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Coming Out to Parents by Mary V. Borhek

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

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Fat Girl Dances with Rocks by Susan Stinson

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

Posted in Coming Out YA Nonfiction (Young Adult)

Children Of Horizons by Gilbert Herdt; Andrew Boxer

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

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From a Secret Place by Karin Edith Heller; Bill Domonkos

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

Posted in Coming Out YA Nonfiction (Young Adult)

Coming Out: Telling Family and Friends by Jaime A. Seba

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.

Posted in Coming Out YA Nonfiction (Young Adult)

Children Of Horizons by Gilbert Herdt; Andrew Boxer

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

Posted in Coming Out YA Fiction (Young Adult)

Gravel Queen by Tea Benduhn

Tea Benduhn | Gravel Queen |


I look behind me as we walk toward the parking lot, gravel crunching and spraying beneath our feet.

‘Whatcha’ lookin’ at, Aurin? I thou

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Lesbian Nuns by Rosemary Curb; Nancy Manahan

Rosemary Curb; Nancy Manahan | Lesbian Nuns | Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence, the explosive international best-seller, had unprecedented impact it had on the lesbian community and mainstream cultu

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The Original Coming Out Stories by Susan J. Wolfe ; Julia Penelope

Susan J. Wolfe ; Julia Penelope | The Original Coming Out Stories | A classic anthology with very personal accounts by women who describe what ‘coming out’ meant to them, originally published in 1980. Among the contrib

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Does Your Mama Know? by Lisa C. Moore

Lisa C. Moore | Does Your Mama Know? | A collection of 49 stories, poems, essays and interviews about coming out as a black lesbian.