Okporo, Edafe

Summary: "A poignant, moving memoir and urgent call to action for immigration justice by a Nigerian asylee and global gay rights and immigration activist Edafe Okporo. On the eve of Edafe Okporo's twenty-sixth birthday, he was awoken to a violent mob outside his window in Abuja, Nigeria. The mob threatened his life after discovering the secret Edafe had been hiding for years -- that he is a gay man....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OKPORO, EDAFE OKP

Buttigieg, Chasten

Summary: "The young adult adaptation of the moving, hopeful, and refreshingly candid memoir by the husband of former Democratic presidential candidate about growing up gay in his small Midwestern town"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 921 BUT

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4 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 BUT

Curlee, Lynn

Summary: "Interwoven with photographs of the people lost, this memoir chronicles the AIDS pandemic from the late 1970s to the late 1990s, up until the death of the author's partner"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 CUR

Rannells, Andrew

Summary: When Rannells left Nebraska for New York City in 1997, he saw the city as a chance to start over. To transform the fiercely ambitious but sexually confused teenager he saw in the mirror into the Broadway leading man of his dreams. Here he shares the drama of failed auditions and behind-the-curtain romances, the heartbreak of losing his father at the height of his struggle, and the exhilaration...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RANNELLS, ANDREW RAN

Wolf, Brandon J.

Summary: "Growing up in rural Oregon, Brandon Wolf grappled with the devastating loss of his supportive mother and with the embedded racism and homophobia of a community that made him feel like an unwelcome stranger. After the lack of connection and role models led him down a spiral of risky behavior, Wolf escaped to survive. In Orlando, he found what he'd been searching for: belonging--in a community...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little A 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WOLF, BRANDON J. WOL

Brorby, Taylor

Summary: "From a young, gay environmentalist, a searing coming-of-age memoir set against the arid landscape of rural North Dakota, where homosexuality "seems akin to a ticking bomb." "I am a child of the American West, a landscape so rich and wide that my culture trembles with terror before its power." So begins Taylor Brorby's Boys and Oil, a haunting, bracingly honest memoir about growing up gay...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, A Division of W. W. Norton & Company 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRORBY, TAYLOR BRO

Keith, Anthony R.

Summary: Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in verse, tracing his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, and homophobia to becoming an openly gay first-generation college student who finds freedom in poetry. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, George M. Johnson, and Jacqueline Woodson.Tony dreams about life after...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 KEI