Item category 2: LGBT

Meet Morgan and Eric: born on the same day, at the same time and bonded for life. In this moving dual narrative, we meet them every birthday from the age of 13, as Eric figures out who he is, as Morgan decides to live as her true self, and as they realise they are inextricably part of each other.

Smart and provocative, witty and uncompromising, this collection of Laurie Penny's celebrated essays establishes her as one of the most important and vibrant feminist voices of our time. From the shock of Donald Trump's election and the victories of the far right to online harassment and the tran...

After a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens. But outside this haven, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the town of Lu...

Adi Bergeron doesn't want to be discovered. Discovery could lead to her arrest or worse. She just wants to keep flying under the radar, safe and anonymous. She may have to give up the life she's built for herself when the restaurant she works in is chosen to be featured in a culinary magazine. Re...

A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen - then at university he finds his wings as a drag artist, The Black Flamingo. A bold story about the power of embracing your uniqueness. Sometimes, we need to take charge, to stand up wearing pink feathers - to show ourselves to the ...

Is love stronger than death? It's hard to hold down a functioning relationship at the best of times - but it's harder still when one half of the couple is on the wrong side of dead, and the other's just discovered they possess powers that are definitely not of natural origin. To be together at al...

It is a scene all too familiar in Mosul. Three gay men are forced to the edge of a rooftop and thrown onto the stone street below. But this isn't Mosul or Damascus. This is London. Tony Assad works for MI5. He's a tall, good-looking man of mixed race who speaks perfect Arabic. He lives happily w...

Oaf, a wuvable Bay Area bear, searches for love in the local metal and wrestling scenes of 'Blood & Metal', which collects a number of short stories.

The year is 1820, and bored young debutante Lucy knows there must be more to life than embroidery and engagements - no matter how eligible the bachelor might be. Some bachelors, she has discovered, are less 'eligible' than they are 'bloodthirsty', however. Literally. It turns out that there are a...