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Recommended Books

  •  General Interest
  •  Parents of Gays & Lesbians
  •  GLBT Resources
  •  Youth Information & Concerns
  •  Religion & Spirituality
  •  Books for Children


  • General Interest
    Bruce Bawer. A Place At The Table: The Gay Individual in American Society. New York: Touchstone, 1993.
    Eric Marcus. Is It A Choice? Answers To 300 of The Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gays & Lesbians. New York: HarperCollins, 1993.
    Leroy Aarons. Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son. San Francisco: Harper, 1995.
    Michael Nava, and Robert Dawidoff. Created Equal: Why Gay Rights Matter To America. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994.
    Susan and Daniel Cohen. When Someone You Know is Gay. Dell, 1989.
    Thomas Cowen. Gay Men and Women Who Enriched the World. New Canaan: William Mulvey, Inc., 1988.
    Parents of Gays & Lesbians
    Don Clark, Ph.D.. Loving Someone Gay (Rev. & Updated). Berkeley: Celestialarts, 1987.
    GLBT Resources
    Mary Borhek. Coming Out to Parents. Pilgrim, 1993.
    Youth Information & Concerns
    Aaron Fricke. Reflections of a Rock Lobster: A Story About Growing Up Gay. Alyson Publications, 1983.
    Ann Heron, editor. One Teenager in Ten: Writings by Gay and Lesbian Youth. Warner Books, 1983.
    Ann Heron, editor. Two in Twenty. Alyson Publications, 1994.
    Bennett L. Singer, editor. Growing Up Gay/Growing Up Lesbian: A Literary Anthology. The New Press, 1993.
    Don Romesburg, editor. Young, Gay and Proud. Boston: Alyson Publications, 1991.
    Gilbert Herdt and Andrew Boxer. Children of Horizons: How Gay and Lesbian Teens are Leading the Way Out. Beacon Press, 1993.
    Gilbert Herdt, Ed.. Gay And Lesbian Youth. New York: Harrington Park Press, 1988.
    Janice Rench. Understanding Sexual Identity: A Book for Gay and Lesbian Teens. Lerner, 1990.
    Kate Walker. Peter. Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
    Kay Whitlock. Bridges of Respect (2nd Edition) . Philidelphia: American Friends Service Committee, 1989..
    Kevin Jennings, editor. Becoming Visible: A Reader in Gay and Lesbian History for High School and College Students. Alyson Publications, 1994.
    Marion Dane Bauer, editor. Am I Blue? Coming Out From Silence. Harper Collins, 1994.
    Religion & Spirituality
    John Boswell. Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1980..
    Books for Children
    Book list developed and copyrighted by Eileen Durgin-Clinchard Ph.D.. Used with permission.

    Gay and Lesbian Issues are Open and Direct
    Bosch, Susanne. Jenny Lives With Eric And Martin . 1983.
    Elwin, R. & Paulse, M. Asha's Mums . 1990.
    Moron, Ann. How Would You Feel If Your Dad Was Gay?. 1991.
    Newman, Leslea. Heather Has Two Mommies. 1989.
    Newman, Leslea. Saturday Is Pattyday . 1993.
    Valentine, Johnny. One Dad, Two Dads, Brown Dads, Blue Dads. 1994.
    Vigna, Judith. My Two Uncles. 1993.
    Wilhoite, Michael. Daddy's Roommate. 1990.
    Wilhoite, Michael. Daddy's Wedding. 1995.
    Wilhoite, Michael. Uncle What Is It Is Coming To Visit!!?. 1993.


    Gay and Lesbian Issues are Part of the Background
    Alden, Joan. A Boy's Best Friend . 1992.
    Jenness, Aylette. Families: A Celebration Of Diversity, Commitment, And Love. 1990.
    Newman, Leslea. Belinda's Bouquet . 1991.
    Severance, Jane. Lots Of Mommies . 1983.
    Skutch, Robert. Who's In A Family? . 1995.
    Valentine, Johnny. The Day They Put A Tax On Rainbows. 1992.
    Valentine, Johnny. The Duke Who Outlawed Jellybeans . 1991.
    Wickens, Elaine. Annaday And The O Ring . 1994.