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LGBTQ* Resources

General LGBTQ* books

• All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell
  
• Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity, by James Martin
  
• Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People, by Joan Roughgarden
  
• Finding Out: An Introduction to LGBT Studies, by Michelle A. Gibson,‎ Jonathan F. Alexander,‎ Deborah T. Meem 
  
• GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens by Kelly Huegel 
  
• How Queer! Personal narratives from bisexual, pansexual, polysexual, sexually-fluid, and other non-monosexual perspectives, by Faith Beauchemin
  
• Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager
  
• The ABC's of LGBT+, by Ashley Mardell  
  
• Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child by Telaina Eriksen
  

Books for parents and adults around supporting youth

Gender books

• Counseling Transgender and Non-Binary Youth: The Essential Guide by Irwin Krieger
  
• Helping Your Transgender Teen, 2nd Edition: A Guide for Parents 2nd Edition by Irwin Krieger  
  
• My Child is Transgender: 10 Tips for Parents of Adult Trans Children (10 Trans Tips), by Matt Kailey 
  
• The Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity by Rylan Jay Testa PhD,‎ Deborah Coolhart PhD LMFT,‎ Jayme Peta MA MS,‎ Arlene Istar Lev LCSW-R CASAC
  
• The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals by Stephanie A. Brill 
  
• The Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Teens by Stephanie A. Brill 
  
• Transgender Children and Youth: Cultivating Pride and Joy with Families in Transition by Elijah C. Nealy​
  

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Sexuality Books

• Bi America: Myths, Truths, and Struggles of an Invisible Community (Bisexuality), by William Burleson
  
• Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution, by Shiri Eisner 
  
• Finally Out, by Loren Olson
  
• Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World, by Robyn Ochs,‎ Sarah Rowley 
  
• Guide To Getting It On, by Paul Joannides Psy.D.
  
• Is It A Choice? Answers to 300 Most Asked Questions About Gay And Lesbian People by Eric Marcus.
  
• Switching Teams: What Coming Out Later in Life Taught Me About Love, Conquering Fear and Accepting Change, by Dawn Elizabeth Waters 
  
• The Key to Unlocking the Closet Door: A Coming-Out Guide on a Journey toward Unconditional Self-Love, by Chelsea Griffo
  
• This Book Is Gay, by Juno Dawson,‎ David Levithan
  
• This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids: A Question & Answer Guide to Everyday Life by Dannielle Owens-Reid

• A Guide to Gender (2nd Edition): The Social Justice Advocate's Handbook, by Sam Killermann 
  
• Becoming a Visible Man, by Jamison Green 
  
• Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out, by Susan Kuklin
  
• Finding Masculinity: Female to Male Transition in Adulthood, by Alexander Walker,‎ Emmett J.P. Lundberg
  
• Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children by Diane Ehrensaft PhD
  
• Housewife: Home-Remaking in a Transgender Marriage, by Kristin K Collier  )
  
• Manning Up: Transsexual Men on Finding Brotherhood, Family and Themselves, by Mitch Kellaway,‎ Zander Keig
  
• Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More, by Janet Mock
  
• She's Not the Man I Married: My Life with a Transgender Husband, by Helen Boyd  
  
• Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community 1st Edition by Laura Erickson-Schroth  
  
• Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue, by Nicholas Teich
  
• Transitions of the Heart: Stories of Love, Struggle and Acceptance by Mothers of Transgender and Gender Variant Children, by Rachel Pepper
  
• Trans-Kin: A Guide for Family and Friends of Transgender People (Volume 1), by Dr. Eleanor A. Hubbard ,‎ Cameron T. Whitley 
  
• Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity, by Julia Serano 
  
• You and Your Gender Identity: A Guide to Discovery, by Dara Hoffman-Fox LPC