From the moment when, as a little girl, she realizes that her skin is a different colour from that of her beloved mum and dad, to the tracing and finding of her birth parents, her Highland mother and Nigerian father, Jackie Kay's journey in "Red Dust Road" is one of unexpected twists, turns and deep emotions. In a book remark... read more

The poet, Audre Lorde, depicts her life and examines the influence of various women on her development in this self-named "biomythography".

This title features recipes and reminiscences from Alice B. Toklas, Gertrude Stein's lover a and prominent American expat living in France - and writing about its cuisine - during the first half of the 20th century. Long before Julia Child or M.F.K. Fisher discovered French cooking, Alice B. Toklas was sampling local dishes, ... read more

 A short history of lesbianism that focuses on New Zealand but also has content from the Amazons to contemporary Pacific. Miriam Saphira is New Zealand's leading authority in the field.

Alison Bechdel's "Fun Home", her remarkable graphic memoir about her father, established itself immediately as a classic of the genre, being chosen as "Time" Magazine's Best Book of the Year for 2006, while "The Times" called it 'a profound and important book'. Now Bechdel has written another memoir, equally rich and funny, a... read more

Born in 1900 to a promiscuous American oil heiress and a British army captain, Marion Barbara Carstairs realised very early on that she was not like most little girls. Liberated by war work in WWI, Marion reinvented herself as Joe, and quickly went on to establish herself as a leading light of the fashionable lesbian demi-mon... read more

Radclyffe Hall was born in 1880 in Bournemouth in a house inappropriately named 'Sunny Lawn'. Her mother drank gin in an attempt to terminate the pregnancy, and her father fled the family home. At the mercy of a violent mother and sexually abusive stepfather, her life changed when at the age of eighteen she inherited her fath... read more

Artists, writers, activists and critics aged from 20 to 70 offer a vision that is witty, courageous and memorable: a rich tapestry of experience over the past half-century. Includes contributions from Joan Nestle, Leslea Newman, Jill Johnston, Judy Grahn, and many more. As Rita Mae Brown says,

A funny and insightful journey deep into the heart of faith and sexuality. In June 2003 Sue-Ann Post was invited to be the keynote speaker at the annual Affirmation conference in Salt Lake City. Affirmation is a group of gay and lesbian Mormons, a group that is reviled by the mainstream church body. As a lesbian ex-Mormon she... read more

"Mom, I'm gay." With three little words, gay sons and daughters can change their parents' lives forever. Twenty years ago, during a walk on a Mississippi beach, Ellen DeGeneres spoke those simple, powerful words to her mother. That emotional moment eventually brought mother and daughter closer than ever, but it was not withou... read more

Whimsical, clever and always spot-on observant, THE FUNNY THING IS...is a satisfying follow-up to Ellen's smash hit bestseller - a collection that perfectly captures the brilliance of this comic supernova.

For many gay men and lesbians, Betty DeGeneres has come to represent the mother stolen from them by homophobia. For many parents, she has provided the inspiration to reconcile with their own children. In her first book, the critically acclaimed Love, Ellen: A Mother/ Daughter Journey, Betty DeGeneres revealed the struggles... read more

Drawing from a broad range of cultures and classes, this collection of first-person essays, interviews and poems offers a glimpse into the lives of women who got married and then came out as lesbians. It tells the stories of women who have had to overcome ostracism and homophobia. It deals on a personal level with most of the... read more

Chely Wright, singer, songwriter, and country music star, writes in this moving, telling memoir about her life and her career; about growing up in America's heartland and about barely remembering a time when she didn't know she was different. The youngest of three children, Wright would ascend the ladder to the top of the... read more

This is the first book by influential filmmaker Barbara Hammer, whose life and work has inspired a generation of queer, feminist, and avant-garde artists and filmmakers. The wild days of non-monogamy in the 1970s, the development of a queer aesthetic in the 1980s, the fight for visibility during the culture wars of the 19... read more

..".a rich account of the fascinating journey of [not only] her own life, [but] the remarkable people and places that punctuated it, and the war that raged inside her...an enthralling, instructive, and ultimately uplifting story." -Michelangelo Signorile, author of Queer in America and Life Outside. Eleanor Roosevelt, Anais N... read more

A hilariously funny but ultimately reassuring picture book about life's little mysteries.
What are tummy buttons for, and how do they get there? What does the tooth fairy really look like? Why do grown-ups have hair in their ears and up their noses, but sometimes none on their heads? Why do Mummy and Daddy lock you o... read more

 A short history of lesbianism that focuses on New Zealand but also has content from the Amazons to contemporary Pacific. Miriam Saphira is New Zealand's leading authority in the field.

This book explores the diversity in lesbian, gay, and bisexual lives, with the aim of opening up therapists' understanding of this diversity so that they can work in an ethical, supportive and non-discriminatory way with these individuals.

Offers a comprehensive look at diversity within LGB populations, including... read more

"Mom, I'm gay." With three little words, gay sons and daughters can change their parents' lives forever. Twenty years ago, during a walk on a Mississippi beach, Ellen DeGeneres spoke those simple, powerful words to her mother. That emotional moment eventually brought mother and daughter closer than ever, but it was not withou... read more

More than seventy women and men from all walks of life describe their lives as bisexuals.

An unflinchingly honest, responsible and thoroughly comprehensive exploration of female sexuality. Topics covered include the many different types of orgasm (electrical, flying, pounding, deep, waves and blip), orgasm as emotional release, why some women have difficulty climaxing, faking - how often it happens and why - multi... read more