'Transgender' 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 Transgender Resources
Check out our special Transgender Day of Remembrance Display in the library for these and many other resources…
No Dumb Questions – “Uncle Bill is becoming a woman and his 6, 9 and 11 year old nieces are struggling to understand why and how. With just weeks until Uncle Bill’s first visit as Aunt […]
TDOR on Campus
Transgender Day of Remembrance Events on IUB Campus…
Monday 11/16 - Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria movie screening. 7pm in the Fine Arts Auditorium (FA015)
Tuesday 11/17 - Featured Speakers followed by a processional to graveyard. 6pm in the Fine Arts Auditorium (FA015). 7pm Graveyard Service in Dunn Meadow East
Visit http://www.noglstp.net/iu/ for more infoCountdown to TDOR
In this first segment highlighting transgender resources available in the library, we look at some excellent documentaries…
100% Woman: The Story of Michelle Dumaresq –Michelle Dumaresq is a post operative transsexual who has provoked outrage by entering the sport of women’s mountain bike racing. This documentary studies the complex issues of gender identity as […]
Transgender Day of Remebrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is November 20th. In recognition of this, we will be featuring several transgender resources here on the blog and throughout the library. Stop by the library or check back here for continuing updates.
For more information about TDOR, please visit www.transgenderdor.org
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. […]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 […]
Queerspawn Speak!
This Monday is the third annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day, and even the GLBT Library is getting in on the action!
The first generation of children raised by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender parents are now adults. This gives GLBT folk an enormous opportunity to listen as they reflect on childhood trials, their relationship […]Young Adult Novels
Check out these gripping, fast-paced novels about teenagers coming out, navigating love, and dealing with their parents.
Rainbow Boys, Rainbow High, Rainbow Road – Alex Sanchez
This complex trilogy follows the lives of three high schoolers: Nelson, a flaming queen, Jason, a jock, and Kyle, who passes. Sanchez presents an honest view of the teenage experience, […]Queer Poetry
April is National Poetry Month, and the GLBT Library isn’t the only ones celebrating. Over at I’m Here, I’m Queer. What the Hell do I read? They’re celebrating with a new poem every day! Poems aren’t only for straight people. There’s a rich and long tradition of gay men and women expressing themselves through […]
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 […]Sex Workers Speak Out
This week pros, hustlers, rent boys, hookers, and other sex workers have a chance to tell their own stories of working in a socially marginalized profession. The gay and transgender people engaged in this work explain their diverse reasons for doing sex work and for breaking the taboos around the industry in their […]
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 […]