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	Above the Thunder Manfredi, Renee \| McAdam/Cage \| Fic M The life of a widowed medical technologist is altered when she is forced to raise her granddaughter and forges a friendship with an HIV-positive patient. Reserve This Title
	Beautiful Shadow Wilson, Andrew \| Bloomsbury \| B Highsmith W A rich portrait of the acclaimed novelist and short story writer. Reserve This Title
	The Book of Salt Truong, Monique \| Houghton Mifflin \| Fic T The fictionalized Vietnamese cook to Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas recalls his life working for the two literary figures. Reserve This Title
	Civil Wars: A Battle for Gay Marriage Moats, David \| Harcourt \| 306.848 M An exploration into the rise of gay and lesbian marriages in the US, with a focus on Vermont, the first state to allow gay civil unions. Reserve This Title
	Fabulous!: A Loving, Luscious and Lighthearted Look at Film from the Gay Perspective Reuter, Donald \| Broadway Books \| 792.9 R A celebration of film from the gay perspective, including quotes, film lists, trivia, photos, and much more. Reserve This Title
	Families Like Mine: Children of Gay Parents Tell it Like it is Garner, Abigail \| HarperCollins \| 306.874 G Children of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender parents share their experiences of growing up in nontraditional families. Reserve This Title
	Fat Girls and Lawn Chairs Peck, Cheryl \| Warner Books \| B Peck A humorous collection of personal essays by a gay woman of size. Reserve This Title
	Final Girl Gottlieb, Daphne \| Soft Skull Press \| 811 G A collection of poems that address issues such as transgender stereotypes, pornography and homophobia. Reserve This Title
	Fishboys of Vernazza Jones, John Sam \| Parthian \| Fic J Short stories that explore the challenges faced by gay men living in Wales. Reserve This Title
	Gay Marriage: Why it is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America Rauch, Jonathan \| Henry Holt \| 306.848 R A provocative look at the benefits of gay marriage on society. Reserve This Title
	Literature of Lesbianism: A Historical Anthology from Ariosto to Stonewall Castle, Terry (edt.) \| Columbia University Press \| 808.8035 L Five centuries of poems, stories and dramas, from famous and anonymous writers alike. Reserve This Title
	Lives of the Circus Animals Bram, Chrisopher \| William Morrow \| Fic B A comedy of manners set behind the scenes of a New York theater. Reserve This Title
	Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin D'Emilio, John \| Free Press \| B Rustin D A biography of the openly gay civil rights activist who organized the 1963 March on Washington. Reserve This Title
	Music of Your Life: Stories Rowell, John \| Simon & Schuster \| Fic R Short stories about characters overcoming difficult situations in their lives. Reserve This Title
	Original Youth: The Real Story of Edmund White's Boyhood Fleming, Keith \| Green Candy Press \| B White F An examination of the early years of the novelist, critic and gay rights activist. Reserve This Title
	Queer Street: The Rise and Fall of an American Culture, 1947-1985: Excursions in the Mind of Your Life McCourt, James \| W.W. Norton \| 306.766 M An anecdotal account of gay culture in post-World War II New York. Reserve This Title
	Saying the World Pereira, Peter \| Cooper Canyon \| 811 P Poignant poems that touch on the poet's life as a physician and a gay man. Reserve This Title
	She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders Boylan, Jennifer Finney \| Broadway Books \| B Boylan A memoir by the author who spent 40 years as a man before undgergoing transsexual surgery. Reserve This Title
	Southland Revoyr, Nina \| Akashic \| Fic R A Japanese American woman investigates the deaths of four young men in her grandfather's store during the 1965 Watt's riot. Reserve This Title
	Stonewall: The Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution Carter, David \| St. Martin's \| 306.76 C An account of the week-long uprising that prompted the gay liberation movement. Reserve This Title
	Toward Stonewall: Homosexuality and Society in the Modern Western World Edsall, Nicholas \| University of Virginia Press \| 306.766 E An anthology of writings on gay and lesbian history. Reserve This Title
	The View from Stalin's Head Hamburger, Aaron \| Random House \| Fic H Darkly humorous short stories set in post-communist Prague. Reserve This Title
	Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde De Veaux, Alexis \| W.W. Norton \| B Lorde D A revealing portrait of the self-described black feminist lesbian poet. Reserve This Title
	What Night Brings Trujillo, Carla Miri \| Curbstone Press \| Fic T The story of a lesbian Latino girl's coming of age in the 1960s. Reserve This Title
	World Famous Love Acts: Stories Leung, Brian \| Sarabande Books \| Fic L Short stories that explore the complexity of human relationships. Reserve This Title
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