'Queer' Category
Scary reads for your Halloween
Bluestockings
Since 1999, Bluestockings has been a women’s collective bookstore, dedicated to feminist materials, and more recently LGBT issues as well. Bookslut has an exclusive interview with one of the Bluestockings’ owners, Kimmie David.
Just the fact that it didn’t stay a strictly women’s bookstore is inclusive in not just the gender issues and the transgender […]June is Gay Pride!
June is gay pride month! In celebration of the Stonewall Riots that “kicked-off” the gay rights movement on June 28th, 1969. Make sure to get your pride on this summer with these gayeriffic reads!
Gay Pride: A Celebration of All Things Gay & Lesbian – William J. Mann
Does what the title says: all things gay. […]Movies about Movies
Who doesn’t love a good movie, especially a movie that shows or hints at being queer? These movies are all different documentaries about different aspects of queer film. Enjoy!
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
This film about queer films boats to be “the most entertaining gay history lesson you’ve ever had” as it […]Books that Dare: Coverage of the Lammies
We’ve already post the winners of the Lambda Literary Awards, but the most exciting part of the awards is the awards show. And coverage is pouring in from everywhere.
The Advocate writes:
Perhaps that’s because in a part of the world where awards […]Revolutionary Voices : A review
Say, you want a revolution? Do you find yourself turned off by the racism, sexism, classism, biphobia, transphobia, heterosexism, and ableism that dominates the struggle for LGBT rights? Are you an intersex bisexual or poor Latina dyke wondering why you can’t find yourself in the gay community or most of the literature? […]
Queerspawn.org
Want to hear the truth about being the child of queer parents? Check out the Queerspawn Diaries, “an independent audio documentary project by and about young adults from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer families. Through audio interviews, young adults who […]
Lammies are in!
Last night was the 20th Annual Lambda Literary Awards were announced. Pay special attention to Cris Beam’s Transparent - it’s one of the newest books at the GLBT Library!
And the winners are:
LGBT ANTHOLOGY
First Person Queer, edited by Richard Labonte and Lawrence Schimel
LGBT ARTS & CULTURE
The View From Here by Matthew HaysLGBT CHILDREN’S/YOUNG […]
Remembering a Queer Historian
Allan Berube, the independent GLBT historian, passed away December 11, 2007, at the age of 61. Berube contributed in many ways to the academic study of GLBT history, winning an MacArthur Fellowship, and publishing the innovative history of gay men and lesbians in World War II, Coming Out Under Fire (1990). In this […]
Picture Books
Whether for an education class, to read to your children, or to recapture your own queer childhood, these gay picture books will bring a smile to your face.
Daddy’s Roommate - Michael Willhoite
A modern classic in GLBT children’s literature, this is a story about a boy who’s Mom and Dad divorce, and Dad’s friend Frank […]Margaret Cho Day?
According to San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, and Theresa Sparks, the trans San Francisco president of the police commission, April 30th sure is Margaret Cho Day.
“It seems only appropriate…that we recognize the contributions of Margaret Cho,” [Newsom] said, “She’s lived her life not only out loud but as an example.”
Margaret Cho Day is officially a […]Travelling the Gay USA: Book Reviews
Fodor’s Gay Guide to the USA
edited by Andrew Collins.
New York, NY: Fodor’s Travel Publications, 1996.
489 p., illus., maps.
The Queerest Places: A National Guide to Gay and Lesbian Historic Sites
by Paula Martinac.
New York, NY: Henry Holt, 1997.
350 p., illus.
Whenever I travel, I’m the sort who reads alot before I head for the airport. So […]Laughing Ladies
In a discussion of lesbian humor over at the Independent Gay Forum, Jennifer Vanasco says that Lesbians are being accepted more and more as comedians.
The fact that lesbians are becoming more accepted as funny is lucky for the gay community. Laughter is a great way to win people over. It’s how outsiders have insinuated themselves […]
Book Review: Invention of Heterosexuality
by Jonathan Ned Katz.
City, ST : Publisher, date.
p., illus.
Have you ever wanted a historically-based refutation to the statement “heterosexuality is completely natural and has been around since the dawn of time”? While Katz’ book may not provide spell-bounding excitement which urges you to plunge into the next chapter, it does offer a solid argument, […]Biographies of Queer Musicians
From disco to classical to pop music, these artists broke down doors, moved us with their songs, and created a new queer musicology.
The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, The Music, The Seventies in San Francisco by Joshua Gamson
In the world of that most disparaged of musical genres—disco— Sylvester James commands respect in this biography of an […]GLBT People with Mental and Developmental Disabilities
For people with mental and developmental disabilities, information on relationships and sexuality can be few and far between. These authors have addressed the issue by describing their own experiences and offering advice to other people in their situation.
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender People with Developmental Disabilities and Mental Retardation
by John D. Allen
6.160 ALLga 2003
This groundbreaking […]Music! Yea new display!
We’ve got Melissa, Elton, Leonard Bernstein, Disco, Woodstock, the B52s, and k.d lang. We’ve got books, CDs, and movies. We’ve got it all because we are awesome.
So April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and we decided to do a queer music-themed display for the rest of April. There are so many wonderful gay, […]PoMo Comics
Ahh post-modernism. That blur of extreme complexity, contradiction, ambiguity, diversity, and the interconnectedness of sharp realism and fuzzy surrealism. This week we have several postmodern queer comics guaranteed to blow your mind.
How Loathsome by Ted Naifeh and Tristan Crane
Catherine, a lanky sarcastic gender bender, is stuck in the post-gender, post-sex, and post-drugs world […]