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Banned in America for almost thirty years because of its explicit sexual content, this companion volume to Miller's Tropic of Cancer chronicles his life in 1920s New York City. Famous for its frank portrayal of life in Brooklyn's ethnic neighborhoods and Miller's outrageous sexual exploits, The Tropic of Capricorn is now considered a cornerstone of modern literature.

What God Has Joined Together: The Christian Case for Gay Marriage

What God Has Joined Together: The Christian Case for Gay Marriage

by David G. Myers

Gay marriage has become the most important domestic social issue facing twenty-first-century Americans -- particularly Americans of faith. Most Christians are pro-marriage and hold traditional family values, but should they endorse extending marriage rights to gays and lesbians? If Jesus enjoined us to love our neighbors as ourselves, and the homosexual is our neighbor, does that mean we should accept and bless... (more)

Making Up for Lost Time

by Karin Kallmaker

When three love-starved lesbians decide to make up for lost time, the recipe is romance. And with Karin Kallmaker cooking, you know the result will be hot, spicy and mouth-wateringly delicious! Master Chef Jamie Onassis has used every penny she has to buy a beautiful country inn she plans to turn into a five-star restaurant. Unfortunately, the inn turns out to be a "handyman's special" and, without the... (more)

Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us

Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us

by Kate Bornstein

Part coming-of-age story, part mind-altering manifesto on gender and sexuality, coming directly to you from the life experiences of a transsexual woman, Gender Outlaw breaks all the rules and leaves the reader forever changed.26 black-and-white illustrations.

Queer Quotes: On Coming Out and Culture, Love and Lust, Politics and Pride, and Much More

Queer Quotes: On Coming Out and Culture, Love and Lust, Politics and Pride, and Much More

by Teresa Theophano

Hundreds of inspirational, humorous, and provocative quotations about being queer What is a queer quote? It’s a reflection on love and romance, culture and art, family and friends, and the foibles and follies of life. It’s an insight into not only what it means to be gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender in our society, but what it means to be human. It’s fresh, entertaining, and celebratory. Queer Quotes is a... (more)

Hot Check

by Peggy J. Herring

Ricky Conrad brings a whole new meaning to the word hot... but is the rising young rock star too hot to handle??? In an effort to revive her struggling restaurant chain, Alice Collins hires the dynamic Ricky Conrad and her band, Hot Check, to record a new corporate jingle. Ricky turns out to be as talented as she is drop-dead gorgeous, and the minute her sultry voice hits the airwaves, restaurant... (more)

Edited Out (A Carmen Ramirez Mystery, 1)Lisa Haddock

Edited Out (A Carmen Ramirez Mystery, 1)

by Lisa Haddock

Carmen Ramirez, Haddock's 24-year-old Irish-Puerto Rican lesbian protagonist, is no detective. Rather, she is a copy editor at her hometown newspaper in Frontier City, Okla., where she lives in her homophobic grandmother's renovated garage and mourns the end of her first relationship. Assigned to assist a columnist, Carmen begins to dig into the two-year-old story of a lesbian teacher who molested and killed a... (more)

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Tropic of Capricorn

by Henry Miller