LGBT Books for Adults of All Ages

Aging

• Gay and Gray: The Older Homosexual Man
  Raymond M. Berger
  Haworth Press, 1995
   
• Lesbian Passages: True Stories Told by Women over 40
  edited by Marcy Adelman
  Alyson Publications, 1996
   
• Social Services for Senior Gay Men and Lesbians
  edited by Jean K. Quam
  Haworth Press, 1997
  Monograph Published Simultaneously as The Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services , Vol. 2, No. 1

Bisexual Identity and Issues

• Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out
  edited by Loraine Hutchins and Lani Kaahumanu
  Alyson Publications, 1991
   
• Bisexual Resource Guide
  edited by Robyn Ochs
  Bisexual Resource Center, 2001
   
• Bisexual Politics: Theories, Queries, and Visions
  edited by Naomi Tucker, Liz A. Highleyman, and Rebecca Kaplan
  Harrington Park Press, 1995
  Haworth Gay and Lesbian Studies
   
• Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World
  edited by Robyn Ochs and Sarah Rowley
  Bisexual Resource Center, 2005
   
• Vice Versa: Bisexuality and the Eroticism of Everyday Life
  Marjorie B. Garber
  Simon and Schuster, 1996

Coming Out

• Coming Out to Parents: A Two-Way Survival Guide for Lesbians and Gay Men and Their Parents
  Mary Borhek
  Pilgrim Press, 1993
   
• Out in the Workplace: The Pleasures and Perils of Coming Out on the Job
  edited by Richard A. Rasi, Lourdes Rodriquez-Noques
  Alyson Publications, 1995

Families

• Beyond Acceptance: Parents of Lesbians and Gays Talk About Their Experiences
  Carolyn Welch Griffin, Marian J. Wirth, Arthur G. Wirth, and Brian McNaught
  St. Martin's Press, 1997
   
• Families of Value: Gay and Lesbian Parents and Their Children Speak Out
  Jane Drucker
  Insight Books, 1998
   
• The Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook: Creating and Raising Our Families
  April Martin
  HarperCollins, 1993
   
• Now That You Know: What Every Parent Should Know About Homosexuality
  Betty Fairchild and Nancy Hayward
  Harcourt Brace, 1998
   
• Our Families, Our Values: Snapshots of Queer Kinship
  edited by Robert Goss and Amy Adams Squire Strongheart
  Hayworth Press, 1997

Health

• Body & Soul: The Black Women's Guide to Physical Health and Emotional Well-Being
  edited by Linda Villarosa, June Jordan, Angela Davis
  Harperperennial Library, 1994
   
• Gateways to Improving Lesbian Health and Health Care: Opening Doors
  edited by Christy M. Ponticelli
  Haworth Press, 1998
   
• Gay and Lesbian Mental Health
  edited by Christopher J. Alexander
  Haworth Press, 1998
   
• The Gay Men's Wellness Guide: The National Lesbian and Gay Health Association's Complete Book of Physical, Emotional, and Mental Health and Well-Being
  Robert Penn
  Henry Holt, 1998

HIV/AIDS

• In Changing Times: Gay Men and Lesbians Encounter HIV/AIDS
  edited by Martin P. Levine, Peter M. Nardi, and John H. Gagnon
  University of Chicago Press, 1997
   
• The Gender Politics of Hiv/AIDS in Women: Perspectives on the Pandemic in the United States
  edited by Nancy Goldstein and Jennifer L. Manlowe
  New York Univ. Press, 1997

History

• Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday
  Angela Y. Davis
  Pantheon Books, 1998
   
• Improper Bostonians: Lesbian and Gay History from the Puritans to Playland
  Barney Frank, the History Project (Compiler)
  Beacon Press, 1998
   
• Long Road to Freedom: The Advocate History of the Gay and Lesbian Movement
  edited by Mark Thompson
  St. Martin's Press, 1995
  Stonewall Inn Editions
   
• Creating a Place for Ourselves: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community Histories
  edited by Brett Beemyn
  Routledge, 1997

Legal

• Legal Affairs:Essential Advice for Same-Sex Couples
  Frederick Hertz
  Owl Books,Henry Holt and Co., 1998
   
• A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples
  Hayden Curry, Dennis Clifford, Robin Leonard, and Shae Irving
  Nolo Press, 9th Edition, 1996

Marriage

• Legally Wed: Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution
  Mark Strasser
  Cornell University Press, 1997
   
• On the Road to Same-Sex Marriage: A Supportive Guide to Psychological, Political, and Legal Issues
  edited by Robert P. Cabaj, and David W.Purcell
  Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1997
  
  What Is Marriage For? The Strange Social History of Our Most Intimate Institution
  E.J. Graff
  Beacon Press, 1999
  See also: Beacon Press' Discussion Guide: What Is Marriage For?

Military

• Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Military
  Randy Shilts
  Fawcett Books, 1994
   
• Gay Rights, Military Wrongs: Political Perspectives on Lesbians and Gays in the Military
  edited by Craig Rimmerman
  Garland Pub. Trade, 1996
  Garland Reference Library of Social Science, Vol. 1049

People of Color

• Asian American Sexualities: Dimensions of the Gay and Lesbian Experience
  edited by Russell Leong
  Routledge, 1995
   
• Companeras: Latina Lesbians: An Anthology
  edited by Juanita Ramos
  Routledge, 1994
   
• Critical Essays: Gay and Lesbian Writers of Color
  edited by Emmanuel Nelson
  Harrington Park Press, 1994
   
• One More River to Cross: Black and Gay in America
  Keith Boykin
  Anchor, 1996
   
• Piece of My Heart: A Lesbian of Colour Anthology
  edited by Makeda Silvera
  Sister Vision Press, 1992
   
• Two Spirit People: American Indian Lesbian Women and Gay Men
  edited by Lester B. Brown
  Haworth Press, 1997
  Monograph Published Simultaneously As the Gay & Lesbian Social Services , Vol. 6, No 2

Politics

• The Anti-Gay Agenda: Orthodox Vision and the Christian Right
  Didi Herman
  University of Chicago Press, 1997
   
• Coming Home to America: A Roadmap to Gay and Lesbian Empowerment
  Torie Osborn
  St. Martin's Press, 1997
  Stonewall Inn Editions
   
• Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation
  Urvashi Vaid
  Anchor, 1996

Queer Theory

• Entiendes?: Queer Readings, Hispanic Writings (Series Q)
  edited by Emilie L. Bergmann, Paul Julian Smith
  Duke Univ. Press, 1995
   
• Feminism Meets Queer Theory (Books From Differences)
  edited by Elizabeth Weed and Naomi Schor
  Indiana University Press, 1997
   
• Queer Theory: An Introduction
  Annamarie Jagose
  New York University Press, 1997
   
• Representing Bisexualities: Subjects and Cultures of Fluid Desire
  edited by Donald E. Hall and Maria Pramaggiore
  New York University Press, 1996

Relationships

• Intimacy Between Men: How to Find and Keep Gay Love Relationships
  John H. Driggs and Stephen E. Phinn
  Plume, 1991
   
• The Intimacy Dance: A Guide to Long Term Success in Gay and Lesbian Relationships
  Betty Berzon
  Plume, 1997

Religion and Spirituality

• Freedom, Glorious Freedom: The Spiritual Journey to the Fullness of Life for Gays,Lesbians, and Everybody Else
  John J. McNeill
  by Beacon Press, 1996
   
• From Queer to Eternity: Spirituality in the Lives of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People
  Peter Sweasey
  Cassell Academic, 1997
  (Lesbian and Gay Studies)
   
• Gay Theology Without Apology
  Gary David Comstock
  Pilgrim Press, 1993
   
• Homosexuality and World Religions
  edited by Arlene Swidler
  Trinity Press Int'l, 1993
   
• Stealing Jesus: How Fundamentalism Betrays Christianity
  Bruce Bawer
  Crown Publishers, Inc., 1997

Transgender

• Body Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits
  Loren Cameron
  Cleis Press, 1996
   
• Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us
  Kate Bornstein
  Vintage Books, 1995
   
• Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Rupaul
  Leslie Feinberg
  Beacon Press, 1997

Youth

• Am I Blue: Coming Out From the Silence
  edited by Marion Dane
  HarperTrophy, 1994
   
• Free Your Mind (The Book for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth and Their Allies)
  Ellen Bass and Kate Kaufman
  Harper Perennial, 1996
   
• The Shared Heart: Portraits and Stories Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young People
  Adam Mastoon
  Lothrop Lee and Shepard, 1997