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	At Swim, Two Boys O'Neill, Jamie \| Scribner, © 2002 \| Fic O A friendship blossoms into love against the background of the 1915 Easter uprising in Ireland. Reserve This Title
	Avoidance Lowenthal, Michael \| Graywolf Press, © 2002 \| Fic L A graduate student's encounter with a teen forces painful confrontations. Reserve This Title
	Bear Me Safely Over Joseph, Sheri \| Atlantic Monthly Press, © 2002 \| Fic J A young couple confronts startling issues in their quest for true love. Reserve This Title
	Black Like Us: A Century of Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual African American Fiction Carbado, Devon W., Dwight A. McBride and Donald Weise, eds. \| Cleis Press, © 2002 \| 808.831 B A compelling anthology that showcases an array of talent and themes. Reserve This Title
	The Chelsea Whistle Tea, Michelle \| Seal Press, © 2002 \| B Tea A gritty girlhood memoir from the noted novelist. Reserve This Title
	Daughters of an Amber Noon Forrest, Katherine V. \| Alyson Books, © 2002 \| Fic F A sisterhood of rebels fights for their survival on a brutal planet Earth. Reserve This Title
	Dear First Love Valdes, Zoë \| HarperCollins, © 2002 \| Fic V Against the backdrop of Cuba, a woman goes in search of her ‘first love”. Reserve This Title
	Dress Codes: Of Three Girlhoods – My Mother’s, My Father’s, and Mine Howey, Noelle \| Picador USA, © 2002 \| 306.874 H A family redefines itself in a memoir of depth and honesty. Reserve This Title
	Famous Builder Lisicky, Paul \| Graywolf Press, © 2002 \| 814 Lisicky Lyrical yet humorous meditations on coming of age and self-acceptance. Reserve This Title
	Fingersmith Waters, Sarah \| Riverhead Books, © 2002 \| Fic W Rogues and revelations abound in Victorian London. Reserve This Title
	Flesh Wounds and Purple Flowers: The Cha-Cha Years Ibanez-Carrasco, J. Francisco \| Arsenal Pulp Press, © 2001 \| Fic I An evocative debut novel about crossing borders, self-discovery and love. Reserve This Title
	Found Tribe Schimel, Lawrence, ed. \| Sherman Asher Publishers, © 2002 \| 305.3896 F Brave voices explore being gay and Jewish. Reserve This Title
	Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance Nugent, Richard B. \| Duke University Press, © 2002 \| 818 Nugent Selections of writings and art from the great pioneer. Reserve This Title
	Hart Crane: A Life Fisher, Clive \| Yale University Press, © 2002 \| B Crane F A riveting account of a poet’s turbulent life. Reserve This Title
	A Hidden Love: Art and Homosexuality Fernandez, Dominique \| Prestel \| 704.9493 F Gay imagery in art history is impressively explored. Reserve This Title
	How Sex Changed: A History of Transsexuality in the United States Meyerowitz, Joanne J. \| Harvard University Press, © 2002 \| 306.77 M The struggle for respect is explored extensively with acute sensitivity. Reserve This Title
	Impossible Dance: Club Culture and Queer World-Making Buckland, Fiona \| Wesleyan University Press, © 2002 \| 305.9066 B The gay night spaces of New York City are examined. Reserve This Title
	Leading the Parade: Conversations with America’s Most Influential Lesbians And Gay Men Cain, Paul D. \| Scarecrow Press, © 2002 \| 305.9066 C Compelling portraits of inspiring figures. Reserve This Title
	Letters to Montgomery Clift Alumit, Noel \| MacAdam/Cage, © 2002 \| Fic A A Filipino youth finds solace in a movie idol. Reserve This Title
	Love in a Dark Time: And Other Explorations of Gay Lives and Literature Toibin, Colm \| Scribner, © 2001 \| 810.992 T How issues of sexuality shaped the work of selected artists. Reserve This Title
	Naked in the Promised Land Faderman, Lillian \| Houghton Mifflin Co., © 2003 \| B Faderman The noted scholar recalls her early life. Reserve This Title
	Ode to Lata Dhalla, Ghalib Shiraz \| Really Great Books, © 2002 \| Fic D The coming out journey of a young gay man of Indian descent. Reserve This Title
	Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America Savage, Dan \| Dutton, © 2002 \| 306.0973 S The opinionated columnist thumbs his nose at dour critics and celebrates individual freedom. Reserve This Title
	Theory of Devolution: Poems Groff, David \| University of Illinois Press, © 2002 \| 811 Groff Stunningly searing poems about life, love and loss. Reserve This Title
	Year of Ice Malloy, Brian \| St. Martin’s Press, © 2002 \| Fic M A young man’s struggles with his burgeoning sexuality and family conflicts. Reserve This Title
Back to the Branch Libraries home page Prepared by Booklist Committee of the Office of Adult Services, The New York Public Library. Stephan Likosky, Primary Selector, Scot Allyn, Terri Corbin-Hutchinson, Kassandre Innocent, Carol Lloyd, Miriam Tuliao, Forest Turner, Cecil Hixon, Chair. Selected titles appearing on this booklist may be available in recorded, Braille or large-print versions. For more information, please contact the Andrew Heiskell Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211, (212) 206-5400, (212) 206-5458 (TTY).