Books

General

Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity. Bruce Bagemihl, 1999.
Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Military. Randy Shilts, 2005.
Different Daughters: A Book by Mothers of Lesbians. Louise Rafkin, 2001.
Is It a Choice? Eric Marcus, 2005.
Loving Someone Gay. Donald H. Clark, 1997.
Mama’s Boy, Preachers Son. Kevin Jennings, 2006.
One Teacher in 10. Kevin Jennings, 1994.
Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality. Anne Fausto-Sterling, 2000.
The Preacher’s Son. Marc Adams, Seattle, Window Books, 1996.
When I Knew. Robert Trachtenberg, 2005.
When the Drama Club is Not Enough: Lessons from the Safe Schools Program for Gay and Lesbian Students. Jeff Perrotti & Kim Westheimer, 2001.


For Parents

Are You Still My Mother? Are You Still My Family? Gloria Guss Back, 1985.
Beyond Acceptance: Parents of Lesbians and Gays Talk About Their Experiences. Carolyn Welch Griffin, 1997.
My Son Eric: A Mother Struggles to Accept Her Gay Son and Discovers Herself. Mary V. Borhek, Christine M. Smith, 2001.
Now That You Know: A Parents' Guide to Understanding Their Gay and Lesbian Children. Betty Fairchild, Nancy Hayward, 1998.
Parents of the Homosexual. David K. Switzer, Shirley Switzer, 1981.
Straight Parents, Gay Children: Keeping Families Together. Robert A. Bernstein, 2003.
The Family Heart: A Memoir of When Our Son Came Out. Robb Forman Dew, 1995.


Coming Out

Becoming Visible: A Reader in Gay and Lesbian History for High School and College Students. Kevin Jennings, 1994.
Blue Coyote. Liza Ketchum, 2004.
Family Outing: A Guide to the Coming-Out Process for Gays, Lesbians, & Their Families. Chastity Bono, Billie Fitzpatrick, 1999.
Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth and Their Allies. Ellen Bass, Kate Kaufman, 1996.
From Boys to Men: Gay Men Write About Growing Up . Ted Gideonse & Rob Williams, 2006.
The Other Side of the Closet: The Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families. Amity Pierce Buxton, 1994.


Bisexuality

Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out. Loraine Hutchins and Lani Kaahumanu, 1991.
Bisexuality: A Reader and Sourcebook. Thomas Geller, 1991.
Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World. Robyn Ochs and Sarah Rowley, 2005.


Transgender, Intersex

Intersex in the Age of Ethics. Alice Domurat Dreger, 1999.
Lessons from the Intersexed. Suzanne J. Kessler, 1998.
Middlesex. Jeffrey Eugenides, 2002.
My Husband Betty. Betty Boyd, 2003.
She’s Not There. Jennifer Finney Boylan, 2003.
Trans-Forming Families: Real Stories about Transgendered Loved Ones. Mary Boenke, (editor), 2003.
Transgender Explained For Those Who Are Not. Joanne Herman, 2009.
True Selves: Understanding Transexualism. Mildred L. Brown & Chloe Ann Rounsley, 2003.


Religion

But Lord, They're Gay. Sylvia Pennington, 1983.
Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe. John Boswell, 2005.
God Did Too Make Adam & Steve. Denny Smith, 2004.
Homosexuality & Christian Faith. Walter Wink (editor), 1999.
Is the Homosexual My Neighbor? Another Christian View. Letha D. Scanzoni, Virginia R. Mollenkott, 1994.
More than Welcome. Maurine C. Waun, 1999.
Stranger at the Gate. Mel White, New York, Plume, 1994.
The Children are Free. Reverend Jeff Miner & John Tyler Connoley, 2002.
The Church and the Homosexual. John J. McNeill, 1993.
What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality. Daniel A. Helminiak, 2000.


Marriage

Courting Equality, A Documentary of America's First Legal Same-Sex Marriages. Patricia Gozemba and Karen Kahn, 2007.
Just Married. Kevin & Joe Varnell Bourassa, 2002.
What is Marriage For? The Strange Social History of Our Most Intimate Institution. E. J. Graff, 2004.


For Children/Young Readers

And Tango Makes Three. Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, 2005.
Daddy's Roommate. Michael Willhoite, 1991.
Heather Has Two Mommies: 10th Anniversary Edition. Leslea Newman, Diane Souza, 2000.
King & King. Linda de Haan, Stern Nijland, 2002.
Twelve Days in August. Liza Ketchum, 2004.

For Teens

The Side Door. Jan Donley, 2010.
Books recommended by author Alex Sanchez