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Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ace" delves into the lives of those who identify using the little-known sexual orientation of asexuality and shows what all of us can learn-about desire, identity, culture, and relationships-when we use an asexual lens to see the world"--.
2) Loveless
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The fourth novel from the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, author of Solitaire and the graphic novel series Heartstopper – soon to be a major Netflix series.
It was all sinking in. I’d never had a crush on anyone. No boys, no girls, not a single person I had ever met. What did that mean?
Georgia has never been in love, never kissed anyone, never even had a crush – but as a fanfic-obsessed romantic she’s sure she’ll find her person...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Asexuality is often called The Invisible Orientation. You don't learn about it in school, you don't hear "ace" on television. So, it's kinda hard to be ace in a society so steeped in sex that no one knows you exist. Too many young people grow up believing that their lack of sexual desire means they are broken - so writer Molly Muldoon and cartoonist Will Hernandez, both in the ace community, are here to shed light on society's misconceptions of asexuality...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Titles for Pride Month
Description
A letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born--a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam--and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
375 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James must navigate heart surgery, reconnections with a lost mother, the betrayal of a former best friend, first kisses, and emerging feelings for another girl"--
Author
Publisher
Wren & Rook
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Why do we find sexuality so, well... scary? Comedian Mae Martin investigates in this hilarious and intelligent guide to 21st century sexuality. Covering everything from the pros and cons of labels, to coming out and the joys of sexual fluidity, Mae ponders all the stuff we get hung up about - and then a bit more. Mae's mission is to ensure that in a world that's full of things to worry about, who we choose to kiss should not be one of them. And when...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
272 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
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Description
Publisher Annotation: World history has been made by countless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals?and you?ve never heard of many of them. Queer author and activist Sarah Prager delves deep into the lives of 23 people who fought, created, and loved on their own terms. From high-profile figures like Abraham Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt to the trailblazing gender-ambiguous Queen of Sweden and a bisexual blues singer who didn?t...
Author
Publisher
Vermont Pride Theater
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
108 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Early in 2019, Vermont Pride Theater commissioned playwright Maura Campbell to interview people around the state about their experiences growing up LGBTQ in Vermont. She wove into the script the heartbreaking and inspiring stories of 18 of these folks... Those interviewed were then urged to perform the play during Pride Theater's 2019 summer festival, telling onstage their own deeply personal stories. Overwhelmed audiences laughed with them, cried...
10) Spinning
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
395 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ignatz Award-winner Tillie Walden's powerful graphic memoir captures what it's like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with leaving behind everything you used to know." --
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
x, 338 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of original essays and expanded testimonials written to teens from celebrities, political leaders, and everyday people. While many of these teens can't see a positive future for themselves, we can. We can show LGBT youth the kind of happiness, potential, and satisfaction their lives hold if they can just get through these early years.
Author
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
315 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Joy is in love with Malcolm. Malcolm wants to date Summer. Summer is in love with love. And Fox is Summer's ex-boyfriend. Thirty, flirty, and asexual, Joy is secretly in love with her best friend, Malcolm, but she's never been brave enough to say so. When he unexpectedly announces that he's met the love of his life--and no, it's not Joy--she's heartbroken. Malcolm invites her on a weekend getaway, and Joy decides it's her last chance to show him...
13) Star-crossed
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Mattie is cast as Romeo in an eighth-grade play, she is confused to find herself increasingly attracted to Gemma, a new classmate who is playing Juliet.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Imogen Scott may be hopelessly heterosexual, but shes got the Worlds Greatest Ally title locked down. She's never missed a Pride Alliance meeting. She knows more about queer media discourse than her very queer little sister. She even has two queer best friends. There's Gretchen, a fellow high school senior, who helps keep Imogen's biases in check. And then there's Lili--newly out and newly thriving with a cool new squad of queer college friends....
15) Odd one out
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
309 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
High school juniors and best friends Courtney and Jupe, and new sophomore Rae, explore their sexuality and their budding attractions for one another.
Author
Series
Heartstopper volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Charlie didn't think Nick could ever like him back, but now they're officially boyfriends. Nick has even found the courage to come out to his mom. But coming out isn't something that happens just once, and Nick and Charlie try to figure out when to tell their friends that they're dating. Not being out to their classmates gets even harder during a school trip to Paris. As Nick and Charlie's feelings get more serious, they'll need each other more than...
Author
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
97 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Anthony "Ant" Stevenson isn't sure when he stopped being a virgin. Or even if he has. The rules aren't always very clear when it comes to boys who like boys. In fact, relationships of all kinds feel complicated, even with Ant's oldest friends. There's Charlie, who's both virulently homophobic and in a secret physical relationship with Ant. Then there's drama kid Jack, who may be gay and has become the target of Charlie's rage. And, of course, there's...
Author
Publisher
Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 306 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Jessi Hempel was raised in a seemingly picture-perfect, middle-class American family. But the truth was far from perfect. Her father was constantly away from home, traveling for work, while her stay-at-home mother became increasingly lonely and erratic. Growing up, Jessi and her two siblings struggled to make sense of their family, their world, their changing bodies, and the emotional turmoil each was experiencing. And each, in their own way, was...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Peter Winceworth, a disaffected Victorian lexicographer, inserts false entries into a dictionary - violating and subverting the dictionary's authority - in an attempt to assert some sense of individual purpose and artistic freedom. In the present day, Mallory, a young overworked and underpaid intern employed by the dictionary's publishing house, is tasked with uncovering these entries before the work is digitised. As the novel progresses and their...
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