Category: Coming Out

Rakesh Ratti | Lotus of Another Color | An Unfolding of the South Asian gay and lesbian experience Gay men and lesbians from India, Pakistan and other South Asian countries tell their storie

Joan Larkin | A Woman Like That |

The act of ‘coming out’ has the power to transform every aspect of a woman’s life: family, friendships, career, sexuality, spirituality. An essenti

Roger Sutton | Hearing Us Out | A collection of interviews with 15 people who reflect on growing up as a gay person. Three of the subjects are high school students, but the remainder

Torie Osborn | Coming Home to America | A book speaking to gays and lesbians and their families and friends emphasizes how every open gay or lesbian strikes a blow for social justice and cha

Linda Wells; Andrea Curran; Elizabeth Dean | Coming Out! | The sequel to Lambda Literary Awards nominee Cut-Outs and Cut-Ups in the humor category, with an all-new cast of characters.

Mary V. Borhek | Coming Out to Parents | This guide is aimed at both parents and young lesbians and gay men.

Susan Stinson | Fat Girl Dances with Rocks | A coming of age story set in the late seventies.

Publisher’s Note

It’s the summer of drinking and driving, disco and diets, fake IDs and

Gilbert Herdt; Andrew Boxer | Children Of Horizons | A study of teenage homosexuality concludes that gay and lesbian teens are sure of their sexual orientation but unsure of how to express themselves in

Karin Edith Heller; Bill Domonkos | From a Secret Place | Young lesbians, gays, and their families describe their own ‘coming out’ experiences, clearly and poignantly.

40-minute VHS + Leader’s Guide

Jaime A. Seba | Coming Out: Telling Family and Friends | For each individual, the experience of coming out and openly acknowledging oneself as being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender is very different.