LGBT (English)

The annual observance of LGBT History Month began in the United States in 1994. On June 2, 2000, President Bill Clinton declared June "Gay & Lesbian Pride Month.” President Barack Obama declared “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month” on June 1, 2009. This collection covers the history of the people, LGBT rights and related civil rights movements.

This collection contains: 23 books

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    American Savage: Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics (English)

    In American Savage, Dan Savage addresses a broad range of controversial topics with his signature...

      And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic (English)

      Upon it's first publication twenty years ago, And The Band Played on was quickly recognized as a...

        A Queer History of the United States (English)

        Winner of a 2012 Stonewall Book Award in nonfiction A Queer History of the United States is more...

          Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out (English)

          "Informative, revealing, powerful, and necessary." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Author and...

            Bi America: Myths, Truths, and Struggles of an Invisible Community (English)

            Gain an in-depth understanding of the unique struggles of the bisexual community! "To me the gay...

              Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights (English)

              A lyrical memoir that identifies the pressure to conform as a hidden threat to our civil rights,...

                Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America (English)

                "Fascinating...fun to read and will be the standard text of the defining era of gay literati." -...

                  Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (English)

                  A fresh and brilliantly told memoir from a cult favorite comic artist, marked by gothic twists, a...

                    Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation (English)

                    This groundbreaking and inspiring collection of dozens of our most original trans voices is a...

                      Imagining Transgender: An Ethnography of a Category (English)

                      Imagining Transgender is an ethnography of the emergence and institutionalization of transgender...

                        On Being Different: What It Means to Be a Homosexual (English)

                        Originally published in 1971, Merle Miller's On Being Different is a pioneering and...

                          Rethinking the Gay and Lesbian Movement (English)

                          Rethinking the Gay and Lesbian Movement provides a new narrative history of U.S. gay and lesbian...

                            She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders (English)

                            The bestselling, seminal work of trans literature: a story of love, sex, selfhood, and...

                              That's So Gay!: Microaggressions and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community (English)

                              People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) experience subtle forms of...

                                The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America (English)

                                A New York Times Notable Book of the Year and winner of a Lambda Literary Award, The Gay...

                                  The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle (English)

                                  The sweeping story of the struggle for gay and lesbian rights—based on amazing interviews with...

                                    The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk (English)

                                    The Mayor of Castro Street is Shilts's acclaimed story of Harvey Milk, the man whose personal...

                                      The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals (English)

                                      This comprehensive first of its kind guidebook explores the unique challenges that thousands of...

                                        The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing up Gay in a Straight Man's World (English)

                                        Today's gay man enjoys unprecedented, hard-won social acceptance. Despite this victory, however,...

                                          Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue (English)

                                          Written by a social worker, popular educator, and member of the transgender community, this...

                                            Transgender History, Second Edition: The Roots of Today's Revolution (English)

                                            A timely second edition of the classic text on transgender history, with a new introduction and...

                                              Wrapped in Blue: A Journey of Discovery (English)

                                              Wrapped In Blue is Donna Rose's deeply personal memoir of self-discovery. The emotional story of...

                                                You Can Tell Just by Looking: And 20 Other Myths about LGBT Life and People (English)

                                                2014 Lambda Literary Award Finalist- LGBT Nonfiction Breaks down the most commonly held...