LGBTQ+ Nonfiction
A list of recent LGBTQ+ nonfiction books selected by our librarians.
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Let the Record Show
The co-director of the ACT UP Oral History Project delivers an in-depth look at the successes and failures of the New York City chapter of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power.
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Bi
The founder of the international Bisexual Research Group surveys historical and contemporary research and draws on her personal experience in this insightful look at bisexuality.
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The Love That Dares
A thoughtfully curated collection of historical correspondence between queer people, famous and otherwise, through the centuries.
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A Place of Our Own
An in-depth look at spaces essential to lesbian culture and community. As Thomas profiles these spaces, their founders, and their loyal visitors, clients, and participants, she brings not only her personal experience, but also decades of reporting and commentary on the needs, initiatives, and leaders of the LGBTQ+ community. An engaging and informative study that defies attempts to erase people or their places. (Kirkus)
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Marsha
Drawing on interviews and archival sources, Tourmaline, an artist, Black transgender activist, and Guggenheim Fellow, celebrates trans icon, sex worker, and activist Marsha P. Johnson (1945-92). A warm homage to a pioneering activist. (Kirkus)
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Trans Bodies, Trans Selves
A wide-ranging, accessible resource guide to health, legal, social, historical, and activist topics created by and for trans, gender expansive, and nonbinary people.
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And the Category Is
A history of New York City’s legendary ballroom community that celebrates the legacy and influence its queer Black and Latinx performers.
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I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together
In an honest, often self-deprecating coming-of-age graphic memoir, Canadian cartoonist and illustrator Vellekoop recounts growing up gay in 1970s Toronto, where his family was a member of the conservative Christian Reformed Church, which viewed homosexuality as a sin. A raw, revealing chronicle. (Kirkus)
Format: Graphic Novel
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Another Word for Love
The story of a poet and podcaster’s journey to claim the fullness of his identity and power as a queer Black American. Ultimately, this is an intricate and exhilarating memoir - heartbreaking, humbling, and hopeful. An exquisite, soulful must-read. (Kirkus)
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Dear Bi Men
Through cutting social analysis, personal stories, and need-to-know instruction, Dear Bi Men bolsters bi+ visibility in a culture of erasure - and unapologetically centers Blackness in a particular and deeply researched guide to navigating life, work, and relationships as a Black bi+ man. (Publisher description)
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