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Race for Redemption https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3063465&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>McMurray, Kate<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Dreamspinner Press, 2021<br /><br />Avenue Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020345082<br />Didsbury Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Available - C0000020345083<br /> The madness of grief : a memoir of love and loss / The Reverend Richard Coles. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3074911&CF=BIB Whether it is pastoral care for the bereaved, discussions about the afterlife, or being called out to perform the last rites, death is part of the Reverend Richard Coles's life and work. But when his partner the Reverend David Coles died, shortly before Christmas in 2019, much about death took Coles by surprise. For one thing, David's death at the early age of forty-three was unexpected. The man that so often assists others to examine life's moral questions now found himself in need of help. He began to look to others for guidance to steer him through his grief. The flock was leading the shepherd. Much about grief surprised him: the volume of 'sadmin' you have to do when someone dies, how much harder it is travelling for work alone, even the pain of typing a text message to your partner - then realising you are alone. Whether it is pastoral care for the bereaved, discussions about the afterlife, or being called out to perform the last rites, death is part of the Reverend Richard Coles's life and work. But when his partner the Reverend David Coles died, shortly before Christmas in 2019, much about death took Coles by surprise. For one thing, David's death at the early age of forty-three was unexpected. The man that so often assists others to examine life's moral questions now found himself in need of help. He began to look to others for guidance to steer him through his grief. The flock was leading the shepherd. Much about grief surprised him: the volume of 'sadmin' you have to do when someone dies, how much harder it is travelling for work alone, even the pain of typing a text message to your partner - then realising you are alone.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Coles, Richard, 1962-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2021.<br />177 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Abraham Moss Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 155.937092 COL - Available - C0000020373980<br />Brooklands Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 155.937092 - Available - C0000020247838<br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 155.937092 - Onloan - Due: 09 May 2024 - C0000020247769<br />Forum Library Wythenshawe - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 155.937092 COL - Available - C0000020373981<br />Longsight Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 155.937092 COL - Available - C0000020373982<br />Newton Heath Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 155.937092 COL - Available - C0000020373977<br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 155.937092 COL - Available - C0000020373979<br /> No modernism without lesbians https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3080312&CF=BIB This is the extraordinary story of how a singular group of women in a pivotal time and place - Paris between the wars - fostered the birth of the Modernist movement. Sylvia Beach, Bryher, Natalie Barney and Gertrude Stein - a trailblazing publisher, a patron of artists, a society hostess and a groundbreaking writer. They were all women who loved women, who rejected the patriarchy and made lives of their own. This is the extraordinary story of how a singular group of women in a pivotal time and place - Paris between the wars - fostered the birth of the Modernist movement. Sylvia Beach, Bryher, Natalie Barney and Gertrude Stein - a trailblazing publisher, a patron of artists, a society hostess and a groundbreaking writer. They were all women who loved women, who rejected the patriarchy and made lives of their own.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Souhami, Diana<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Head of Zeus 2020<br />432<br /><br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 709.040086 SOU - LGBT - Available - C0000020378160<br /> Gears for queers / Abigail Melton and Lilith Cooper. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2964630&CF=BIB Keen to see some of Europe, queer couple Lilith and Abigail get on their old bikes and start pedalling. Along flat fens and up Swiss Alps, they will meet new friends and exorcise old demons as they push their bodies - and their relationship - to the limit. Keen to see some of Europe, queer couple Lilith and Abigail get on their old bikes and start pedalling. Along flat fens and up Swiss Alps, they will meet new friends and exorcise old demons as they push their bodies - and their relationship - to the limit.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Melton, Abigail<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Inverness : Sandstone Press, [2020]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2020<br />vi, 372 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Avenue Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 910.926643 MEL - LGBT - Available - C0000020378172<br /> How we fight for our lives : a memoir / Saeed Jones. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2964344&CF=BIB Haunted and haunting, 'How We Fight for Our Lives' is a coming-of-age memoir. Jones tells the story of a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears. Through a series of vignettes that chart a course across the American landscape, Jones draws readers into his boyhood and adolescence - into tumultuous relationships with his family, into passing flings with lovers, friends, and strangers. Each piece builds into a larger examination of race and queerness, power and vulnerability, love and grief: a portrait of what we all do for one another - and to one another - as we fight to become ourselves. Haunted and haunting, 'How We Fight for Our Lives' is a coming-of-age memoir. Jones tells the story of a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears. Through a series of vignettes that chart a course across the American landscape, Jones draws readers into his boyhood and adolescence - into tumultuous relationships with his family, into passing flings with lovers, friends, and strangers. Each piece builds into a larger examination of race and queerness, power and vulnerability, love and grief: a portrait of what we all do for one another - and to one another - as we fight to become ourselves.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Jones, Saeed<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2020.<br />xviii, 192 pages ; 21 cm<br /><br />Moss Side Powerhouse Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 811.6 JON - LGBT - Available - C0000020378159<br /> Shortest way home / Peter Buttigieg. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2905654&CF=BIB Elected at 29 as the nation's youngest mayor, Pete Buttigieg recognised that 'great cities, and even great nations, are built through attention to the everyday'. As this title recalls, the challenges were daunting - whether confronting gun violence, renaming a street in honour of Martin Luther King Jr., or attracting tech companies to a city that had appealed more to junk bond scavengers than serious investors. None of this is underscored more than Buttigieg's audacious campaign to reclaim 1000 houses, many of them abandoned, in 1000 days and then, even as a sitting mayor, deploying to serve in Afghanistan as a Navy officer. Yet the most personal challenge still awaited Buttigieg, who came out in a South Bend Tribune editorial, just before being reelected with 78% of the vote, and then meeting Chasten Glezman, a middle-school teacher, who would become his partner for life. Elected at 29 as the nation's youngest mayor, Pete Buttigieg recognised that 'great cities, and even great nations, are built through attention to the everyday'. As this title recalls, the challenges were daunting - whether confronting gun violence, renaming a street in honour of Martin Luther King Jr., or attracting tech companies to a city that had appealed more to junk bond scavengers than serious investors. None of this is underscored more than Buttigieg's audacious campaign to reclaim 1000 houses, many of them abandoned, in 1000 days and then, even as a sitting mayor, deploying to serve in Afghanistan as a Navy officer. Yet the most personal challenge still awaited Buttigieg, who came out in a South Bend Tribune editorial, just before being reelected with 78% of the vote, and then meeting Chasten Glezman, a middle-school teacher, who would become his partner for life.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Buttigieg, Pete, 1982-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : John Murray, 2020.<br />354 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Longsight Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 977.289044 BUT - LGBT - Available - C0000020378158<br />North City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 977.289044 BUT - LGBT - Available - C0000020378157<br /> Safe heart / Amy Lane https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3063466&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lane, Amy, 1967-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Dreamspinner Press, 2020<br />234 pages<br />Dreamspun desires<br /><br />Newton Heath Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback / LGBT - Available - C0000020324893<br /> Like a boy but not a boy : navigating life, mental health, and parenthood outside the gender binary https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3063456&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bennett, Andrea<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Arsenal Pulp Press, 2020<br />269 pages<br /><br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 305.3 BEN - LGBT - Available - C0000020328907<br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 305.3 BEN - LGBT - Available - C0000020328908<br /> Night life / S. J. Hartsfield https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3063459&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hartsfield, S. J.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Riptide Publishing, 2020<br />202 pages<br /><br />Brooklands Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback / LGBT - Available - C0000020324897<br />North City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback / LGBT - Available - C0000020324896<br /> Worth it / Chloe B. Young https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3063460&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Young, Chloe B.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Riptide Publishing, 2020<br />247 pages<br /><br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback / LGBT - Available - C0000020329821<br />North City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback / LGBT - Available - C0000020329820<br /> Witch under wraps / E. J. Russell https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3063463&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Russell, E. J.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Riptide Publishing, 2020<br />226 pages<br /><br />Didsbury Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback / LGBT - Available - C0000020329819<br /> Wayward son / Rainbow Rowell. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2955752&CF=BIB Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after. So why can't Simon Snow get off the couch? What he needs, according to his best friend, is a change of scenery. He just needs to see himself in a new light. That's how Simon and Penny and Baz end up in a vintage convertible, tearing across the American West. They find trouble, of course. And they get lost. They get so lost, they start to wonder whether they ever knew where they were headed in the first place. Sequel to 'Carry On'. Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after. So why can't Simon Snow get off the couch? What he needs, according to his best friend, is a change of scenery. He just needs to see himself in a new light. That's how Simon and Penny and Baz end up in a vintage convertible, tearing across the American West. They find trouble, of course. And they get lost. They get so lost, they start to wonder whether they ever knew where they were headed in the first place. Sequel to 'Carry On'.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rowell, Rainbow<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Macmillan, 2020.<br />356 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Abraham Moss Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - In-transit from Avenue Library to Abraham Moss Library (Set: 14 Mar 2024) - C0000020329389<br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - Onloan - Due: 23 Mar 2024 - C0000020332722<br /> Eat, gay, love : a memoir / Calum McSwiggan. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2966791&CF=BIB Memoir by writer and blogger Calum McSwiggan on his experience travelling the world as a single gay man and exploring queer life in eight different countries, and the unique stories of the LGBT+ people he meets along the way. Memoir by writer and blogger Calum McSwiggan on his experience travelling the world as a single gay man and exploring queer life in eight different countries, and the unique stories of the LGBT+ people he meets along the way.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>McSwiggan, Calum<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2020.<br />296 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Abraham Moss Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 306.766 MCS - LGBT - Available - C0000020378164<br />Longsight Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 306.766 MCS - LGBT - Available - C0000020378168<br /> The lamplighter / Jackie Kay. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2981510&CF=BIB 'The Lamplighter' by Jackie Kay is a groundbreaking lyrical drama that explores the heart of British slave trade through the experiences of four unforgettable women. 'The Lamplighter' by Jackie Kay is a groundbreaking lyrical drama that explores the heart of British slave trade through the experiences of four unforgettable women.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Kay, Jackie, 1961-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Picador, 2020.<br />96 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Abraham Moss Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 822.92KAY - Available - C0000020310654<br />Arcadia Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 822.92KAY - Available - C0000020363047<br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - In-transit from Didsbury Library to City Library (Set: 30 Mar 2024) - C0000020363044<br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - Available - C0000020363180<br />Hulme High St - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 822.92KAY - Available - C0000020310638<br /> Shuggie Bain / Douglas Stuart. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2982014&CF=BIB It is 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has always expected more from life. She dreams of greater things: a house with its own front door and a life bought and paid for outright (like her perfect, but false, teeth). But Agnes is abandoned by her philandering husband, and soon she and her three children find themselves trapped in a decimated mining town. As she descends deeper into drink, the children try their best to save her, yet one by one they must abandon her to save themselves. It is her son Shuggie who holds out hope the longest. Shuggie is different. Fastidious and fussy, he shares his mother's sense of snobbish propriety. The miners' children pick on him and adults condemn him as no' right. But Shuggie believes that if he tries his hardest, he can be normal like the other boys and help his mother escape this hopeless place. It is 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has always expected more from life. She dreams of greater things: a house with its own front door and a life bought and paid for outright (like her perfect, but false, teeth). But Agnes is abandoned by her philandering husband, and soon she and her three children find themselves trapped in a decimated mining town. As she descends deeper into drink, the children try their best to save her, yet one by one they must abandon her to save themselves. It is her son Shuggie who holds out hope the longest. Shuggie is different. Fastidious and fussy, he shares his mother's sense of snobbish propriety. The miners' children pick on him and adults condemn him as no' right. But Shuggie believes that if he tries his hardest, he can be normal like the other boys and help his mother escape this hopeless place.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Stuart, Douglas, 1976-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Picador, 2020.<br />430 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />17 copies <br /> One of them : from Albert Square to Parliament Square / a memoir by Michael Cashman. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2909795&CF=BIB Michael Cashman has lived many lives, all of them remarkable: as a beloved actor of stage and screen; as a campaigner for gay rights; as an MEP and as a life peer. Born in the post-war East End of London, young Michael's life is changed when he is spotted in a school play, cast in Lionel Bart's 'Oliver!' and is transported to the glittering West End. Acting on stage and screen into adulthood, he finds his most defining role as Colin in Eastenders, making television history as one half of the first gay kiss ever broadcast on a British soap. But it is a chance encounter in a Butlins resort that leads Michael to the great love of his life: Paul Cottingham, who would become his husband and partner of 31 years. We follow Michael's second act, as with Ian McKellen he founds and chairs Stonewall, fighting tirelessly for civil liberties all over the world before entering the world of politics. Michael Cashman has lived many lives, all of them remarkable: as a beloved actor of stage and screen; as a campaigner for gay rights; as an MEP and as a life peer. Born in the post-war East End of London, young Michael's life is changed when he is spotted in a school play, cast in Lionel Bart's 'Oliver!' and is transported to the glittering West End. Acting on stage and screen into adulthood, he finds his most defining role as Colin in Eastenders, making television history as one half of the first gay kiss ever broadcast on a British soap. But it is a chance encounter in a Butlins resort that leads Michael to the great love of his life: Paul Cottingham, who would become his husband and partner of 31 years. We follow Michael's second act, as with Ian McKellen he founds and chairs Stonewall, fighting tirelessly for civil liberties all over the world before entering the world of politics.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cashman, Michael, 1950-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.<br />vii, 416 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Avenue Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 941.085092CAS - Available - C0000020269378<br /> Heartstopper. Volume 3 / Alice Oseman. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2911984&CF=BIB Charlie didn't think Nick could ever like him back, but now they're officially boyfriends. Nick's even found the courage to come out to his mum. But coming out isn't just something that happens once - there's Nick's older brother, and a school trip to Paris, not to mention all the other friends and family - and life can be hard, even with someone who loves you by your side. As their feelings get more serious, Charlie and Nick will need each other more than ever before. Charlie didn't think Nick could ever like him back, but now they're officially boyfriends. Nick's even found the courage to come out to his mum. But coming out isn't just something that happens once - there's Nick's older brother, and a school trip to Paris, not to mention all the other friends and family - and life can be hard, even with someone who loves you by your side. As their feelings get more serious, Charlie and Nick will need each other more than ever before.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Oseman, Alice<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hodder Children's Books, 2020.<br />pages 560-909 : chiefly illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2 reserves</span><br /><br />11 copies <br /> The long call / Ann Cleeves. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2913535&CF=BIB In North Devon, where the rivers Taw and Torridge converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his father's funeral takes place. The day Matthew turned his back on the strict evangelical community in which he grew up, he lost his family too. Now he's back, not just to mourn his father at a distance, but to take charge of his first major case in the Two Rivers region; a complex place not quite as idyllic as tourists suppose. A body has been found on the beach near to Matthew's new home: a man with the tattoo of an albatross on his neck, stabbed to death. Finding the killer is Venn's only focus, and his team's investigation will take him straight back into the community he left behind, and the deadly secrets that lurk there. In North Devon, where the rivers Taw and Torridge converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his father's funeral takes place. The day Matthew turned his back on the strict evangelical community in which he grew up, he lost his family too. Now he's back, not just to mourn his father at a distance, but to take charge of his first major case in the Two Rivers region; a complex place not quite as idyllic as tourists suppose. A body has been found on the beach near to Matthew's new home: a man with the tattoo of an albatross on his neck, stabbed to death. Finding the killer is Venn's only focus, and his team's investigation will take him straight back into the community he left behind, and the deadly secrets that lurk there.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cleeves, Ann<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Pan Books, 2020.<br />382 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm.<br />Two rivers series<br /><br />Chorlton Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Crime Paperback - Onloan - Due: 23 Apr 2024 - C0000020271548<br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Crime Paperback - In-transit from Withington Library to City Library (Set: 11 Nov 2023) - C0000020272955<br />Gorton Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Crime Paperback - Onloan - Due: 23 Apr 2024 - C0000020456388<br />Hulme High St - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - CRIME - Crime Paperback - Available - C0000020272956<br /> Swimming in the dark / Tomasz Jedrowski. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2914308&CF=BIB You were right when you said that people can't always give us what we want from them. Poland, 1980. Anxious, disillusioned Ludwik Glowacki, soon to graduate university, has been sent along with the rest of his class to an agricultural camp. Here he meets Janusz - and together, they spend a dreamlike summer swimming in secluded lakes, reading forbidden books - and falling in love. But with summer over, the two are sent back to Warsaw, and to the harsh realities of life under the Party. Exiled from paradise, Ludwik and Janusz must decide how they will survive; and in their different choices, find themselves torn apart. You were right when you said that people can't always give us what we want from them. Poland, 1980. Anxious, disillusioned Ludwik Glowacki, soon to graduate university, has been sent along with the rest of his class to an agricultural camp. Here he meets Janusz - and together, they spend a dreamlike summer swimming in secluded lakes, reading forbidden books - and falling in love. But with summer over, the two are sent back to Warsaw, and to the harsh realities of life under the Party. Exiled from paradise, Ludwik and Janusz must decide how they will survive; and in their different choices, find themselves torn apart.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Jedrowski, Tomasz<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.<br />x, 229 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Longsight Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Hardback / LGBT - Available - C0000020269207<br /> Legendary children : the first decade of RuPaul's drag race and the last century of queer life / Tom Fitzgerald, Lorenzo Marquez. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2933593&CF=BIB Legendary Children centres itself around the idea that not only is RuPaul's Drag Race the queerest show in the history of television, but that RuPaul and company devised a show that serves as an actual museum of queer cultural and social history, drawing on queer traditions and the work of legendary figures going back nearly a century. In doing so, Drag Race became not only a repository of queer history and culture, but also an examination and illustration of queer life in the modern age. Legendary Children centres itself around the idea that not only is RuPaul's Drag Race the queerest show in the history of television, but that RuPaul and company devised a show that serves as an actual museum of queer cultural and social history, drawing on queer traditions and the work of legendary figures going back nearly a century. In doing so, Drag Race became not only a repository of queer history and culture, but also an examination and illustration of queer life in the modern age.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Fitzgerald, Tom (Thomas), 1966-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : Penguin Books, 2020.<br />288 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 791.4572FIT - LGBT - Available - C0000020273085<br />Newton Heath Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 791.4572 - Available - C0000020459607<br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 791.4572FIT - LGBT - Available - C0000020273086<br /> On Earth we're briefly gorgeous / Ocean Vuong. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2942740&CF=BIB 'On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous' is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born - a history whose epicentre is rooted in Vietnam - and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity. 'On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous' is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born - a history whose epicentre is rooted in Vietnam - and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Vuong, Ocean, 1988-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Vintage, 2020.<br />242 pages ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5 reserves</span><br /><br />Didsbury Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Onloan - Due: 29 Apr 2024 - C0000020245302<br />Gorton Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Onloan - Due: 17 Apr 2024 - C0000020245297<br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback - Onloan - Due: 26 Apr 2024 - C0000020245300<br /> To be a gay man / Will Young. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2943285&CF=BIB Young gay people growing up in a climate of shame are clearly more at risk of developing low self-worth, and even self-disgust, leading to destructive behaviours in adult life. With therapy, Will has provided himself with the tools, self-knowledge and perspective to identify destructive compulsions for what they are. In 'How to be a Gay Man', he reveals the darkest extremes he has been to, sharing his vulnerabilities, tracing his own navigation through it all, and showing others who might be feeling isolated, that their experience is shared. Here you'll find a frank and funny friend, a mentor, a champion, breaking taboos and giving a voice to unspoken thoughts. His disarming honesty provides a compelling narrative, and on top of that, a big dose of hard-earned wisdom. Young gay people growing up in a climate of shame are clearly more at risk of developing low self-worth, and even self-disgust, leading to destructive behaviours in adult life. With therapy, Will has provided himself with the tools, self-knowledge and perspective to identify destructive compulsions for what they are. In 'How to be a Gay Man', he reveals the darkest extremes he has been to, sharing his vulnerabilities, tracing his own navigation through it all, and showing others who might be feeling isolated, that their experience is shared. Here you'll find a frank and funny friend, a mentor, a champion, breaking taboos and giving a voice to unspoken thoughts. His disarming honesty provides a compelling narrative, and on top of that, a big dose of hard-earned wisdom.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Young, Will, 1979-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Virgin Books, 2020.<br />265 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 306.766 - Available - C0000020322202<br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 306.766 - Available - C0000020322326<br /> Rick / Alex Gino. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2945681&CF=BIB Rick's never questioned much. He's gone along with his best friend Jeff, even when Jeff has acted like a bully. He's let his father joke with him about which hot girls he might want to date even though that kind of talk always makes him uncomfortable. And he hasn't give his own identity much thought, because everyone else around him seemed to have figured it out. Rick's never questioned much. He's gone along with his best friend Jeff, even when Jeff has acted like a bully. He's let his father joke with him about which hot girls he might want to date even though that kind of talk always makes him uncomfortable. And he hasn't give his own identity much thought, because everyone else around him seemed to have figured it out.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gino, Alex<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Scholastic, 2020.<br />223 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Abraham Moss Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - Available - C0000020409380<br />Avenue Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Junior Fiction - LGBT - Available - C0000020332882<br />Didsbury Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Junior Fiction - LGBT - Available - C0000020332883<br />Forum Library Wythenshawe - (Manchester Libraries) - Junior Fiction - Available - C0000020322028<br />Gorton Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - Available - C0000020394439<br />Longsight Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Junior Fiction - LGBT - Onloan - Due: 27 Apr 2024 - C0000020332881<br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Junior Fiction - LGBT - Available - C0000020332880<br /> The pink line : the world's queer frontiers / Mark Gevisser. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2951253&CF=BIB Six years in the making, 'The Pink Line' follows protagonists from nine countries all over the globe to tell the story of how LGBT rights become one of the world's new human rights frontiers in the second decade of the twenty-first century. From refugees in South Africa to activists in Egypt, transgender women in Russia and transitioning teens in the American Mid-West, it folds intimate and deeply affecting stories of individuals, families and communities into a definitive account of how the world has changed, so dramatically, in just a decade. Six years in the making, 'The Pink Line' follows protagonists from nine countries all over the globe to tell the story of how LGBT rights become one of the world's new human rights frontiers in the second decade of the twenty-first century. From refugees in South Africa to activists in Egypt, transgender women in Russia and transitioning teens in the American Mid-West, it folds intimate and deeply affecting stories of individuals, families and communities into a definitive account of how the world has changed, so dramatically, in just a decade.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gevisser, Mark<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Profile Books, 2020.<br />xv, 525 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Longsight Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 323.326 - LGBT - Available - C0000020323160<br /> Sissy [electronic resource] : A Coming-of-Gender Story https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2953626&CF=BIB *An Oprah.com and TIME.com Best of March Pick* *Named a Most Anticipated Book by HelloGiggles, PopSugar, SheReads, A.V. Club, Pride.com, The Daily Utah Chronicle, Read It Forward, Ms. Magazine, and Eligible*"When the political reality facing this country seems dark, we need shinier, sparklier thinkers in the public eye. With a signature style matched only by their wit, Jacob fits that bill perfectly." --Alan CummingFrom the moment a doctor in Raleigh, North Carolina, put "male" on Jacob Tobia's birth certificate, everything went wrong. Alongside "male" came many other, far less neutral words: words that carried expectations about who Jacob was and who Jacob should be, words like "masculine" and "aggressive" and "cargo shorts" and "SPORTS!" Naturally sensitive, playful, creative, and glitter-obsessed, as a child Jacob was given the label "sissy." In the two decades that followed, "sissy" joined forces with "gay," "trans," "nonbinary," and "too-queer-to-function" to become a source of pride and, today, a rallying cry for a much-needed gender revolution. Through revisiting their childhood and calling out the stereotypes that each of us have faced, Jacob invites us to rethink what we know about gender and offers a bold blueprint for a healed world--one free from gender-based trauma and bursting with trans-inclusive feminism.From Jacob's Methodist childhood and the hallowed halls of Duke University to the portrait-laden parlors of the White House, Sissy takes you on a gender odyssey you won't soon forget. Writing with the fierce honesty, wildly irreverent humor, and wrenching vulnerability that have made them a media sensation, Jacob shatters the long-held notion that people are easily sortable into "men" and "women." Sissy guarantees that you'll never think about gender--both other people's and your own--the same way again. *An Oprah.com and TIME.com Best of March Pick* *Named a Most Anticipated Book by HelloGiggles, PopSugar, SheReads, A.V. Club, Pride.com, The Daily Utah Chronicle, Read It Forward, Ms. Magazine, and Eligible*"When the political reality facing this country seems dark, we need shinier, sparklier thinkers in the public eye. With a signature style matched only by their wit, Jacob fits that bill perfectly." --Alan CummingFrom the moment a doctor in Raleigh, North Carolina, put "male" on Jacob Tobia's birth certificate, everything went wrong. Alongside "male" came many other, far less neutral words: words that carried expectations about who Jacob was and who Jacob should be, words like "masculine" and "aggressive" and "cargo shorts" and "SPORTS!" Naturally sensitive, playful, creative, and glitter-obsessed, as a child Jacob was given the label "sissy." In the two decades that followed, "sissy" joined forces with "gay," "trans," "nonbinary," and "too-queer-to-function" to become a source of pride and, today, a rallying cry for a much-needed gender revolution. Through revisiting their childhood and calling out the stereotypes that each of us have faced, Jacob invites us to rethink what we know about gender and offers a bold blueprint for a healed world--one free from gender-based trauma and bursting with trans-inclusive feminism.From Jacob's Methodist childhood and the hallowed halls of Duke University to the portrait-laden parlors of the White House, Sissy takes you on a gender odyssey you won't soon forget. Writing with the fierce honesty, wildly irreverent humor, and wrenching vulnerability that have made them a media sensation, Jacob shatters the long-held notion that people are easily sortable into "men" and "women." Sissy guarantees that you'll never think about gender--both other people's and your own--the same way again.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Tobia, Jacob<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Books on Tape, 2019<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Online Service - (Manchester Libraries) - eAudio - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> Pride : the story of the LGBTQ equality movement / Matthew Todd ; contributors, Travis Alabanza [and sixteen others]. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2797855&CF=BIB In June 1969, police raided New York gay bar the Stonewall Inn. 'Pride' charts the events of that night, the days and nights of rioting that followed, the ensuing organisation of local members of the community - and the 50 years since in which activists and ordinary people have dedicated their lives to reversing the global position. It documents the milestones in the fight for equality between genders and sexualities, from the victories of early activists, to the gradual acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community in politics, sport and the media and the passing of legislation barring discrimination. In June 1969, police raided New York gay bar the Stonewall Inn. 'Pride' charts the events of that night, the days and nights of rioting that followed, the ensuing organisation of local members of the community - and the 50 years since in which activists and ordinary people have dedicated their lives to reversing the global position. It documents the milestones in the fight for equality between genders and sexualities, from the victories of early activists, to the gradual acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community in politics, sport and the media and the passing of legislation barring discrimination.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Todd, Matthew<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Andre Deutsch, 2019.<br />192 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 29 cm<br /><br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 306.76 TOD - In-transit from Henry Watson Central Library to City Library (Set: 10 Feb 2024) - C0000020239754<br />North City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 306.76 TOD - LGBT - Available - C0000020239778<br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 306.76 TOD - Available - C0000020239686<br /> Queer heroes / written by Arabelle Sicardi ; illustrated by Sarah Tanat-Jones. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2802133&CF=BIB This work is a beautiful, bold book of biographies celebrating the achievements of LGBT people through history and from around the world. This work is a beautiful, bold book of biographies celebrating the achievements of LGBT people through history and from around the world.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Sicardi, Arabelle<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Wide Eyed Editions, 2019.<br />63 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 29 cm<br /><br />Avenue Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - J920.008 - LGBT - Available - C0000020335209<br />Avenue Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - LGBT - Available - C0000020449267<br />Gorton Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - J920.008 - Available - C0000020393603<br />Moss Side Powerhouse Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - J920.008 - LGBT - Available - C0000020335211<br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - J920.008 - LGBT - Available - C0000020335210<br /> Yay! You're gay! Now what? : a gay boy's guide to life / Riyadh Khalaf ; illustrated by Melissa McFeeters. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2807110&CF=BIB In this personal, heartfelt go-to guide for young queer guys, YouTuber and presenter Riyadh Khalaf shares frank advice about everything from coming out to relationships, as well as interviews with inspirational queer role models, and encouragement for times when you're feeling low. There's a support section for family and friends written by Riyadh's parents and loads of hilarious, embarrassing, inspiring and moving stories from gay boys around the world. In this personal, heartfelt go-to guide for young queer guys, YouTuber and presenter Riyadh Khalaf shares frank advice about everything from coming out to relationships, as well as interviews with inspirational queer role models, and encouragement for times when you're feeling low. There's a support section for family and friends written by Riyadh's parents and loads of hilarious, embarrassing, inspiring and moving stories from gay boys around the world.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Khalaf, Riyadh<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2019.<br />223 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm<br /><br />11 copies <br /> Dancer from the dance / Andrew Holleran. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2812130&CF=BIB Young, divinely beautiful and tired of living a lie, Anthony Malone trades life as a seemingly straight, small town lawyer for the disco-lit decadence of New York's 1970's gay scene. Joining an unbridled world of dance parties, saunas, deserted parks and orgies - at its centre Malone befriends the flamboyant queen, Sutherland, who takes this new arrival under his preened wing. But for Malone, the endless city nights and Fire Island days, are close to burning out. It is love that Malone is longing for, and soon he will have to set himself free. First published in 1978, 'Dancer from the Dance' is widely considered the greatest, most exciting novel of the post-Stonewall generation. Told with wit, eroticism and unashamed lyricism, it remains a heart-breaking love letter to New York's hedonistic past, and a testament to the brilliance of our passions as they burn brightest. Young, divinely beautiful and tired of living a lie, Anthony Malone trades life as a seemingly straight, small town lawyer for the disco-lit decadence of New York's 1970's gay scene. Joining an unbridled world of dance parties, saunas, deserted parks and orgies - at its centre Malone befriends the flamboyant queen, Sutherland, who takes this new arrival under his preened wing. But for Malone, the endless city nights and Fire Island days, are close to burning out. It is love that Malone is longing for, and soon he will have to set himself free. First published in 1978, 'Dancer from the Dance' is widely considered the greatest, most exciting novel of the post-Stonewall generation. Told with wit, eroticism and unashamed lyricism, it remains a heart-breaking love letter to New York's hedonistic past, and a testament to the brilliance of our passions as they burn brightest.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Holleran, Andrew<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Vintage Books, 2019.<br />256 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Brooklands Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback / LGBT - Available - C0000020378153<br />Hulme High St - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback / LGBT - Available - C0000020378152<br />Longsight Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback / LGBT - Available - C0000020458977<br />Withington Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Adult Paperback / LGBT - Available - C0000020458976<br /> Bloom / written by Kevin Panetta ; artwork by Savanna Ganucheau. https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2812777&CF=BIB Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band - if he can just persuade his dad to let him quit his job at their struggling family bakery. Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band - if he can just persuade his dad to let him quit his job at their struggling family bakery.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Panetta, Kevin<br />First edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : First Second, 2019.<br />351 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm<br /><br />Beswick Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Graphic Novel / LGBT - Onloan - Due: 27 Apr 2024 - C0000020445334<br />City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - Graphic Novel - Available - C0000020482792<br />Didsbury Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Adult Fiction - Graphic Novel / LGBT - Available - C0000020445333<br />Longsight Library - (Manchester Libraries) - Young Adult Fiction - Graphic Novel - Available - C0000020273582<br />