'Staff Recomendations' Category
Transgender Day of Remebrance
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Let’s pause to remember those who have been hurt or killed simply because of their gender identity or expression.
A few final special highlights of our transgender resources…The Last Time I Wore a Dress: A memoir by Daphne Scholinski - “Even now, it’s always the same question: Why don’t you […]
the Boy Who was Raised as aGirl (more pre-TDOR reads)
Freak Show by James St. James – “Meet Billy Bloom…drag queen extraordinaire. Billy is not a typical seventeen-year-old, and the Bible Belles, Aberzombies, and Football heroes at his new school have never seen anyone quite like him before. Thanks to the help and support of one good friend, Billy is able to take […]
Gender-Bending Books
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg – This Lambda Literary Award winner tells the story of butch Jess Goldberg pre-Stonewall era. Generally regarded as a groundbreaking work on the subject of gender, this novel highlights the Butch and Femme culture of the late 1960s.
Visit Author Leslie Feinberg (author of Stone Butch […]
More scariness in the house…
Scary reads for your Halloween
Remembering E. Lynn Harris
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? […]
Review : I love D.E.B.S.
D.E.B.S. is one of my favorite lesbian movies ever. There is a little romance, a little action, girls in short skirts, and plenty of laughs!
There is a secret test hidden in the S.A.T. It measures a student’s innate ability to lie, cheat, fight and kill. Those who score well (and apparently can pull […]Producing Adults : A Review
Producing Adults surprised me. I wasn’t surprised that it was so good, since it was an Oscar nominee and won a ton of queer film festival awards. But I was surprised that it was about two bisexual women. That never happens! Go Finland!
A brief plot summary: Venla really wants a baby […]
New Display for National Poetry Month!
My lover is a woman
& when I hold her -
feel her warmth -
i feel good - feel safe
by Pat ParkerApril is National Poetry Month so I’ve put together a display […]
I (heart) the Savagelove Podcast
I’ve become mildly obsessed with syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage as of late, and his sharp and snarky podcast version of his weekly sex column, called the Savagelovecast. If you have a question about human sexuality, relationships, and sexual orientation, you can find Dan’s opinions on full display on his weekly podcast show. […]
I get by with a little help from my friends
As queer people, we have needed the love and support of our straight allies, our fabulous faghags and our best friends. So lets take a look at some non-fiction about straight-queer friendship.
Couple of Friends: the Remarkable Friendship between Straight Women & Gay Men by Robert H. Hopcke and Laura Rafaty
Combining their own life stories […]Staff Picks: Two Spirits: A Story of Life With the Navajo
Do you like historical fiction? How about standing up to corruption, challenging racism, and falling in love?
Two Spirits: A Story of Life With the Navajo by Walter L. Williams and Toby Johnson is one of the best fiction books I have read in a long time. Johnson is an award-winning gay writer and […]
Queer Women of the Past…
March is Women’s History Month (according to the people with the power to designate such things), so I put together a display of queer women’s history for y’all.
We have lesbian nuns, radical feminists, a Nazi/Jewish love story, and famous actresses with ex-girlfriends. I’m also a big believer that Women’s History includes transwomen’s history, so […]
Africa
From tribalism to colonialism, ancient history to the modern day – these books and movies are all set on the continent of Africa.
African After Gender? Edited by Catherine M. Cole
This collection focuses on modern Africa and the current situation for gender-variant individuals in different countries. While some essays look to the past […]Hijras
Many Westerners are unfamiliar with hijras, the neither-men-nor-women that serve a sacred (and sexual) role in South Asian countries like India and Pakistan. Hijras are valued in South Asian culture because they dance at weddings, births, and other ceremonial occasions to bring blessings and good luck. If you want to learn more about […]
Harvey Milk to Gus Van Sant
The latest issue of The Advocate (with Kathy Griffin on the cover) just came into the office this week, and with it came an interesting article about noted gay director Gus Van Sant’s highly anticipated Harvey Milk biopic. For those who are unfamiliar with Milk, he was, according to Time magazine, “the first […]