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LGBT Books to Read

Books are coming out every day, so check back every once in a while. We'll try to keep this current! And let us know if you come across a book we should add!

Non-fiction books for LGBT teens and young adults:

Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence edited by Marion Dane Bauer
Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Youth And Their Allies by Ellen Bass (designed to make everyone feel empowered about his or her or another's sexuality and achieve understanding and tolerance.
GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens by Kelly Huegel
The Little Black Book for Guys: Guys Talk About Sex by St. Stephens Community House
The Little Black Book for Girlz: A Book on Healthy Sexuality by St. Stephens Community House
Gender Identity: The Ultimate Teen Guide by Scarecrow Press
Full Spectrum : A New Generation of Writing About Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Other Identities by David Levithan (Edt)

LGBT fiction for teens and young adults:

21 Proms by David Levithan
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden*
Are We There Yet? by David Levithan
Beyond the Wind by Rob N. Hood
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan*
Deliver Us from Evie by M. E. Kerr
Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazara Dole
Empress of the World by Sara Ryan*
Far from Xanadu by Julie Anne Peters
Freak Show by James St. James
Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
Getting It by Alex Sanchez/ Michael Frost
Girl from Mars by Tamara Bach / Shelley Tanaka
God Box by Alex Sanchez
Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger**
Hero by Perry Moore
Is He or Isn't He? by John Hall/John Scognamiglio
Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters
Last Chance Texaco by Brent Hartinger
Luna by Julie Anne Peters*
The Misfits by James Howe**
My Heartbeat by Garret Freymann-Weyr**
My Tiki Girl by Jennifer McMahon
Parrotfish by Ellen Wittlinger
Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky**
Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez*
Rainbow Highb y Alex Sanchez
Rainbow Road by Alex Sanchez
Realm of Possibility by David Levithan
Rules for Hearts by Sara Ryan
So Hard to Say by Alex Sanchez
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron
Straight Road to Kylie by Nico Medina
Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvadurai
This Is Push: An Anthology of New Writing by David Levithan (Edt)
Totally Joe by James Howe
The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
Where We Are, What We See by David Levithan (Edt)
Wide Awake by David Levithan
The Year They Burned the Books by Nancy Garden

For more information on books with brief synopsis, click here.

General non-fiction books on LGBT issues:

Gay America: Struggle for Equality by Linas Alsenas (detailed work covers more than a hundred years of LGBTQ history)
Is it a Choice? Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gay and Lesbian People by Eric Marcus
Something To Tell You: The Road Families Travel When a Child is Gay by Gilbert Herdt
What if Someone I Know is Gay: Answers to Questions About What It Means to be Gay and Lesbian by Eric Marcus
A Place at the Table: The Gay Individual in American Society by Bruce Bawer
A Journey to Moriah (a remarkable story of the mother of a gay son and her journey of loving him) by Gary Pool
Coming Out As Parents: You and Your Homosexual Child by David K Switzer
50 Ways to Support Lesbian and Gay Equality: The Complete Guide to Supporting Family, Friends, Neighbors-Or Yourself. By Merdith Maran
Loving Someone Gay by Don Clark
Beyond Acceptance: Parents of Lesbians & Gays Talk About Their Experiences by Carolyn Griffin, Marian Wirth
Straight Parents, Gay Children: Keeping Families Together by Bob Bernstein
The Other Side of the Closet: The Coming-Out Crisis For Straight Spouses by Amity Buxton
Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out by Loraine Hutchins (editor) and Lani Kaahumanu

Books on the topic of Sexuality and Religion:

Children are Free: Re-examining the Biblical Evidence on Same-sex Relationships by Jeff Miner (excellent for answering questions about the Bible...highly recommended)
Homosexuality and Christian Faith: Questions of Conscience for the Churches by Walter Wink
Anything but Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth by Wayne Besen
Is the Homosexual My Neighbor: A Positive Christian Response by Letha Dawson Scanzoni and Virginia Ramey Mollenkott
What God Has Joined Together? A Christian Case for Gay Marriage by David G. Myers and Letha Dawson Scanzoni
Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church by Jack Rogers
The New Testament and Homosexuality by Robin Scroggs
A Time to Embrace: Same-Gender Relationships in Religion, Law, and Politics by William Stacy Johnson
What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality by Daniel A. Helminiak
Their Own Receive Them Not: African American Lesbians & Gays in Black Churches by Horace L. Griffin
A Whosoever Church: Welcoming Lesbians and Gay Men into African American Congregations by Gary David Comstock
Talking about Homosexuality, a Congregational Resource by Karen P. Oliveto
Exile or Embrace? Congregations Discerning Their Response to Lesbian and Gay Christians by Mahan Siler
Stranger at the Gate: To be Gay and Christian in America by Mel White
Here I Stand: My Struggle for a Christianity of Integrity, Love & Equality by John Shelby Spong