer)
by Erin Mchugh Publisher Comments From the Old Testament to the New World Order, the centuries have not always championed homosexuality. But the past has also been checkered with surprising liberal periods. From ancient Rome to gay pride, here is a time capsule of gay history, presented...
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Stonewall
by Martin Duberman Synopsis Since 1969, the word Stonewall has been synonymous with gay resistance to oppression. Yet remarkably, the full story of the Stonewall riots has never been told. Now historian Duberman profiles six early activists, whose lives intersected during the...
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The Confession
by James Mcgreevey Publisher Comments In August 2004, Governor James E. McGreevey of New Jersey made history when he stepped before microphones, declared My truth is that I am a gay American, and announced his resignation. The story made international headlines-; but what led to that moment...
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Janet, My Mother, and Me: A Memoir of Growing Up with Janet Flanner and Natalia Danesi Murray
by William Murray Publisher Comments Janet, My Mother, and Me is a charming, captivating memoir about a boy growing up in a household of two extraordinary women. William Murray was devoted to his mother, Natalia Danesi Murray, and to his mother's longtime lover, writer Janet Flanner. Even...
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Out of Sync
by Lance Bass Publisher Comments At sixteen, Lance Bass received a phone call from Justin Timberlake that would change his life forever. Soon after, he left his small-town home in Clinton, Mississippi, to join an emerging musical group called *NSYNC. Two years later *NSYNC was inspiring...
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