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When Aidan Became A Brother by Kyle Lukoff
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen Aidan was born, everyone thought he was a girl. His parents gave him a pretty name, his room looked like a girl's room, and he wore clothes that other girls liked wearing. After he realized he was a trans boy, Aidan and his parents fixed the parts of life that didn't fit anymore, and he settled happily into his new life... -
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In the End, It Was All About Love by Musa Okwonga
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe narrator arrives in Berlin, a place famed for its hedonism, to find peace and maybe love; only to discover that the problems which have long haunted him have arrived there too, and are more present than ever...Categorized as:
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![Dandelion Daughter: A Novel by Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay]()
Dandelion Daughter: A Novel by Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWinner 2022, Prix des Libraires Rights for TV adaptation purchased by Zone 3 A runaway bestseller in Québec, where it has captured the hearts of readers and pushed trans-identity into the mainstream conversation, Dandelion Daughter is an intimate, courageous portrait of what it’s like to grow up having been assigned the wrong sex at birth...Categorized as:
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![Forever by E. Davies]()
Forever by E. Davies
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJake Gray always wanted a real family. He left his own behind when he began his transition, but if he wants a baby he'll need to come off testosterone and get his life in order. The tips he makes as a waiter are barely enough to pay L.A. rent, let alone raise a child. But he’s made his own way for so long that he doesn’t want to rely on others now... -
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![Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology (Collection), Volume 2 by R.G. Alexander, May Archer]()
Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology (Collection), Volume 2 by R.G. Alexander, May Archer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**LIMITED TIME ONLY! Get it while you can.** Once upon a time, a bunch of M/M authors wondered… What if the Heart2Heart dating app put on a charity raffle in cities around the globe, and random guys in each location were paired up for an adventure? The dates could go terribly wrong…or spectacularly right... -
![Ironopolis by Glen James Brown]()
Ironopolis by Glen James Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStranded on the outskirts of Ironopolis — nickname to a lost industrial Middlesbrough — the Burn Council Estate is about to be torn down to make way for regeneration. For the future .. -
![Cross to Bare by Susan Mac Nicol]()
Cross to Bare by Susan Mac Nicol
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTough in business but romantic at heart, fashion designer Lenny James isn’t hiding his masculinity behind his super successful female alter ego, but a vulnerability that only handsome financier Brook Hunter will be man enough to reveal…and worship. TWO OF A KIND It’s amazing what a little mascara and lipstick, a blonde wig, false boobs, and top-notch female fashion can hide... -
![Pursuit of Happiness by Carsen Taite]()
Pursuit of Happiness by Carsen Taite
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSenator Meredith Mitchell has been groomed from young adulthood for a future run for president, and as scion of a political dynasty, every public and private move she makes is carefully calculated. But Meredith’s focus on the right causes, the right people, and the right timing evaporates when she meets Stevie Palmer, a dashing public defender with a hard knock past... -
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Refuse by Elliott DeLine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDean, a 22-year old female-to-male-transsexual, is no LGBT poster boy. Unemployed, depressed, mid-transition, friendless, and still living in the upstairs bedroom of his parents' house in a conservative suburb, he can think of little to do but write his memoir...Categorized as:
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![Stag Dance by Torrey Peters]()
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this collection of one novel and three novellas, the bestselling author of Detransition, Baby pushes trans-genre to its limits to explore who gets included—and excluded—from the possibilities of gender...Categorized as:
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![Atusparia by Gabriela Wiener]()
Atusparia by Gabriela Wiener
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUna política de izquierda víctima del lawfare se encuentra prisionera en una cárcel de alta seguridad en las entrañas de la selva amazónica.Se hace llamar Atusparia, como el líder de la resistencia indígena peruana del siglo XIX y como el delirante colegio comunista donde estudió en los estertores de la guerra fría... -
![Wait Till I'm Dead: Uncollected Poems by Allen Ginsberg]()
Wait Till I'm Dead: Uncollected Poems by Allen Ginsberg
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAllen Ginsberg’s poems, from “Howl” to “Kaddish” to “The Fall of America,” have influenced generations of writers and made him a defining figure of the twentieth century. Ginsberg’s Collected Poems, first published in 1984, and expanded in 1997, was originally thought to contain all of his poetic work... -
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Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex Gino
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the award-winning author of Melissa, a phenomenal novel about queerness past, present, and future.Sam is very in touch with their own queer identity. They're nonbinary, and their best friend, TJ, is nonbinary as well. Sam's family is very cool with it..Categorized as:
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![Yr Dead by Sam Sax, Rita Bullwinkel]()
Yr Dead by Sam Sax, Rita Bullwinkel
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn between the space of time when Ezra lights themself on fire and when Ezra dies the world of this book flashes before their eyes. Everyone Ezra's ever loved, every place they've felt queer and at home, or queer and out of place, reveals itself in an instant...Categorized as:
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![Crossing Lines by Paul Volponi]()
Crossing Lines by Paul Volponi
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdonis is a jock. He's on the football team and he's dating one of the prettiest girls in school. Alan is the new kid. He wears lipstick and joins the Fashion Club. Soon enough the football team is out to get him. Adonis is glad to go along with his teammates . . . until they come up with a dangerous plan to humiliate Alan... -
![All the Lonely People by David Owen]()
All the Lonely People by David Owen
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEveryone tells Kat that her online personality - confident, funny, opinionated - isn't her true self. Kat knows otherwise. The internet is her only way to cope with a bad day, chat with friends who get all her references, make someone laugh. But when she becomes the target of an alt-right trolling campaign, she feels she has no option but to Escape, Delete, Disappear...Categorized as:
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![The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice by Shon Faye]()
The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice by Shon Faye
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsTrans people in Britain today have become a culture war 'issue'. Despite making up less than 1% of the country's population, they are the subjects of a toxic and increasingly polarised 'debate', which generates reliable controversy for newspapers and talk shows...Categorized as:
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![Untenrum frei by Margarete Stokowski]()
Untenrum frei by Margarete Stokowski
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWar es das jetzt mit der sexuellen Revolution? Sind wir unendlich liberal, weil mit nackten Brüsten für Tierfutter und Baumärkte geworben wird? Mitnichten, sagt Margarete Stokowski. Es gilt auch noch im 21. Jahrhundert, Machtstrukturen aufzusprengen, über Sexualität zu sprechen und über Geschlechterrollen, die wir mit riesigem Aufwand spielen... -
![What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon]()
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom the creator of Your Fat Friend, an explosive indictment of the systemic and cultural bias facing plus-size people that will move us toward creating an agenda for fat justice.Anti-fatness is everywhere...Categorized as:
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![Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon]()
Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBeyond the Gender Binary, spoken word poet Alok Vaid-Menon challenges the world to see gender not in black and white, but in full color. Taking from their own experiences as a gender-nonconforming artist, they show us that gender is a malleable and creative form of expression. The only limit is your imagination... -
![The Crown Ain't Worth Much by Hanif Abdurraqib]()
The Crown Ain't Worth Much by Hanif Abdurraqib
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Crown Ain't Worth Much, Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib's first full-length collection, is a sharp and vulnerable portrayal of city life in the United States. A regular columnist for MTV.com, Willis-Abdurraqib brings his interest in pop culture to these poems, analyzing race, gender, family, and the love that finally holds us together even as it threatens to break us...Categorized as:
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![Homebody by Theo Parish]()
Homebody by Theo Parish
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir about the journey one nonbinary person takes to find a home within themself... -
![Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by Heather Cox Richardson]()
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by Heather Cox Richardson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Engaging and highly accessible.” —Boston Globe“A vibrant, and essential history of America's unending, enraging and utterly compelling struggle since its founding to live up to its own best ideals… It's both a cause for hope, and a call to arms...Categorized as:
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![Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan E. Coyote]()
Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan E. Coyote
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsStonewall Book Award Honor Book winnerIvan Coyote is a celebrated storyteller and the author of 10 previous books, including Gender Failure (with Rae Spoon) and One in Every Crowd, a collection for LGBT youth... -
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![A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota by Taiyon Coleman, Heid E. Erdrich]()
A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota by Taiyon Coleman, Heid E. Erdrich
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA 2020 selection of One Book, One Minnesota!"Reading this book in community offers some Minnesotans the opportunity to see their experiences broadly shared and others a chance to educate themselves―and to discover ways to act on their convictions...Categorized as:
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![The Weight of Them by N.D. Stevenson]()
The Weight of Them by N.D. Stevenson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAutobio, slightly NSFW-ish for boobs comic by author Noelle Stevenson. Free to download, but any proceeds will be donated to BIPOC transition fundraisers...Categorized as:
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![Dark Days by James Baldwin]()
Dark Days by James Baldwin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings'So the club rose, the blood came down, and his bitterness and his anguish and his guilt were compounded.'Drawing on Baldwin's own experiences of prejudice in an America violently divided by race, these searing essays blend the intensely personal with the political to envisage a better world...Categorized as:
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![Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo]()
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWinner of the 2011 Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Best Business Book of the Year AwardBillions of government dollars, and thousands of charitable organizations and NGOs, are dedicated to helping the world's poor. But much of their work is based on assumptions that are untested generalizations at best, harmful misperceptions at worst...Categorized as:
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![Why We Matter: Das Ende der Unterdrückung by Emilia Roig]()
Why We Matter: Das Ende der Unterdrückung by Emilia Roig
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWie erkennen wir unsere Privilegien? Wie können Weiße die Realität von Schwarzen sehen? Männliche Muslime die von weißen Frauen? Und weiße Frauen die von männlichen Muslimen? Die Aktivistin und Politologin Emilia Roig zeigt – auch anhand der Geschichte ihrer eigenen Familie, in der wie unter einem Brennglas Rassismus und Black Pride, Antisemitismus und Auschwitz, Homophobie und Queerness,... -
![What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism by Dan Rather]()
What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism by Dan Rather
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “I find myself thinking deeply about what it means to love America, as I surely do.” —Dan Rather At a moment of crisis over our national identity, venerated journalist Dan Rather has emerged as a voice of reason and integrity, reflecting on—and writing passionately about—what it means to be an American...Categorized as:
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