Gay category: 32802 books
SWITCHING SIDES
Is There A Difference Between Gay Love and Heterosexual Love?
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2012
Today, the majestic walls of court and government rooms are ringing with concerns of how to deal with the constitutionality of same sex marriage, gays in the military and civil unions. Homosexuals are the most prejudge Americans today, and although many disagree with them having the same rights of...
Gay and Lesbian Parenting
New Directions
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2008
A new, multidisciplinary look at GLBT parenting
Over the past 30 years, research on gay and lesbian parents has produced findings that challenge deeply rooted beliefs in child psychology about the processes through which parents influence the development of their children. Gay and Lesbian Parenting: New Directions builds on t
Magnus Hirschfeld
The Origins of the Gay Liberation Movement
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2014
Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935) was one of the first great pioneers of the gay liberation movement. Revered by such gay icons as Christopher Isherwood and Harry Hay, founder of the Mattachine Society, Hirschfeld’s legacy resonates throughout the twentieth-century and around the world. Guided by his...
by J. Seth Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2017
Salt Lake City, located along Utah's majestic Wasatch Mountains, has historically been a cradle of peculiar people. Before Western culture developed terms for lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) identities, diverse communities who recognized their differences from mainstream America made...
Making History
The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945-1990: An Oral History
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
When Making History was first published in 1992, the acclaimed oral historian Studs Terkel called it, “One of the definitive works on gay life.” Novelist Armistead Maupin said that author “Eric Marcus not only writes with grace and clarity but makes it look so easy—the ultimate measure of...
Confessions of a Gay Male Escort 4: The Go-Between
Confessions of a Gay Male Escort, #4
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2013
“The client’s been hot for his best friend for years,” Veronica said. “And he wants you to pretend you’re his friend while you have sex.” I stroked my chin. “How realistic do I have to be? I mean, I’m not going to get tattooed or shave my head.” Veronica laughed. “No...
Pulp Friction
Uncovering the Golden Age of Gay Male Pulps
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
Long before the rise of the modern gay movement, an unnoticed literary revolution was occurring, mostly between the covers of the cheaply produced pulp paperbacks of the post-World War II era. Cultural critic Michael Bronski collects a sampling of these now little-known gay erotic writings—some...
Male-Male Intimacy in Early America
Beyond Romantic Friendships
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Previously hard-to-find information on homosexuality in early America-now in a convenient single volume!
Few of us are familiar with the gay men on General Washington’s staff or among the leaders of the new republic. Now, in the same way that Alex Haley’s Roots provided a generation of...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2015
Novelist, memoirist, diarist, and gay pioneer Christopher Isherwood left a wealth of writings. Known for his crisp style and his camera-like precision with detail, Isherwood gained fame for his Berlin Stories, which served as source material for the hit stage musical and Academy Award–winning film...
My Desire for History
Essays in Gay, Community, and Labor History
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
This anthology pays tribute to Allan Berube (1946-2007), a self-taught historian and MacArthur Fellow who was a pioneer in the study of lesbian and gay history in the United States. Best known for his Lambda Literary Award-winning book Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World...
Men on the Make
True Gay Sex Confessions
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Gay award-winning editor Shane Allison brings together a staggeringly sexy set of true stories reflecting gay life today. Men on the Make is as incredibly diverse as the culture itself, with true confessions that are revelatory, sometimes shocking, and always extremely personal. Allison's book is...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
Tales of love and lust in contemporary gay culture, Best Gay Romance 2014 is a Valentine to readers and a wonderful reminder of how love can begin — at the grocery store, the gym, the library, or even on the world wide web. Real romances with relatable characters, each of the stories in this collection represents a facet of the oh-so-human heart.
by Geoffrey Knight
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
One of the world's biggest secrets is coming out...Why do straight women love gay romance?
What is it that attracts straight women to the idea of two men falling in love? Is it the muscles? The mystery of the male mind? The idea of true love overcoming all odds? How has it changed who these...
by James Hagerty
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
The High Priesthood of Being gay is a labor of love over 12 years in the writing. It included numerous, often exhausting, edits for accuracy and truthfulness. Its a bold attempt to separate out Being and Nothingness in what it is to be gay. Both sacred and profane, emotional and intellectual, it will...