Gay Studies category: 1383 books
Provincetown
From Pilgrim Landing to Gay Resort
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2005
How did a sleepy New England fishing village become a gay mecca? In this dynamic history, Karen Christel Krahulik explains why Provincetown, Massachusetts-alternately known as “Land’s End,” “Cape-tip,” “Cape-end,” and, to some, “Queersville, U.S.A”-has meant many things to many people.
Provincetown...
Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identities over the Lifespan
Psychological Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 1995
Over the last fifteen years, psychological research regarding sexual orientation has seen explosive growth. In this book, Anthony R. D'Augelli and Charlotte J. Patterson bring together top experts to offer a comprehensive overview of what we have discovered--and what we still need to learn--about...
In the Shadow of the Epidemic
Being HIV-Negative in the Age of AIDS
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 1995
For gay men who are HIV-negative in a community devastated by AIDS, survival may be a matter of grief, guilt, anxiety, and isolation. In the Shadow of the Epidemic is a passionate and intimate look at the emotional and psychological impact of AIDS on the lives of the survivors of the epidemic, those...
by Z. E. Arlea
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
A closeted young man's journey towards self-acceptance and finding true love. He manages to overcome all obstacles of his youth, rising above and beyond the pain of physical and emotional abuse, rape and attempted suicide to firmly realize his place as a gay man in today's world. "I know you...
by Mark Tedesco
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2014
Beginning with beliefs and ending with lessons, Mark Tedesco's latest journey takes the reader on a ride through the search for love in the gay world. Sometimes a roller coaster and other times a gentle ride, this work will speak to every person, man and woman, who has ever sought out another as the...
by Edmond J Coleman, Theo Sandfort
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Important new findings on sex and gender in the former Soviet Bloc!
Sexuality and Gender in Postcommunist Eastern Europe and Russia is a groundbreaking look at the new sexual reality in Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe after the fall of communism. The book presents the kind of candid...
by Robbie Rogers, Eric Marcus
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
**The first openly gay professional athlete in North America tells the story of his landmark decision to come out of the closet and how he changed the playing field of professional sports forever.
“Rogers made history.” —Sports Illustrated**
Robbie Rogers knows better than most...
Philip Sparrow Tells All
Lost Essays by Samuel Steward, Writer, Professor, Tattoo Artist
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Samuel Steward (1909–93) was an English professor, a tattoo artist for the Hells Angels, a sexual adventurer who shared the considerable scope of his experiences with Alfred Kinsey, and a prolific writer whose publications ranged from scholarly articles to gay erotica (the latter appearing under...
Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys
True Tales of Friendship Between Straight Women and Gay Men
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2007
A literary celebration of one of the most important relationships in a straight girl’s life—her gay best friend
This collection of original essays goes beyond the banter to get to the essence of an intimate relationship like no other. With a foreword by Tales of the City author Armistead...
Boyfriend 101
A Gay Guy's Guide to Dating, Romance, and Finding True Love
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2003
You’ve done the bar thing. You’ve let your best friend set you up. You’ve even logged on to a gay dating website. But the man of your dreams is still out there, just waiting for you to find him. What’s a gay guy to do? Look no further than this book.
Whether you’re new to the dating...
Hold Tight Gently
Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of AIDS
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
In December 1995, the FDA approved the release of protease inhibitors, the first effective treatment for AIDS. For countless people, the drug offered a reprieve from what had been a death sentence; for others, it was too late. In the United States alone, over 318,000 people had already died from AIDS-related...
by Martin Duberman
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
"Martin Duberman is a national treasure."
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker
The past fifty years have seen significant shifts in attitudes toward LGBTQ people and wider acceptance of them in the United States and the West. Yet the extent of this progress, argues Martin Duberman, has been...
by Lucy Ibañez
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 14, 2017
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 14, 2017
Identificar que eres lesbiana, gay, bisexual o transgénero puede ser un proceso desafiante si no cuentas con la información adecuada y las herramientas necesarias para comprenderlo y expresarlo. Elijo ser yo es una guía dirigida a jóvenes y adultos que les ayudará a informarse, conocerse mejor,...
by J. Jackson Owensby
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2015
Mystery, suspense, action and adventure in real life. The spiteful misdeeds of a vengeful police official have far-reaching and long-lasting effects on the life of a young gay man whose liberal lifestyle is seen by the detective as a depraved attack on his own ultra-rigid moral code. The catastrophic...