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bibliography Biographies. biography Biography. Illustrated works. Juvenile works. Picture books.Manta, Karina
Summary: "A memoir of Karina Manta, the first female member of USA Figure Skating to come out as queer"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 MANSummary: In this amazing, wide-ranging anthology of nonfiction essays, contributors write intimate and honest first-person accounts of queer experience, from coming out to "passing" as straight to growing old to living proud. These are the stories of contemporary gay and lesbian life--and by definition, are funny, sad, hopeful, and truthful. Representing a diversity of genders, ages, races, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arsenal Pulp Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.76 FIRSicardi, Arabelle
Summary: Profiles notable LGBTQ figures and highlights their contributions to society and their community, including Martina Navratilova, Frida Kahlo, Alan Turing, David Bowie, and K.D. Lang.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SIC1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 SIC
Keehnen, Owen
Summary: "From music to movies, literature to dance - the arts have always been influenced by the work of LGBTQ people. LGBTQ+ Icons spotlights the history and contributions of 50 pioneering artists who lived and worked around the world. Bold, whimsical illustrations by David Lee Csicsko (The Skin You Live In) and concise bios from historian Owen Keehnen celebrate a diverse group of artists, from LGBTQ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trope Industries LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 KEESchenkar, Joan.
Summary: Reveals the dark private life of the successful twentieth-century writer, chronicling her Texas origins through her self-exile in Europe and offering insight into the influence of Tom Ripley and the Hitchcock film inspired by her first novel."Born in 1921 in her grandmother's boardinghouse in Fort Worth, Texas, Patricia Highsmith grew up in the Greenwich Village of the 1940s: the "freest four...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HIGHSMITH, PATRICIA SCHClemesha, Chase
Summary: "What do Frank Ocean, Sally Ride, George Takei, and Sharice Davids all have in common? They're all proud LGBTQ Americans! Featuring people from a variety of occupations and backgrounds, this collection of 25 short biographies demonstrates the diversity, accomplishments, and pride within the American LGBTQ community."--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions 2021