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Reinventing Rituals: June, a Month of Pride and Same-Sex Marriages

By Elyssa Cohen — 2011

While Rabbis change their stances according to their various interpretations of Torah it is important to make sure LGBTQ Jews have a place they can turn for rituals in their lives, including marriage.

Read on jwa.org

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Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story

“Fiercely committed to bequeathing a map of his psychic terrain, to spare others the pain of his solitary journey, [Monette’s] fine memoir is affirmative and ultimately celebratory.

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Paul Monette
2004
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Coming Out as Gay, then Trans, then a Lesbian.

Over the years, Cecilia came out to her mother first as gay, then as trans, then as a lesbian. Her mom’s and grandma’s reactions were quite different.

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2016
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The A–Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze

There can be confusion around the appropriate terminology for trans and queer identities, even within the trans community itself. As language is constantly evolving, it can be especially difficult to know what to say.

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Morgan Lev, Edward Holleb
2025
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The Lesbian Erotic Dance: Butch, Femme, Androgyny and Other Rhythms

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Joann Loulan, Sherry Thomas
1990
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Lesbian Sex

This book was conceived in order to create a body of knowledge about lesbian sexuality. Change, pleasure, and responsibility are key words in the examination of this subject. The core of the book is the homework section, including specific sexual exercises "designed to help you.

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Joann Loulan
1984
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Lesbian Passion: Loving Ourselves and Each Other

Drawing on her own and others' experiences, Loulan explores what it means to be lesbian: how we live our lives and how we want to live our lives - with passion - "passion is not only about sex, but about the life force that energizes it.

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JoAnn Loulan
1987
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Queer: A Graphic History

Activist-academic Meg-John Barker and cartoonist Jules Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel.

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Meg-John Barker, Jules Scheele (illustrator)
2025
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Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987–1993

In just six years, ACT UP, New York, a broad and unlikely coalition of activists from all races, genders, sexualities, and backgrounds, changed the world.

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Sarah Schulman
2021
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How to Survive a Plague: The Story of How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS

A definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic, here is the incredible story of the grassroots activists whose work turned HIV from a mostly fatal infection to a manageable disease.

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David France
2017
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SF Pride for Racial and Economic Justice—2016 Grand Marshal Larry Yang

A teacher of meditation and mindfulness, Larry Yang is committed to serving multicultural, queer and activist communities.

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Larry Yang
2016
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