LGBTQ & Advocates: Nonfiction
Resources and real-life experiences.

   A Woman Like That by edited by Joan Larkin

Lesbian and bisexual writers tell their coming out stories.

   Becoming Visible: by Kevin Jennings

A reader in gay and lesbian history for high school and college students.

   Changing Bodies, Changing Lives by Ruth Bell, authors of Our Bodies, Oursleves, and the Teen-Book-Project

A book for all teens on sex, relationships, physical and emotional changes.

   Full Spectrum by David Levithan & Billy Merrell

Young writers tell their own stories about gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and other identities.

   GLBTQ : The Survival Guide for Queer & Questioning Teens by Kelly Huegel

Describes challenges faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered teens; offers practical advice, real-life experiences, accessible resources and support groups.

   Growing Up Gay: From Left Out to Coming Out by Funny Gay Males Jaffe Cohen, Danny McWilliams & Bob Smith

America's leading gay comedy team, Funny Gay Males, celebrates coming of age for those of us who spent our wonder years wondering just how we were going to survive our childhoods as strangers in a straight land.

   Hear Me Out

First-person accounts of negotiating sexual and gender identities, and of teens educating and confronting homophobia.

   Hearing Us Out by Roger Sutton

Interviews and stories from voices in the gay and lesbian communities.

   How it Feels to Have a Gay or Lesbian Parent by Judith E. Snow

In their own words, teens and kids of different ages talk about how and when they learned of their gay or lesbian parents' sexual orientation; and they discuss the effect it has had on them.

   Journey Out: A Guide for and About Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Teens by Rachel Pollack and Cheryl Schwartz

Suggests how gay, lesbian and bisexual teenagers may discover their sexual orientation; find self-acceptance; come out; cope with prejudice and deal with religious and political issues.

   Kings & Queens : Queers at the Prom by David Boyer

A variety of anecdotes and photos from queer teens and their experiences at the prom.

   Out & About Campus by Kim Howard and Annie Stevens

Personal accounts by lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender college students.

   Out of the Ordinary by Noelle Howey and Ellen Samuels

Essays on growing up with gay, lesbian, and transgender parents.

   Revolutionary Voices by Amy Sonnie

A multicultural queer youth anthology.

   Shared Heart by Adam Mastoon

Portraits and stories celebrating lesbian, gay, and bisexual young people.

   Transparent by Cris Beam

Love, family and living the T with transgender teenagers.

   Two Teenagers in Twenty: Writings by Gay and Lesbian Youth by Ann Heron

Two teens in twenty are GLBTQ. Here's what some of them have to say about it.

   When I Knew by edited by Robert Trachtenberg

Smart, hilarous and poignant stories about that revelation for all gay men and women: when they first knew.

   When Someone You Know Is Gay by Susan & Daniel Cohen

Describes the historical, social, religious, and political aspects of male and female homosexuality with an emphasis on the problems experienced by gay teens in coming out to family and friends. Includes a list of organizations to contact for more information.

   Who Cares If It's a Choice? by Ellen Orleans

Snappy answers to 101 nosy, intrusive and highly personal questions about lesbians and gay men.