John Caldwell's Own It: Life Lessons from a Gay Teenage Runaway reflects his discovery of the LGBTQIA+ community at the age of ten. He left home at fifteen and discovered the importance of boundaries and having the courage to leave a situation that drains one’s...

Cody Draco's 3 Strikes: Finding Love in Forbidden Places tells the story of his life after his parents’ divorce. He was 8 years old and, in the absence of his father, sought validation and affection in inappropriate ways by exploring his budding, out-of-control masculinity...

Told humorously, Late Bloomer Baby Boomer by Steve Milliken is Steve's journey from learning about his sexuality, the struggles that came with it, and then, finally, the acceptance of it. In the 70s, being gay was taboo, and so were boys playing with Barbies, as...

How To Burn A Rainbow: My Gay Marriage Didn't Make Me Whole, My Divorce Did is a groundbreaking memoir by Karl Dunn. In it, Karl shares the story of his divorce and journey to self-discovery. After seven years of marriage, Karl thinks that a honeymoon...

Raven Oak's Voices Carry mirrors the struggles of standing out and facing obstacles for refusing to accept a false identity. It depicts the challenges that a queer protagonist faced while growing up with her family and as a middle school teacher who did her best...

In Surviving the Closet, Jo Deluzio was born at a time when conformity to gender roles was strictly adhered to. Though her mother discussed some topics of sexuality, she never went into detail on various issues. Information on sexuality was scarce, and anything learned was...

Delicia Niami's inspiring memoir, Not My Circus, is book two in the Resilient AF series. Despite adversity, Delicia shares her extraordinary story of being a survivor of sexual trauma through her teenage and young adult years. In this memoir about rape, sexual abuse, debilitating health...

She Had Been a Tomboy: Raising A Transgender Child, A Mother’s Journey by Sandra Bowman is a powerful and moving memoir that offers insight into the challenges and triumphs of raising a transgender child. With raw honesty and a deeply personal touch, Bowman takes readers...

In his book Sequins, Scandals & Salchows, Ryan Stevens takes us back to the world of figure skating around the 1980s. This includes but is by no means limited to Swiss coach Gerschwiler criticizing judging standards, specifically referencing Vladimir Kovalev's technique, Holiday on Ice co-founder...

Forty Years To Life is a work of non-fiction in the memoir, sociocultural issues, and inspirational writing genres. Penned by author Brenda Bradford Ward, this fascinating memoir delves into the captivating journey of self-discovery and resilience amidst gender identity conflicts, painting a vivid picture of...