Our Lending Library

Our lending library is open during monthly meetings and is free. If you see something of interest below, you can usually get detailed information and reviews regarding the book, CD or video by going to Amazon.com. Then, come to a meeting to check out the item. We also have a few items that are not available through general publication.

Sample of Book Titles and Authors

A Challenge to Love: Gay and Lesbian Catholics in the Church by Robert Nugent, Ed.
A Place at the Table: The Gay Individual in American Society by Bruce Bawer
Accepting Ourselves: The Twelve-Step Journey of Recovery from Addiction for Gay Men and Lesbians by Sheppard B. Kominars
Adolescent Sexual Health
After the Fire by Jane Ruel
AIDS and the Church by Shelp and Sunderland
AIDS and the Law edited by Harlon L. Dalton
AIDS and the Ultimate Challenge by Elizabeth Kuver-Ross
AIDS: The Women by Rieder and Ruppelt
Always My Child by Kevin Jennings
Amazon Mothers by Miriam Saphira
And Say Hi to Joyce by Price and Murdoch
And the band Played On by Randy Shilts
Anonymity: the Secret Life of an American Family by Susan Bergman
Another Kind of Love: Homosexuality and Spirituality by Richard Woods
Are You Still My Mother by Gloria Guss Back
As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Raised as a Girl by John Colapinto
Asha's Moms by Elwin and Paulse
Becoming a Man by Paul Monette
Becoming Gay by Richard A. Isay
Becoming Visible by Kevin Jennings, editor
Becoming Visible: A Reader in Gay and Lesbian History for High School and College Students by Kevin Jennings, Ed.
Between Friends (a novel about women loving women) by Gillian E. Hanscombe
Between Two Gardens by James B. Nelson
Beyond Acceptance by Griffin, Wirth and Wirth
Boomerang Kids (how to live with adult children who return) by Okimoto and Stegall
Borrowed Time an AIDS Memoir by Paul Monette
Breaking the Surface by Greg Louganis
Burden of a Secret: a Story of Truth and Mercy in the Face of AIDS by Jimmy Allen
Ceremonies of the Heart Celebrating Lesbian Unions by Becky Butler, editor
Children of Horizons: How Gay and Lesbians Are Leading a New Way Out of the Closet by Herdt & Boxer
Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the 14th Century by John Boswell
Coming Out of the Classroom Closet: Gay and Lesbian Students, Teachers, and Curricula by Karen M. Harbeck
Coming Out to God: Prayers to Lesbians and Gay Men, Their Families and Friends by Chris Glaser
Coming Out: An Act of Love An Inspiring Call to Action for Gay Men, Lesbians, and Those Who Care by Rob Eichberg
Conduct Unbecoming Gays and Lesbians in the US Military by Randy Shilts
Confessions of the Other Mother: Non-Biological Lesbian Moms Tell All by Harlyn Aizley, editor
Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite
Different Daughters edited by Louise Rafkin
Different Mothers edited by Louise Rafkin
Dyke Life edited by Karla Jay
Eight Bullets: One Woman's Story of Surviving Anti-Gay Violence by Claudia Brenner
Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume One 1884-1933 by Blanche Wiesen Cook
Ellen: My Point..And I Do Have One by Ellen Degeneres
Embracing the Exile: Healing Journeys of Gay Christians by John E. Fortunato
Empty Without You: The Intimate Letters of Eleanor and Lorena Hickok by Rodger Streitmatter, Ed.
Family Outing by Chastity Bono
Family Values: Two Moms and Their Son by Phyllis Burke
For the Life of Your Dog: A Complete Guide to Having a Dog in Your Life, From Adoption and Birth Through Sickness and Health by Louganis & Siino
Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Youth and Their Allies by Bass & Kaufman
From Sexual Liberty to Civilized Commitment: the Case for Same Sex Marriage by William N. Eskridge, Jr.
From Wedded Wife to Lesbian Life: Stories of Transformation by Abbott & Farmer
Fundamentally Speaking: Fundamentalist Christianity's Segregation of America by Todd Tuttle
Gay Culture in America: Essays From the Field by Gilbert Herdt
Gay Money: Your Personal Guide to Same-Sex Strategies for Financial Security, Strength, and Success by Per Larson
Gay Olympian: The Life and Death of Dr. Tom Waddell by Waddell & Shaap
Gay Priest: An Inner Journey by Malcolm Boyd
Gay Soul: Finding the Heart of Gay Spirit and Nature by Mark Thompson
Gay, Straight and In-Between: the Sexology or Erotic Orientation by John Money
Gloria Goes to Gay Pride by Leslea Newman
Gone is the Shame: A Compendium of Lesbian Erotica
Growing Up Gay in the South: Race, Gender and Journeys of the Spirit by James T. Sears
Growing Up Gay: a Literary Anthology by Bennett L. Singer
Half Straight: My Secret Bi-Sexual Life by Tom Smith
Hearing Us Out: Voices from the Gay and Lesbian Community by Roger Sutton
Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
Hero of Flight 93: A Man Who Fought Back on September 11 Mark Bingham by John Barrett
Hetero Sexuality by Hanscombe and Humphries
Hey Mom, Guess What! 150 Ways to Tell Your Mother by Shelly Roberts
Homosexuality and the Family by Frederick W. Bozett
Homosexuality in History by Colin Spencer
Homosexuality: the Secret a Child Dare Not Tell by Mary Ann Cantwell
Hostile Climate: Report on Anti-Gay Activity 2000 People For The American Way
How Would You Feel if Your Dad Was Gay? by Heron & Maran
Invisible Life by E. Lynn Harris
Invisible Lives: The Truth About Millions of Women-Loving Women by Martha Barrett
Is It a Choice? Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gays and Lesbians by Eric Marcus
Is the Homosexual My Neighbor? A Positive Christian Response by Scanzoni & Mollenkott
Jenny Lives with Eric and Martin by Susanne Bosche
Joining the Tribe: Growing Up Gay and Lesbian in the 90's by Linnea Due
Last Watch of the Night by Paul Monette
Leaving Deep Water: The Lives of Asian American Women at the Crossroads of Two Cultures by Claire S. Chow
Lesbian and Gay Youth: Care and Counseling the First Comprehensive Guide to Health and Mental Care by Ryan & Futterman
Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence by Curb & Manahan
Lesbianism Made Easy by Helen Eisenbach
Lesbo Mania: Humor, Commentary, and New Evidence that We Are Everywhere by Jorjet Harper
Liberation Was for Others: Memoirs of a Gay Survivor of a Nazi Holocaust by Pierre Seel
Living in Sin? A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality by John Shelby Spong
Looking at Gay and Lesbian Life by Blumenfeld & Raymond
Lots of Mommies by Jane Severance
Love Between Men--Enhancing intimacy and keeping your relationship alive by Rik Isensee
Making History: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights 1945-1990, An Oral History by Eric Marcus
Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son: A Memoir by Kevin Jennings
My Country, My Right to Serve: Experiences of Gay Men and Women in the Military, World War II to the Present by Mary Ann Humphrey
New Men, New Minds: Breaking Male Tradition by Franklin Abbott, Ed.
On My Honor: Lesbians Reflect on Their Scouting Experience by Nancy Manahan
One Teacher in 10: Gay and Lesbian Educators Tell Their Stories by Kevin Jennings
Openly Bob by Bob Smith
Out in all Directions: the Almanac of Gay and Lesbian America by Witt, Thomas and Marcus
Out of the Closet into Our Hearts: Celebrating Our Gay/Lesbian Family Members by Siegel and Olson
Outing Yourself: How to Come Out as Lesbian or Gay to Your Family, Friends, and Coworkers by Michelangelo Signorile
Pagan Babies (A Novel) by Greg Johnson
Politics of the Heart: A Lesbian Parenting Anthology by Pollack & Vaughn, Eds.
Positively Gay: New Approaches in Gay and Lesbian Life by Betty Berzon
Queer in America: Sex, the Media, and the Closets of Power by Michelangelo Signorile
Queer Notions: A Fabulous Collection of Gay and Lesbian Wit and Wisdom by David Blanton, Compiler
Reinventing the Family: The Emerging Story of Lesbian and Gay Parents by Laura Benkov
Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture by John Shelby Spong
Setting Them Straight: You Can Do Something about Bigotry and Homophobia in Your Life by Betty Berzon
Shattered Love: A Memoir by Richard Chamberlain
Side by Side: On Having a Gay or Lesbian Sibling by Andrew Gottlieb
Sister and Brother: Lesbians and Gay Men Write About Their Lives Together by Nestle & Preston, Ed.
Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You: Thirteen Stories by Alice Munro
Straight Jobs, Gay Lives: Gay and Lesbian Professionals, The Harvard Business School, and the American Workplace by Friskopp & Silverstein
Straight to Jesus: Sexual and Christian Conversions and the Ex-Gay Movement by Tanya Erzen
Straight at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in America by Mel White
Straight Parents Gay Children: Keeping Families Together by Robert A. Bernstein
Strength in Numbers: A Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Resource by Christa Brelin
Surface Tension: Love, Sex, and Politics Between Lesbians and Straight Women by Meg Daly, Ed.
Surpassing the Love of Men by Lillian Faderman
Taking Liberties: Gay Men's Essays on Politics, Culture, and Sex by Michael Bronski, Ed.
Taking a Chance on God: Liberating Theology for Gays, Lesbians, and Their Lovers, Families, and Friends by John J. McNeill
Telling Tales Out of School: Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals Revisit Their School Days by Kevin Jennings
The Accidental Activist a Personal and Political Memoir by Candace Gingrich
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein
The Celluloid Closet (homosexuality in the movies) by Vito Russo
The Church with AIDS: Renewal in the Midst of Crisis by Letty M. Russell
The Dreyfuss Affair: A Love Story by Peter Lefcourt
The Family Heart: A Memoir of When Our Son Came Out by Robb Forman Dew
The Father's Book: Shared Experiences by Kort & Friedland
The Front Runner by Patricia Nell Warren
The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America Since World War II by Charles Kaiser
The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart by Peter J. Gomes
The Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook: Creating and Raising Our Families by April Martin
The Male Couple: How Relationships Develop by McWhiter & Mattison
The Male Couple's Guide to Living Together: What Gay Men Should Know About Living Together and Coping in a Straight World by Eric Marcus
The Male Couple's Guide: Finding a Man, Making a Home, Building a Life by Eric Marcus
The Other Side of the Closet: The Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families by Amity Pierce Buxton
The Preacher's Son by Andrew R. Adams
The Shared Heart: Portraits and Stories Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young People (Photographs) by Adam Mastoon, Photographer
The Straight People's Guide to Gay People's Anguish by J. Castiglione
The Truth Is: My Life in Love and Music by Melissa Etheridge
The Truth Shall Set You Free: A Memoir A Family's Passage from Fundamentalism to a New Understanding of Faith, Love, and Sexual Identity by Sally Lowe Whitehead
The Two of Us: Affirming, Celebrating, and Symbolizing Gay and Lesbian Relationships by Larry J. Uhrig
Trans Forming Families: Real Stories about Transgendered Love Ones by Mary Boene, editor
Trans-Sexuals: Candid Answers to Private Questions by Gerald Ramsey
Twice Blessed: On Being Lesbian or Gay and Jewish by Balka & Rose
Uncommon Calling: A Gay Man's Struggle to Serve the Church by Chris Glaser
Uncommon Heroes: A Celebration of Heroes and Role Models for Gay and Lesbian Americans by Sherman & Bernstein
Under the Rainbow: Growing Up Gay by Arnie Kantrowitz
Vested Interests: Cross-Dressing and Cultural Anxiety by Marjorie Garber
Vice Versa: Bisexuality and the Eroticism of Everyday Life by Marjorie Garber
What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality by Daniel A. Helminiak Who's in a Family? by Robert Skutch

Cassettes

Cassettes: Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Military (4 tapes/2 sets)
Cassette: Marc Adams on GLOradio: He Was Promised a Changed Life; His Story Might Change Yours (Interview)
Cassette: Side A: Bshop Spring/The Bible is Not a Weapon/The Boundaries of God's Love//Side B: Rev. Elder Freda Smith MCC/Purple Gross/Cynthia C. Lawson

Videotapes

Queer Son: Family Journeys to Understanding and Love, A Documentary, 1994 Vickie Seitchik
What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality: Daniel Helminiak Lecture
Growing Up Gay, 1993 Brian McNaught
Homosexuality Fact Versus Myths from Network for Social Responsibility
A Presentation and Discussion with Daniel Helminiak (9/22/1996)
It's Elementary: Talking about Gay Issues in School (1996) with a Viewer's Guide
Making Babies: The Gay and Lesbian Baby Boom
The Truth About Jane
Our House
The Rhetoric of Intolerance: An Open Letter Video to Pat Robertson from Dr. Mel White
20/20 (TV Show) Children of Gays (March 2001) / Intersexed Dateline March 2001)
Religion and Homosexuality (Panel Discussion November 1994)
ABC News Turning Point 11/06/1996: For Better or Worse: Same Sex Marriage
Boy Meets Boy (an audio novel 2003)
Erin Swenson
De Colors bilingual documentary 2001: Lesbian and Gay Latinos Stories of Strength, Family, and Love

CDs

WABE LGBT Panel June 2003

DVDs

Goldy Crisuolo interview 10/14/2006