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So Gay for You

By Leisha Hailey

Stars of groundbreaking early 2000s lesbian drama series The L Word, Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey reflect on the legacy of the series in their co-authored memoir, So Gay for You: Friendship, Found Family, and the Show That Started It All. Sharing behind-the-scenes stories and on-set anecdotes, Moennig and Hailey reflect on the show’s impact on politics, culture and the queer community. And most of all, they tell the story of the bonds among castmates and their big, gay friendship in this intimate celebrity memoir.

Stars of groundbreaking early 2000s lesbian drama series The L Word, Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey reflect on the legacy of the series in their co-authored memoir, So Gay for You: Friendship, Found Family, and the Show That Started It All. Sharing behind-the-scenes stories and…

Hollywood Pride

By Alonso Duralde


Alonso Duralde’s Hollywood Pride is a wide-ranging, well-written and visually appealing cultural history of LGBTQ+ representation in film.


Alonso Duralde’s Hollywood Pride is a wide-ranging, well-written and visually appealing cultural history of LGBTQ+ representation in film.

Casa Susanna

By Sophie Hackett, By Isabelle Bonnet

Casa Susanna is a sumptuous volume of photography that chronicles a midcentury trans enclave.

Casa Susanna is a sumptuous volume of photography that chronicles a midcentury trans enclave.

American Teenager

By Nico Lang

Nico Lang’s powerful American Teenager closely follows seven transgender young adults, rendering complex, searing and sensitive portraits of their lives.

Nico Lang’s powerful American Teenager closely follows seven transgender young adults, rendering complex, searing and sensitive portraits of their lives.

Frighten the Horses

By Oliver Radclyffe

Oliver Radclyffe’s Frighten the Horses is a powerful standout among the burgeoning subgenre of gender transition memoirs.

Oliver Radclyffe’s Frighten the Horses is a powerful standout among the burgeoning subgenre of gender transition memoirs.

A Sense of Shifting

By Coco Romack

The triumphant photo-essay book A Sense of Shifting shows how queer dance is pushing boundaries and destabilizing traditions.

The triumphant photo-essay book A Sense of Shifting shows how queer dance is pushing boundaries and destabilizing traditions.

Manboobs

By Komail Aijazuddin

Komail Aijazuddin’s Manboobs is a winning and heartfelt debut memoir, rife with clever humor and an inspiring message of hard-won self-acceptance.

Komail Aijazuddin’s Manboobs is a winning and heartfelt debut memoir, rife with clever humor and an inspiring message of hard-won self-acceptance.

The Other Olympians

By Michael Waters

The Other Olympians doggedly chronicles the lives of pioneering trans athletes and the historically fraught 1936 Olympic Games.

The Other Olympians doggedly chronicles the lives of pioneering trans athletes and the historically fraught 1936 Olympic Games.

Morally Straight

By Mike De Socio

Morally Straight weaves detailed journalism and author Mike De Socio’s deeply personal memories in its recounting of the effort to lift bans on LGBTQ+ Boy Scouts and their leaders.

Morally Straight weaves detailed journalism and author Mike De Socio’s deeply personal memories in its recounting of the effort to lift bans on LGBTQ+ Boy Scouts and their leaders.

Pretty

By KB Brookins

As Texas threatens LGBTQ+ people with draconian laws, KB Brookins’ memoir, Pretty, is an act of resistance against those who would silence trans writers.

As Texas threatens LGBTQ+ people with draconian laws, KB Brookins’ memoir, Pretty, is an act of resistance against those who would silence trans writers.

Out in the World

By Mark Jason Williams, By Amy B. Scher

Out in the World is an LGBTQ+ travel guide packed with unexpected and delightful new places to explore while unabashedly being exactly who you are.

Out in the World is an LGBTQ+ travel guide packed with unexpected and delightful new places to explore while unabashedly being exactly who you are.

Holding Fire

By Bryce Andrews

Bryce Andrews’ vibrant, candid account of working as a cowboy in Montana provides a moving meditation on the fragility of life and inevitability of death.

Bryce Andrews’ vibrant, candid account of working as a cowboy in Montana provides a moving meditation on the fragility of life and inevitability of death.

Hijab Butch Blues

By Lamya H

Lamya H’s memoir is a generous, probing and brilliant response to the question of how she could be both a queer person and a practicing Muslim.

Lamya H’s memoir is a generous, probing and brilliant response to the question of how she could be both a queer person and a practicing Muslim.

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