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Coming Out | Dating & Relationships | Health | Sex | Marriage & Weddings | Parenting
Finance | Legal / Law | Gay Rights, Activism, & Liberation Movement | Social Issues
Religion | Travel | Comics and Graphic Novels
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This is just a small sample of resources we carry at TCPL.

Coming Out

Bono, Chastity
Family outing
306.76 Bono

Outland, Orland
Coming out: a handbook for men
306.76 Outland

Signorile, Michelangelo
Outing yourself: how to come out as lesbian or gay to your family, friends, and coworkers
305.9 Signorile

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Dating and Relationships

Kaminsky, Neil
Affirmative gay relationships: key steps in finding a life partner
New Book 646.7 Kaminsky

Kantor, Martin
My guy: a gay man's guide to a lasting relationship
646.7 Kantor

Sullivan, Jim
Boyfriend 101: a gay guy's guide to dating, romance, and finding true love
New Book 305.38 Sullivan

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Health

Brownworth, Victoria A., editor
Coming out of cancer: writings from the lesbian cancer epidemic
362.1 Coming

White, Jocelyn, editor
The lesbian health book: caring for ourselves
613 Lesbian

Wolfe, Daniel
Men like us: the GMHC complete guide to gay men's sexual, physical, and emotional well-being
Oversize 613 Wolfe

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Sex

Bentley, Kevin, editor
Afterwords: real sex from gay men's diaries
306.76 Afterword

Goldstone, Stephen E.
The ins and outs of gay sex: a medical handbook for men
613.9 Goldstone

Newman, Felice
The whole lesbian sex book: a passionate guide for all of us
306.766 Newman

Silverstein, Charles
The joy of gay sex
New Book 613.9 Silverstein

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Marriage and Weddings

Ayers, Tess
The essential guide to lesbian and gay weddings
395.22 Ayers

Bourassa, Kevin
Just married: gay marriage and the expansion of human rights
346.7101 Bourassa

Wythe, Douglas
The wedding: a family's coming out story
306.84 Wythe

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Parenting

Aizley, Harlyn
Buying dad: one woman's search for the perfect sperm donor
306.87 Aizley

Bernstein, Robert
Straight parents/gay children: keeping families together
306.874 Bernstein

Galluccio, Jon
An American family
362.73 Galluccio

Green, Jesse
The velveteen father: an unexpected journey to parenthood
306.874 Green

Howey, Noelle, editor
Out of the ordinary: essays on growing up with gay, lesbian, and transgender parents
306.874 Out

Jennings, Kevin
Always my child: a parent's guide to understanding your gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, or questioning son or daughter
New Book 305.235 Jennings

Johnson, Suzanne M.
For lesbian parents: your guide to helping your family grow up happy, healthy, and proud
306.874 Johnson

Kaeser, Gigi
Love makes a family: portraits of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender parents and their family
306.874 Kaeser

Mohler, Marie
A donor insemination guide: written by and for lesbian women
618.1 Mohler

Pepper, Rachel
The ultimate guide to pregnancy for lesbians: tips and techniques from conception through birth: how to stay sane and care for yourself
618.2 Pepper

Rich, Jason
Growing up gay in America: informative and practical advice for teen guys questioning their sexuality and growing up gay
New Book 305.235 Rich

Savage, Dan
The kid: what happened after my boyfriend and I decided to go get pregnant
362.73 Savage

Wong, B.D.
Following Foo: the electronic adventures of the chestnut man
New Book Biography Wong

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Finance

Berkery, Peter M.
J.K. Lasser's gay finances in a straight world: a comprehensive financial planning handbook
332.024 Berkery

Lustig, Harold L.
4 steps to financial security for lesbian and gay couples
332.024 Lustig

 

Legal / Law

Curry, Hayden
A legal guide for lesbian and gay couples
346.7301 Curry

Senak, Mark S.
Every trick in the book: the essential lesbian and gay legal guide
New Book 346.7301 Senak

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Gay Rights, Activism, and Liberation Movement

Bull, Chris, editor
Come out fighting: a century of essential writing on gay and lesbian liberation
306.76 Come

D'Emilio, John
The world turned: essays on gay history, politics, and culture
New Book 305.9 D'Emilio

Kranz, Rachel
Gay rights
305.9 Kranz

Rimmerman, Craig A.
From identity to politics: the lesbian and gay movements in the United States
305.9 Rimmerman

Stevenson, Michael R., editor
Everyday activism: a handbook for lesbian, gay, and bisexual people and their allies
New Book 305.9 Everyday

Walzer, Lee
Gay rights on trial: a reference handbook
305.9 Walzer

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Social Issues

Blum, Louise A.
You're not from around here, are you?: a lesbian in small-town America
Biography Blum

Faderman, Lillian
To believe in women: what lesbians have done for American - a history
305.48 Faderman

Gage, Simon
Queer
306.766 Gage

Kort, Joe
Ten smart things gay men can do to improve their lives
New Book 305.38 Kort

Ristock, Janice L.
No more secrets: violence in lesbian relationships
305.48 Ristock

Walters, Suzanna Danuta
All the rage: the story of gay visibility in America
791.45 Walters

Whisman, Vera
Queer by choice: lesbians, gay men, and the politics of identity
305.9 Whisman

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Religion

De la Huerta, Christian
Coming out spiritually: the next step
291.1 De la Hue

Johnson, Edwin Clark
Gay spirituality: the role of gay identity in the transformation of human consciousness
291.1 Johnson

Kolodny, Debra R., editor
Blessed bi spirit: bisexual people of faith
291.1 Blessed

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Travel

Access Travel Books
Access: gay USA
917.3 Access

Andrusia, David
Frommer's 2001 gay and lesbian Europe
914.04 Frommer's

Collins, Andrew
Fodor's gay guide to the USA
917.3 Collins

Kolber-Stuart, Billy
USA cities: essential information for gay and lesbian travelers
917.304 Kolber-Stuart

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Comics and Graphic Novels

Bechdel, Alison
Split-level dykes to watch out for
306.76 Bechdel

Cruse, Howard
Wendel all together
Book 741.5

Moore, Terry
The collected strangers in paradise
741.5 Moore

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