NEW WESTMINSTER PUBLIC LIBRARYY

NEW WESTMINSTER PUBLIC LIBRARYY
GAY PRIDE
Essential Dykes to Watch Out For
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The Gay Gospels: Good News for LGBT People
by Keith Sharpe • 261.835766 Sh24g
The author, a gay Christian and retired professor, takes a fresh look at
Jesus and his teachings to find material to counter anti-gay rhetoric in
churches.
A Queer History of the United States
by Michael Bronski • 306.766 B789q
An investigation that begins before European contact and shows how queer
people have contributed to every era of American history.
Queer Geography: Journeys Toward a Sexual Self
by Frank Browning • 306.766 B821q
Explorations of what is shared between gay and lesbian people of different
generations, from a variety of places around the globe.
Trans Liberation
by Leslie Feinberg • 306.77 F327t
A collection of lectures and interviews in which Feinberg highlights both the
diversity among transgendered people and what they hold in common with
everyone else.
Gay Marriage: the Story of a Canadian Social Revolution
by Sylvain Larocque • 306.848 L327g
An account of how gay marriage was legalized in Canada, including
interviews with key players.
On the Fringe: Gays and Lesbians in Politics
by David Rayside • 306.766 R219o
This study shows how gay and lesbian issues are dealt with by political figures
in the United States.
Gay Pride · www.nwpl.ca
Losing Matt Shepard: Life and Politics in the Aftermath of Anti-Gay
Murder
by Beth Loffreda • 306.766 Sh47L
After his murder Matthew Shepard became a symbol of intolerance. The author
investigates the murder, trials, and the effect of the publicity on the community.
The Meaning of Matthew by Judy Shepard • 364.1523 Sh47m
In 1998 Matthew Shepard was murdered because he was gay. This memoir is
written by his mother, a gay rights activist.
Get That Freak: Homophobia and Transphobia in High Schools
photo by Marcus Bollingmo, flickr.com
by Rebecca Haskell & Brian Burtch • 371.58 H273g
Interviews with recent BC high school graduates forms the basis of this study,
which also offers recommendations on how to support GLBTQ students.
Autobiography of a Tattoo
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The Laramie Project
by Moises Kaufman • 812 K162L
This play, in the form of monologues inspired by interviews of the residents
of Laramie, Wyoming forms a portrait of the community after Matthew
Shepard’s murder. Library also has movie.
The Letters of Vita Sackville-West to Virginia Woolf
Edited by Louise DeSalvo and Mitchell A. Leaska • 826 Sa14L
This collection of over 500 letters written over 20 years gives a glimpse into
the relationship between these two writers.
Evolution's Rainbow:
Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People
by Joan Roughgarden • 305.3 R755e
The author, an evolutionary biologist, explores gender and sexual diversity in
birds, reptiles, fish, mammals, and in humans.
History of Gay Literature: the Male Tradition
by Gregory Woods • 809.89 W863h
Woods scrutinizes gay male writing from the distant past through
contemporary literature.
The Fact of a Doorframe
by Adrienne Rich • 811 R37f
Fifty years’ poetry by a leading American poet and lesbian activist who died
in 2012.
Autobiography of a Tattoo
by Stan Persky • 819.8 P431a
In this mix of stories and meditations, Persky investigates the education and
pursuit of homosexual desire.
Gay Pride · www.nwpl.ca
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The Trans Biography Project: Stories From the Lives of Eleven
Trans People in BC
R306.77 C884t
Different ways of becoming and being transgendered and transsexual are
explored in these personal stories. (Library use only)
Outlaws & Inlaws: Your Guide to LGBT Rights, Same-sex
Relationships and Canadian law
R346.013 F534o LA
Canada’s major GLBT rights organization summarizes criminal, human
rights, employment, family and immigration laws that affect individuals,
couples, and their families. (Library use only)
Questions and Answers: Gender Identity in Schools
Questions and Answers: Sexual Orientation in Schools
R306.76 Q386g • R306.76 Q386s
Two publications of the Public Health Agency of Canada assist teachers
and school administrators to create healthy environments for young
people. (Library use only; also available online in English and French)
MAGAZINES AND
NEWSPAPERS
The Advocate
Curve
Out
Outlooks (Canadian)
Xtra West (Local)
(Library use only)
Gay Pride · www.nwpl.ca
MOVIES
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Angels in America
The AIDS epidemic in political perspective, through the eyes of numerous
individuals affected by the tragedy.
Beautiful Boxer
Nong Toom feels like more of a girl than a boy, but becoming a boxer
is the only way he can finance a sex change operation. Based on a true
story.
Brokeback Mountain
In 1963 Wyoming, two ranch hands find themselves drawn to each
other.
Desert Hearts
Arriving in Nevada to get a divorce, a professor falls in love with a
ranch woman. Library also has Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule, the
novel on which the film was based.
Fire
In an extended family in Delhi, the emotional lives of a pair of brothers
and their wives become complicated.
Kids Are All Right
A lesbian couple’s teenage kids decide they want to know their spermdonor father, not realizing how much he will change their family.
Milk
A drama based on the life of Harvey Milk, pioneering American politician
and gay rights campaigner. Library also has The Times of Harvey Milk, a
documentary.
Transamerica
Bree needs an operation to complete her male-to-female transition, but
not before she figures out what to do with a teenage son she has just
discovered she fathered.
Gay Pride · www.nwpl.ca
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Dictionary of Homophobia: a Global History of Gay & Lesbian
Experience
Persistence: All Ways Butch & Femme
BIOGRAPHY
306.766 D561t
Brief essays on topics such as hate crimes, anti-gay individuals, and religious
strictures.
edited by Ivan E. Coyote & Zena Sharman • Downloadable eBook
A varied collection of essays, poetry, fiction, an interview, and other writings
that explore gender identity within lesbian communities.
Historical Dictionary of Homosexuality
by Brent Pickett • R306.766 P586h
People, organizations, terminology, laws and legal cases are clearly described.
(Library use only)
No Previous Experience
by Elspeth Cameron • 306.7663 C145n
Cameron, a celebrated Canadian biographer, reveals her life from her failed
third marriage to her first lesbian experience and beyond.
Transition: the Story of How I Became a Man
by Chaz Bono with Billie Fitzpatrick • 306.77 B644t / Downloadable eBook
In 2008, Chastity Bono was a high-profile activist for GLBTQ liberation when
she realized it was time to complete her own liberation by transitioning to a
male identity and body.
I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir
by Josh Kilmer-Purcell • 306.77 K558u
Kilmer-Purcell led an adventurous life as an advertising copywriter by day
and a drag queen by night, until everything went out of control.
Gay Pride · www.nwpl.ca
BIOGRAPHY
Patricia Highsmith
Man Who Knew Too Much
by David Leavitt • 510.92 T846L
Leavitt presents a look at the complex personality of Alan Turing, as well
as an explanation of some of his mathematical thinking.
The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the Seventies in
San Francisco
by Joshua Gamson • 782.42164 Sy57g
Song lyrics, descriptions of San Francisco, and conversations with
people who knew disco star Sylvester James make this a vibrant and rich
biography.
Inside Out: Straight Talk From A Gay Jock
by Mark Tewksbury 797.2 T311i
Gold-medal winnder Plympic swimmer Mark Tewksbury offers insights
into the Olympic world and his personal challenge of coming out as a gay
man.
Eminent Outlaws: the Gay Writers Who Changed America
by Christopher Bram • 810.9 B731e
A look at a few of the mid-century male writers—Truman Capote, Gore
Vidal, Tennessee Williams, and Edward Albee, among others—who paved
the way for GLBTQ writing today.
BIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHY
Beautiful Shadow
by Andrew Wilson • 813 H537w
Patricia Highsmith influenced crime fiction and gay and lesbian fiction for
more than 50 years. Her biography is as chilling as the stories she wrote.
My Lives: An Autobiography
by Edmund White • 813 W582m
In this collection of essays, prolific author White candidly describes events,
relationships, and habits that have made him a gay icon.
Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
by Gertrude Stein • 818 St34a
A playful double-biography of Stein and her life partner, Alice B. Toklas,
describing their years in Paris and friendships with artist and writers of the
day.
Topic Sentence: A Writer’s Education
by Stan Persky • 819.8 P431t
B.C. writer, civil rights activist, and leading voice of the gay community, Stan
Persky talks about becoming a writer.
The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde
by Neil McKenna • 828 W644m
Wilde’s sexuality, McKenna suggests, was central to his identity and strongly
influenced his literary and public career.
Before Night Falls
by Reinaldo Arenas • 863 Ar33b
Arenas’ autobiography is a searing account of his life as a homosexual writer
critical of the Cuban government, and his subsequent prosecution and
persecution.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
by Alison Bechdel • GN Be
In this graphic novel, Bechdel, author of the comic strip “Dykes to Watch Out
For”, has written a memoir about her family and her relationship with her
closeted gay father.
Gay Pride · www.nwpl.ca
Jeanette
The Tudors
Winterson
www.jeanettewinterson.com
BIOGRAPHY
FICTION
The Hours: A Novel
by Michael Cunningham
Cunningham explores the thoughts and daily experiences of three characters,
one of them Virginia Woolf, in this Pulitzer Prize winning book. Library also
has movie.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
by Jeanette Winterson
Winterson’s semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel weaves fables and
fairytales into a layered tale of teenage angst.
Giovanni’s Room
by James Baldwin
A gay literature classic, set in 1950’s Paris, this novel reveals the feelings of a
young American as he grapples with his sexual identity.
The Well of Loneliness
by Radclyffe Hall
This novel of lesbian love was banned and judged obscene by a British Court
upon publication in 1928. It became a bestseller.
A Boy's Own Story
by Edmund White
In this semi-autobiographical novel, White describes a young man’s first
experience with homosexuality and his resulting deep feelings.
Call Me by Your Name
by Andre Aciman
Elio and Oliver experience a summer romance that leaves them both
changed. Aciman’s first novel explores the power of love and its effect over
time.
Gay Pride · www.nwpl.ca
Michael Tolliver Lives
Mary Ann in Autumn
by Armistead Maupin
Maupin revisits his “Tales of the City” series with two new stories.
A Single Man
by Christopher Isherwood
Considered Isherwood’s masterpiece, this novel follows George through 24
hours, as he tries to adjust to his partner’s sudden death. Library also has
movie.
Dancer from the Dance
by Andrew Holleran
Malone is looking for love in the gay scene in 1970’s New York. He finds it
with the memorable drag queen, Sutherland.
Grief
by Andrew Holleran
A survivor of the AIDS epidemic, a middle-aged gay man deals with the death
of his mother and the gay friends he lost.
Lives of the Circus Animals
by Christopher Bram
A comedy about ten days and nights in the lives and relationships of a group
of New York theatre people.
Maurice
by E.M. Forster
Forster wrote this novel of passion, love, and self-discovery in 1914, but
because of attitudes towards homosexuality, it was not published until after
his death in 1970. Library also has movie.
Essential Dykes to Watch Out For
by Alison Bechdel • 741.5 B387e
Selected from 21 years of comic strips, this lesbian soap opera follows the
lives of a group of women from young adulthood to middle age.
Gay Pride · www.nwpl.ca
Basketball Jones
by E. Lynn Harris
A famous NBA star tries to keep his relationship with his boyfriend a secret,
with devastating results.
Death in Venice: And Seven Other Stories
by Thomas Mann
Von Aschenbach, a famous author on vacation in Venice, finds himself
obsessed with the beautiful youth, Tadzio.
Halfway Home
by Paul Monette
Tom, diagnosed with AIDS, moves to an isolated beach house in order to
come to terms with his illness and his past. He finds himself pulled back into
life.
from the film adaptation by Tom Ford, 2009
FICTION
A Single Man
Skim
by Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki
This graphic novel explores the intensities of high school life, teen angst, and
what it’s like being in love when you’re 16 years old.
Orlando
by Virginia Woolf
This is the biography of Orlando, who starts life as an Elizabethan nobleman,
and three centuries and many lives later, is a modern woman.
The Master
by Colm Toibin
Toibin draws a fictionalized portrait of the mind and life of Henry James
during the five years that he wrote his major novels.
Teahouse Fire
by Ellis Avery
This is the saga of two women living in 19th century Japan, at the time when
Japan was opening its door to the West and the entire culture was in flux.
Price of Salt
by Patricia Highsmith
Therese and Carol meet, fall in love, and take a car trip across the United
States, pursued by a private investigator. How will it end?
Fingersmith
by Sarah Waters
Set in Victorian England, this gripping, suspense novel has it all – orphans,
an inheritance, a madhouse, villains, and romance. Library also has movie.
In My Father’s House
by E. Lynn Harris
A fast-paced novel that mixes the world of crime with the upscale black gay
scene in a hot modeling agency in Miami.
MYSTERY
Actor’s Guide to Greed
by Rick Copp
Outrageously delightful and humourous. Jarrod Jarvis, suspected of
murdering the star of the play, must clear his name.
The Mirror and the Mask
by Ellen Hart
In this popular lesbian murder-mystery series, Minneapolis restaurateur
Jane Lawless trains to be a private investigator, uncovering family secrets as
she closes her first case.
Rhapsody in Blood
by John Morgan Wilson
Gay crime reporter and writer, Benjamin Justice appears in the seventh novel
in this mystery series, prepared to uncover the truth in two old murders and
a recent one.
Schooled in Murder: A Tom and Scott Mystery
by Mark Richard Zubro In this whodunit, the faculty war at Grover Cleveland High School has ended
in murder. English teacher Tom Mason is a suspect.
Hook, Line, and Homicide: A Paul Turner Mystery
by Mark Richard Zubro Chicago police detective Paul Turner is on a fishing trip vacation in Canada
with family and friends. It turns deadly.
Date with Sheesha: A Russell Quant Mystery
by Anthony Bidulka
Gay Saskatoon private investigator Russell Quant’s latest case takes him to
Dubai to investigate the gay-bashing death of a carpet expert.
Gay Pride · www.nwpl.ca
Okinawa Soba, flickr.com
Hook, Line, and Homicide
TEEN FICTION
What Happened to Lani Garver?
By Carol Plum-Ucci
Is Lani a boy or a girl? And can Lani save Claire from the vicious gang mentality
of her school?
A Chance to Dance for You
By Gail Sidonie Sobat
Ian lives in a traditional suburban community where keeping a secret is
sometimes harder than telling the truth.
Deliver Us From Evie
By M. E. Kerr
A farm boy comes to terms with his older sister’s unconventional choices.
Boy Meets Boy
By David Levithan
In a high school where gay and straight students hang out together, the
quarterback can also be the homecoming queen.
Geography Club
by Brent Hartinger
Several gay and lesbian high school students form a “Geography Club” as a
cover for hanging out—but sooner or later, people find out. Also, Order of the
Poison Oak.
Absolutely, Positively Not
By David LaRochelle
Steven keeps trying to prove he’s straight—but the only person he’s fooling is
himself.
Rainbow Boys
Rainbow High
Rainbow Road
By Alex Sanchez
This trilogy follows three gay high school
friends as they come out, begin to have
relationships, and set out for college.
Also other books by this author.
Gay Pride · www.nwpl.ca
Swimming in the Monsoon Sea
By Shyam Selvadurai
First love between an innocent 14-year-old Sri Lankan boy and his nineteenyear-old, wordly Canadian cousin.
Payback
By James Heneghan
It’s hard to stand up to bullies—but Charley learns that silence is worse than
speaking up. Set in North Vancouver.
Black Rabbit Summer
By Kevin Brooks
In the summer after high school, Pete gets drawn into a mystery that only he
can solve.
Absolute Brightness
By James Lecesne
Leonard is different—and in small-town New Jersey that is both a blessing
and a curse.
Inferno
by Robin Stevenson
High school is hell—so Emily renames herself Dante as she heads to a new
school and tries to find someone she can relate to.
David Inside Out
By Lee Bantle
A high-school senior finds solace in running with the track team, but
practices become awkward when David develops a crush on one of his
teammates, Sean.
Money Boy
By Paul Yee
Ray is kicked out of his house when his father finds he has been cruising gay
websites. He hits the means streets of Toronto as a Chinese immigrant broke
and homeless.
Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy
By Bill Wright
Carlos Duarte is an aspiring makeup artist who dreams of working with
New York celebrities and fashionistas, but he soon learns that the makeup
industry is cutthroat and Carlos will have to believe in himself more than
ever.
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Full Spectrum: A New Generation of Writing about Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and other Identities
J306.76 Fu YM
GLBTQ*: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens
By Kelley Huegel • J306.766 Hu YM
Practical information covering topics such as coming out, homophobia,
religion, and sex.
It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a
Life Worth Living
edited by Dan Savage & Terry Miller • 306.766 It1s
Celebrities, leaders, and everyday people tell teens about the happiness and
satisfactions of their lives as GLBTQ people, empowering them to overcome
bullying and look forward to their lives.
N
CHILDRENS
The Manny Files
Pinky and Rex and the Bully
Pinky and Rex and the Double-Dad Weekend
Pinky and Rex and the Perfect Pumpkin
Pinky and Rex and the Spelling Bee
Pinky and Rex Go to Camp
FICTION
by Christian Burch
What do you do when the new nanny is a man?
By James Howe
Pinky (a boy) and Rex (a girl) don’t always fit people’s ideas of how a
boy or a girl should act—but they are always true to themselves.
Losing Uncle Tim
By MaryKate Jordan
Daniel finds out his favourite uncle has AIDS.
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How it Feels to Have a Gay or Lesbian Parent
By Judith E. Snow • J306.874 Sn
32 children of gay and lesbian people describe the impact it has had
on their lives.
Zack’s Story: Growing Up with Same-Sex Parents
By Keith Elliot Greenberg • J306.8874 Gr
Zack tells the story of his family, which includes two moms, a dad,
and a step-mother.
Gay Pride · www.nwpl.ca
PICTURE BOOKS
Mom and Mum are Getting Married!
By Ken Setterington
Mom and Mum want a perfect wedding, and Rosie helps make sure it
is one.
Molly’s Family
By Nancy Garden
Molly’s family doesn’t look like the other kids’—but then again, no two
families really look exactly the same.
Uncle Bobby’s Wedding
By Sarah S. Brannen
Will getting married take Uncle Bobby away from Chloe?
Felicia’s Favorite Story
By Leslea Newman
Felicia loves to hear the story of how her moms adopted her.
Pinky and Rex and the Double-Dad Weekend
front photo: Chaz Bono (Frontiers LA)
back photo: Jamison Wieser, flickr.com (detail)