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1) Art and Pep
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Art Johnston and Pepe Peña are civil rights leaders whose life and love is a force behind LGBTQ+ equality in the heart of the country. Their iconic gay bar, Sidetrack, has helped fuel movements and create community for decades in Chicago's queer enclave. But, behind the business and their historic activism exists a love unlike any other. The documentary film ART AND PEP tells the inspiring story of the long struggle for equality and their fight to...
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Korean
Description
Gyuri Byun's groundbreaking Korean documentary centers on two working class mothers, Nabi and Vivian. Like many in South Korea, where there is a distinct lack of legal protections for queer communities and gay marriage remains illegal, neither women gave much thought to LGBTQ+ rights or its growing advocacy among the country's younger generations. Therefore, their lives and perceptions were upended when their respective children come out to them...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Takes a riveting journey into the minds of men whose contempt for homosexuals led them to murder. Attacked in 1977 by gay bashers on the streets of San Francisco, filmmaker Arthur Dong confronts murderers of gay men face-to-face in his film. He asks them directly: “Why did you do it?”Probing on-camera interviews with seven convicted killers behind bars propel the narrative drive of LICENSED TO KILL. These inmates include a wide range of distinct...
4) I Am Skylar
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The emotionally compelling story of an articulate 14-year-old girl who is thoughtfully defining her future and the woman she is to become. Surrounded by a family and a community who show her unconditional love as she follows her personal path, Skylar faces the complexities of being a transgender girl on the cusp of puberty with refreshing honesty and unshakeable dignity.
5) Gooseberry
Author
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old nonbinary B forms a connection with an anxious stray dog, Gooseberry, prompting them to pursue their dream of becoming a dog trainer while navigating the complexities of trust and building a family in their newest foster home.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"CELEBRATE THE ABCs OF LGBTQIA+. An alphabet book that highlights and celebrates queer history in the United States from A to Z, presenting bold ideas for big thinkers in every letter! A is for abundant, always, ally, and alive. F is for family, friendship, fluid, and free. O is for optimists, opportunity, open, and outspoken"--
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Explores the life and times of cultural anthropologist Esther Newton. The film tells her story of awakening to gay life in the 1950’s, the women’s liberation movement and lesbian-feminism, drag culture, and forging a butch identity that for her is in conversation with trans-masculinity. Keenly attuned to the societal forces that shaped her life, Esther guides us through an anthropology of herself, a study influenced by her love for a sport –...
8) Queerstralia
Publisher
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Join award-winning comedian and professional lesbian Zoë Coombs Marr, as we wipe away the straightwashing and reveal the untold and frankly fascinating Queer history of Australia.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Explores the culture war that erupted over the rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fans viewed disco as shallow and superficial. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” at a baseball game in Chicago.
10) Girls Night
Author
Language
English
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Description
Gossip queen ALEX longs to be seen. Cheerleader TULSI is sick of cutting people on her sharp heart. New kid CLEMENTINE can't escape the violence inside. And wallflower SUNJU is tired of keeping quiet. When a twist of fate brings this unlikely quartet together, sparks and punches fly. They call it 'Girls Night,' an underground fight club that's girls only. Soon every girl at Sterling High is showing up to class with bruised knuckles and split lips....
11) Cross My Heart
Author
Language
English
Description
When a tackle stopped NFL superstar Tyler Fantana's heart, millions of fans watched their MVP die on camera. Now America's Tightest End has headed home to put his broken pieces back together. Tyler knows returning to football could kill him, so keeping his rehab on track seems impossible-until he starts training with a familiar guy-next-door who knocks his jock off.
Josh Ayres has harbored a secret crush on Tyler since high school. Fifteen years...
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Language
English
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What happens if you fall for your bridesmaid?
Abby Porter has a high-flying job and the perfect fiancé in Marcus Montgomery.
But Abby's world turns on its head when he hires a professional bridesmaid to help her in the run-up to the wedding. When Abby meets Jordan, she can hardly breathe.
Marcus is oblivious.
The wedding is weeks away.
Now, the only question is: will Abby make it to the altar?
...13) After the Fire
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Series
Language
English
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A single bullet destroyed the dreams of Dr. Jordan Peterson. With his lover dead, Jordan descends into an endless spiral of self-destruction that nearly costs him his friends, his career and his life. When Jordan finds himself working closely with the aloof Lucas Conover, the investment banker's mysterious past and unexpected kindness shocks him back into a life and emotions he'd thought lost forever.The betrayal by the foster brother he'd worshiped...
14) Ask Me For Fire
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Series
Language
English
Description
A Reads Rainbow 2023 for Adult Contemporary Finalist!A slow burn, convention-bending, slice of life romance.Can two loners living in the wilderness find friendship and love?Barrett loves everything about living outside the remote mountain town of Lake Honor. His days as a forest ranger are filled with unpredictable adventure, so home is the one place he knows he can count on.But even home has been a surprise of late, as his next door neighbor and...
15) The Predicament
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Series
Language
English
Description
Cynthia Blake has a problem. She was sure dating twelve men in one year, then marrying one at the end was a great way to find a husband, but with three suitors down and nine to go, her little experiment has gotten out of hand.
Someone clearly has it out for her and is doing their best to trash her reputation, threatening to take down her beloved chain of ice cream stores in the process. And even though she's having fun (a lot of fun) with each...
Author
Language
English
Description
Ryan D. Ryder meets Mr. Deep Strokez
Rion Matthews is an up-and-coming indie author under the pen name Ryan D. Ryder, named for his favorite sexual position. For research on his newest steamy story, Rion gets on a plane for the first time in his life.
Across the aisle is Nicholas Highton, a rich playboy who runs a magazine called Deep Strokez, focusing on sex news, stories, and gossip.
During the seven-hour redeye to Heathrow, they instantly connect...
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English
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Amid London's hustle, an unexpected love story begins…Hannah Driver's life is on the skids: single, newly jobless, and nursing ambitions of becoming a drag king that make her traditional family baulk. She's at a crossroads.Enter Cordy Starling, the charming and composed pianist who moves in with Hannah, and quickly becomes the nudge-or rather, full-on shove-Hannah needs to chase her dreams. The prospect of romance with Cordy twinkles on the horizon...
18) Danseur
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Language
English
Description
When Jai decides to rent the house he shared with his late husband, he has no idea he's about to meet the man who'll change his life. For Lin DaoShi's not only famous, he's also straight – and comes nursing an eating disorder and a broken heart. After a riding accident that threatens to end his dancing career and hamper his acting, he trades China for the UK in an attempt to flee the spotlight and find some peace.What he finds, though, when crossing...
19) Love Me Harder
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Language
English
Description
WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE... Kristin thinks she has it all with her rich husband Mario. But when she finds the proverbial lipstick on his collar, she decides to follow him. She discovers he's having an affair with Lana. An accomplished and sophisticated woman, Lana is everything Kristin wanted to be. Seeking revenge, she tails Lana but begins secretly lusting after her...and her plan for revenge turns into something else entirely.
20) Kade & Cameron
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Series
Language
English
Description
Cameron Lewis is left reeling when his perfect life-two beautiful children, an adoring husband, and a house on the lake-is ripped apart by loss.Kade Ramsey is living the American dream with a wife, two amazing children, and a comfortable job. But dreams are often only illusions, and Kade discovers his life isn't all he thought it to be.Kade and Cam have been friends for years. When their lives begin to fall apart, they turn to each other for support....
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