Harley Loco by Rayya Elias

A raw punk rock memoir chronicling Syrian-American Rayya Elias’s journey from her childhood in Aleppo through Detroit to 1980s Lower East Side New York, where she pursued music and hairstyling while exploring her sexuality with lovers of both sexes, battling heroin addiction, experiencing homelessness and incarceration, and ultimately finding redemption and sobriety.

Zack’s Story Growing Up With Same-Sex Parents by Keith Elliot Greenberg

A photo-essay narrated by 11-year-old Zack describing his life growing up with his divorced mother and her lesbian partner Margie as his two moms, addressing topics like dealing with anti-gay comments at school, attending Gay Pride events, and explaining different family structures to peers.