All books are available from the GLSEN bookstore: 800/247-6553 or http://www.atlasbooks.com/glsen/.

Bass, Ellen & Kate Kaufman. Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth – And Their Allies. New York: Harper Collins, 1996.

Boykin, Keith. One More River to Cross: Black and Gay in America. New York: Doubleday Books, 1996.

Brown, Lester B. (Ed.). Two Spirit People: American Indian Lesbian Women and Gay Men. New York: Harrington Park Press, 1997.

Chandler, Kurt. Passages of Pride: Lesbian and Gay Youth Come of Age. Los Angeles: Alyson Publishing, Inc., 1995.

Elkins, Richard & Dave King. Blending Genders: Social Aspects of Cross-dressing and Sex-changing. New York: Routledge, 1996.

Faderman, Lillian. Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth Century America. New York: Columbia University Press, 1991.

Feinberg, Leslie. Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman. Boston: Beacon Press, 1996.

Gillespie, Peggy, (Ed.). Love Makes a Family: Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People and Their Families. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 1999.

Griffin, Pat. Strong Women, Deep Closets. Illinois: Human Kinetics, 1998.

Heron, Ann (Ed.). Two Teenagers in Twenty: Writings by Gay and Lesbian Youth. Boston: Alyson Publishing, Inc., 1995.

Hogan, Steve & Lee Hudson. Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt, 1998.

Hutchings, Loraine & Lani Kaahumanu. Bi Any Other Name. Boston: Alyson Publishing, Inc., 1991.

Jennings, Kevin (Ed.). Becoming Visible: A Reader in Gay and Lesbian History for High School and College Students. Boston: Alyson Publications, 1994.

Jennings, Kevin (Ed.). One Teacher in Ten: Gay and Lesbian Educators Tell Their Stories. Boston: Alyson Publishing, Inc., 1994.

Jennings, Kevin (Ed.). Telling Tales Out of School. Boston: Alyson Publishing, Inc., 1998.

Kissen, Rita M. The Last Closet: The Real Lives of Lesbian and Gay Teachers. New York: Heinemann Press, 1996.

Lipkin, Arthur. Understanding Homosexuality, Changing Schools. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1999.

Marcus, Eric. Is It a Choice?: Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions about Gays and Lesbians. New York: Harper Collins, 1999.

Mastoon, Adam. The Shared Heart: Portraits and Stories Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young People. New York: William Morrow, 1997.

Moore, Lisa C. Does Your Mama Know?: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories. Decatur, GA: Redbone Press, 1997.

Ratti, Rakesh (Ed.). A Lotus of Another Color: An Unfolding of the South Asian Gay and Lesbian Experience. Boston: Alyson Publishing, Inc., 1993.

Remafadi, Gary (Ed.). Death by Denial: Studies of Suicide in Gay and Lesbian Teenagers. Boston: Alyson Publishing, Inc., 1994.

Ryan, Caitlin & Donna Futterman. Lesbian and Gay Youth: Care and Counseling. New York: Columbia University Press, 1998.

Sears, James & Walter Williams. Overcoming Heterosexism and Homophobia. New York: Columbia University Press, 1997.

Seyda, Barbara & Diana Herrera. Women In Love: Portraits of Lesbian Mothers and Their Families. Boston: Bulfinch Press, 1998.

Singer, Bennett L. (Ed.). Growing Up Gay/Growing Up Lesbian: A Literary Anthology. New York: New Press, 1994.

Unks, Gerald (Ed.). The Gay Teen: Educational Practice and Theory for Lesbian, Bay and Bisexual Adolescents. New York: Routledge Press, 1995.

Wood, Dan (Ed.). Jocks: True Stories of America’s Gay Male Athletes. Los Angeles: Alyson Publishing Inc., 1998.

Woog, Dan (Ed.). Friends and Family: True Stories of Gay America’s Straight Allies. Los Angeles: Alyson Publishing, Inc., 1999.

Woog, Dan (Ed.). School’s Out: The Impact of Gay and Lesbian Issues on America’s Schools. Los Angeles: Alyson Publishing, Inc., 1995.

RECOMMENDED VIDEOS

All videos are available from the GLSEN bookstore: 800/247-6553 or http://www.atlasbooks.com/glsen/.

Chasnoff, Debra & Helen Cohen. It’s Elementary. San Francisco: Women’s Educational Media. Real teachers addressing elementary students on LGBT issues. 37 min.

Dupre, Jeff. (1998). Out of the Past. New York: Unapix/Apix Entertainment. Traces the emergence of gay men and lesbians in American history through the eyes of a young woman coming to terms with herself. Winner: Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary; Bronze Apple, National Educational Media Foundation. Includes teacher guide that can be distributed separately. 65 min.

GLSEN. (1998). I Just Want to Say. New York. A panel of parents, students and teachers talk about anti-gay bias in our schools. Hosted by Martina Navratilova. 13 min.

GLSEN Miami. (1996). Reaching Out. Miami. Contemporary stories of LGBT youth are told by the people who live them and the educators who help them. 21 min.

GLSEN. (1996). Teaching Respect for All. New York. Kevin Jennings, Executive Director of GLSEN, presents a comprehensive training video dealing with anti-gay bias in schools. 52 min.

In the Life: Back to School. (1997). New York. Award winning public television news magazine series. Episode includes segments on Gay-Straight Alliances, supportive Mormon families, youth suicide, the Ex-Gay movement, and gay youth support services around the country. 57 min.

Lesbian and Gay Parents Association. (1994). Both of My Mom’s Names Are Judy. San Francisco. Children ages 7-11 candidly discussing their families, playground teasing, and classroom silence. Includes instructional guide. 11 min.

Perego, Louis. (1998). I Know Who I Am… Do You? New York: Skyline Community. Documentary featuring Black and Latino gay and lesbian youth successfully reaching for their goals, despite issues of discrimination and its correlation with teen struggles. 10 min.

Salmon, Norah. (1998). Lesbian Teenagers in High School. A documentary about young women’s experiences in high school. Touches on race and homophobia and addressing this issue for students of color. 23 min.

Walton, Pam. (1995). Gay Youth. Wolf Video. Details the lives of two remarkable young people, showing that information, acceptance, and support can make an enormous difference to LGBT youth. 40 min.

Women Vision, The National Gay and lesbian Task Force, and The National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Forum. (1996). All God’s Children. San Francisco. Award winning documentary chronicling the Black church’s acceptance of African American lesbians and gays. Includes classroom study guide. 26 min.

Women Vision. (1994). Straight from the Heart. San Francisco. A video containing stories of parents’ journeys to a new understanding of their LGB children. Includes classroom study guide. 25 min.