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Emma Nolan solo quiere una cosa antes de graduarse: bailar con su novia en el baile de graduación. Pero en su pequeña ciudad de Edgewater, Indiana, es como pedir la luna. Alyssa Greene es la chica "it" de su escuela secundaria: popular, directora del consejo estudiantil e hija del presidente de la PTA. Ella también tiene un secreto. Ha estado saliendo con Emma durante el último año y medio. Cuando se corre la voz de que Emma planea traer a una...
202) Derby girl: a memoir
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"Roller derby is an odd place to strike a balance in life, but Sammi straps on her skates, adjusts her spandex, tests her center of gravity, and scores points with her no-punches-pulled memoir."--Jacket.
"Sammi Jones's rollicking memoir takes us into the fast-paced, hard-hitting world of women's flat track roller derby. With comedic prose (think Mindy Kaling, Haven Kimmell, Jenny Lawson, and Amy Peohler), Jones, through a series of experimental vignettes...
203) Hazlo como hombre
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Raul, Eduardo and Santiago have led a happy and masculine life since childhood, until, one day, Santiago confesses that he is gay. Impacted, Raul, the alpha male and more homophobic of the three, will try to convince his friend that his is nothing more than a simple sexual confusion, until, when the situation becomes untenable, Eduardo and Raul will put aside their prejudices and decide to help Santiago to venture into his new gay life.
204) Chulito
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Set against a vibrant South Bronx neighborhood and the youth culture of Manhattan, Chulito is a coming-of-age. coming out love story of a sexy Latino man and the colorful characters that populate his block.
205) Leroy
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"Seventeen-year-old Leroy wants to study art and become a painter. Although he has good relationships with his family and friends, Leroy is far from being happy. With his older brother now in jail, Leroy feels even more trapped by his big secret. He is gay and doesn't dare come out and disrupt an already difficult time for his family. Leroy goes on an incredible--yet painful and terrifying--journey from Dallas to Taos, and from fear to love"--
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A fun and tender story about friendship and the complications of young love. Leo is a blind teenager who is fed up with his overprotective mother and the bullies at school. Looking to assert his independence, he decides to study abroad to the dismay of his best friend, Giovana. When Gabriel, the new kid in town, teams with Leo on a school project, new feelings blossom in him that make him reconsider his plans.
207) Under the radar
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"One more year. That's all Gunnar has to wait until graduation. More importantly, it's one more year until he'll feel ready to come out. Gunnar has kept his sexuality a secret -- only his twin sister knows he is gay. Coming out now would make him the target of homophobic bullies at his school. But a year is a long time, especially when life starts moving at its own pace, and Gunnar meets guys he wants to date. Set in rural Alberta, Under the Radar...
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A mental health crisis faces American teens right now--and it is one we can solve. Hundreds of thousands of gay teens face traumatic depression, fear, rejection, persecution, and isolation--usually alone. Studies show they are 190% more likely to use drugs or alcohol and four times more likely to attempt suicide. Homophobia and discrimination are at the heart of their pain. Love, support, and acceptance--all within our power to give--can save them....
209) En el clóset
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"Un recorrido por las vidas de los homosexuales más influyentes en la cultura y la historia. Hablaremos de músicos como Leonard Bernstein; escritores como André Gide, Oscar Wilde, Marcel Proust, Carlos Monsiváis, Gabriela Mistral, Federico García Lorca; pintores como Andy Warhol; actores como Rock Hudson, Marlene Dietrich, Sara García, Dirk Bogarde; politícos como Harvey Milk o figuras actuales como Juan Gabriel y Ricky Martin." --From publisher's...
210) Hazlo como hombre
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Friends Raul, Eduardo and Santiago have led a happy and masculine life since childhood, until, one day, Santiago confesses that he is gay. Impacted, Raul, the alpha male and more homophobic of the three, will try to convince his friend that his is nothing more than a simple sexual confusion, until, when the situation becomes untenable, Eduardo and Raul will put aside their prejudices and decide to help Santiago to venture into his new gay life.
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Gabi Hernández está en su último año de la preparatoria. Para entretenerse, escribe todo lo que le pasa en su diario: las solicitudes a las universidades, el embarazo de Cindy, cuando Sebastián salió del clóset, los chicos guapos de su clase, la adicción de su padre a la metanfetamina, y toda la comida que se le antoja. Pero lo mejor de todo lo que escribe es la poesía que la ayuda a ser quien es.
Sixteen-year-old Gabi Hernandez chronicles...
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I think our son is gay volume 1
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A doting mother and her two beloved sons, one of whom she thinks is probably gay, go about their daily lives in this hilarious and heartwarming LGBTQIA+-friendly family comedy! Tomoko is no stranger to change. With two boys in high school and a husband who's away on the job a lot, being able to adapt to new situations comes with the territory. Now, Hiroki is throwing himself into his afterschool activities with bestie Daigo despite nursing a potential...
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born -- a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam -- and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between...
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"Simon Spier es un adolescente de 16 años que aun no revela su homosexualidad, y prefiere guardarse todo el drama para el musical de la secundaria. Pero cuando uno de sus correos privados cae en las manos equivocadas, el gran secreto se encuentra en riesgo. Ahora, Simon esta siendo chantajeado: si no le ayuda al payaso de la clase a conseguir la chica que le gusta, su secreto sera revelado. Y algo peor: se encuentra en riesgo la privacidad de Blue,...
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"Bebop Fairy Tales is ... full of ... true-to-life stories immersed in the jazz ethic, dressed in the peculiar garments of racial nuances in America and reflections on that most uniquely American pastime baseball, all pointing to the unique impact of jazz on this country's landscape ... Broadly, the stories confront illicit topics of interracial sex, misappropriation, marrying outside of your race, religious bigotry, and coming out. We get a glimpse...
216) Con amor, Simon
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"Simon Spier es un adolescente de 16 años que aún no revela su homosexualidad, y prefiere guardarse todo el drama para el musical de la secundaria. Pero cuando uno de sus correos privados cae en las manos equivocadas, el gran secreto se encuentra en riesgo. Ahora, Simon esta siendo chantajeado: si no le ayuda al payaso de la clase a conseguir la chica que le gusta, su secreto sera revelado. Y algo peor: se encuentra en riesgo la privacidad de Blue,...
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The birdcage: The story of a middle-aged gay couple's comic encounter with a self-righteously straight and conservative family. Armand and Albert reluctantly accept young Val's intention to marry the daughter of a conservative Senator, but when the fiancee's family comes to visit, the whole household is turned upside down.
The world to come: Somewhere along the mid-nineteenth century American East Coast frontier, two neighboring couples battle hardship...