Joining our membership is simple and gives you access to our community groups, such as the book club, which meets monthly. Below are the books they have read so far.
LGBTQ+ Book Club
Gender Euphoria - Laura Kate Dale
The book compiles personal essays from trans, non-binary, agender, gender fluid and intersex writers.These diverse voices share their individual experiences of gender euphoria, hlighting moments of elation, pride, confidence, freedom, and ecstasy that have resulted from their journeys of coming out and affirming thir gender.
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​ISBN-10. 180018056X

The Magic Fish - Trung Le Nguyen
"The Magic Fish" by Trung Le Nguyen is a poignant graphic novel that weaves together the story of a young Vietnamese- American boy, Tien, struggling to come out as gay to his immigrant parents, with interwoven retellings of classic and Vietnamese fairytales.
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ISBN-10: 1984851594

I can't think Straight- Shamim Sharif
" I Can't Think Straight" by Shamim Sharif tells the poignant story of Tala, a sophisticated Jordanian woman living in London , and Layla a more introverted British Indian aspiring writer. Tala frequently engaged under familiy pressure, and Leyla, dating Tala's best friend, find themselves drawn to each other despite their vastly different personalities and backgrounds.
ISBN-10. 161294101X

Boy Erased - Gerrard Conley
Gerrard Conley's memoir, Boy Erased, tells the true story of his harrowing experience in a gay conversion therapy program. Growing up in a devoutly Christian family in rural Arkansas, with his father serving as a Baptist pastor, Conley grappled with intense internal conflict and fear about his sexual identity.
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ISBN-10. 0735213461

The Black Flamingo- Dean Atta
Dean Atta's The Black Flamingo is a captivating novel in verse that chronicles the journey of Micheal, a mixed race boy in the UK discovering his identity. From a young age, Micheal feels like an outside, navigating his dual heritage (Jarmaican father, Greek- Cypriot mother) and coming to terms with being gay.
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ISBN-10. 144494858X

Somewhere Beyond The Sea- TJ Klune
TJ Klune's "Somewhere Beyond the Sea" is the highly anticipated sequel to "The House in the Cerulean Sea." It picks up with Arthur Parnassus, the kind and powerful magical guardian of the orphanage on Marsyas Island, and his beloved partner, Linus Baker, the former caseworker.
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ISBN-10. 1035009374

Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender
Kacen Callender's Felix Ever After is a young adult novel that follows Felix Love, a black, queer, and transgender seventeen year old artist grappling with questions of identity, self worth and his longing for love. Despite his ironic last name, Felix has never been in Love and worries that his intersecting identities make him "too complicated" to find his happy ever after.
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ISBN-10. 0062820257

You can trust me - Wendy Heard
"You Can Trust Me" by Wendy Heard follows the intertwined lives of Summer and Leo, two con artists and "found sisters" who traverse California, surviving on their wits and illicit skills. Summer is a master picpocket and theif, while Leo excels at charm and seduction, using her skill to target wealthy men. Both women have painful pasts and rely on eachother for their unconventional freedom.
ISBN-10. 0593599314

Boy Erased - Gerrard Conley
Gerrard Conley's memoir, Boy Erased, tells the true story of his harrowing experience in a gay conversion therapy program. Growing up in a devoutly Christian family in rural Arkansas, with his father serving as a Baptist pastor, Conley grappled with intense internal conflict and fear about his sexual identity.
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ISBN-10. 0735213461

The Black Flamingo- Dean Atta
Dean Atta's The Black Flamingo is a captivating novel in verse that chronicles the journey of Micheal, a mixed race boy in the UK discovering his identity. From a young age, Micheal feels like an outside, navigating his dual heritage (Jarmaican father, Greek- Cypriot mother) and coming to terms with being gay.
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​ISBN-10. 144494858X

Somewhere Beyond The Sea- TJ Klune
TJ Klune's "Somewhere Beyond the Sea" is the highly anticipated sequel to "The House in the Cerulean Sea." It picks up with Arthur Parnassus, the kind and powerful magical guardian of the orphanage on Marsyas Island, and his beloved partner, Linus Baker, the former caseworker.
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ISBN-10. 1035009374

Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender
Kacen Callender's Felix Ever After is a young adult novel that follows Felix Love, a black, queer, and transgender seventeen year old artist grappling with questions of identity, self worth and his longing for love. Despite his ironic last name, Felix has never been in Love and worries that his intersecting identities make him "too complicated" to find his happy ever after.
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ISBN-10. 0062820257

You can trust me - Wendy Heard
"You Can Trust Me" by Wendy Heard follows the intertwined lives of Summer and Leo, two con artists and "found sisters" who traverse California, surviving on their wits and illicit skills. Summer is a master picpocket and theif, while Leo excels at charm and seduction, using her skill to target wealthy men. Both women have painful pasts and rely on eachother for their unconventional freedom.
ISBN-10. 0593599314

Boy Erased - Gerrard Conley
Gerrard Conley's memoir, Boy Erased, tells the true story of his harrowing experience in a gay conversion therapy program. Growing up in a devoutly Christian family in rural Arkansas, with his father serving as a Baptist pastor, Conley grappled with intense internal conflict and fear about his sexual identity.
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ISBN-10. 0735213461

Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender
Kacen Callender's Felix Ever After is a young adult novel that follows Felix Love, a black, queer, and transgender seventeen year old artist grappling with questions of identity, self worth and his longing for love. Despite his ironic last name, Felix has never been in Love and worries that his intersecting identities make him "too complicated" to find his happy ever after.
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ISBN-10. 0062820257

The Black Flamingo- Dean Atta
Dean Atta's The Black Flamingo is a captivating novel in verse that chronicles the journey of Micheal, a mixed race boy in the UK discovering his identity. From a young age, Micheal feels like an outside, navigating his dual heritage (Jarmaican father, Greek- Cypriot mother) and coming to terms with being gay.
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​ISBN-10. 144494858X

Somewhere Beyond The Sea- TJ Klune
TJ Klune's "Somewhere Beyond the Sea" is the highly anticipated sequel to "The House in the Cerulean Sea." It picks up with Arthur Parnassus, the kind and powerful magical guardian of the orphanage on Marsyas Island, and his beloved partner, Linus Baker, the former caseworker.
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ISBN-10. 1035009374

Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender
Kacen Callender's Felix Ever After is a young adult novel that follows Felix Love, a black, queer, and transgender seventeen year old artist grappling with questions of identity, self worth and his longing for love. Despite his ironic last name, Felix has never been in Love and worries that his intersecting identities make him "too complicated" to find his happy ever after.
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ISBN-10. 0062820257

You can trust me - Wendy Heard
"You Can Trust Me" by Wendy Heard follows the intertwined lives of Summer and Leo, two con artists and "found sisters" who traverse California, surviving on their wits and illicit skills. Summer is a master picpocket and theif, while Leo excels at charm and seduction, using her skill to target wealthy men. Both women have painful pasts and rely on eachother for their unconventional freedom.
ISBN-10. 0593599314

Boy Erased - Gerrard Conley
Gerrard Conley's memoir, Boy Erased, tells the true story of his harrowing experience in a gay conversion therapy program. Growing up in a devoutly Christian family in rural Arkansas, with his father serving as a Baptist pastor, Conley grappled with intense internal conflict and fear about his sexual identity.
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ISBN-10. 0735213461

Less - Andrew Sean Greer
Andrew Sean Greer's satirical novel, Less follows the misadventures of Arthur Less, a struggling middleaged novelist. Arthur is faced with an unberable dilemma: attending the wedding of his ex-boyfriend's wedding, or facing the humilliation of declining. To avoid both Arthur embarks on a whirlwind global literary tour, accepting every seemingly random invitation he receives.
ISBN 10, 0349143595

Less - Andrew Sean Greer
Andrew Sean Greer's satirical novel, Less follows the misadventures of Arthur Less, a struggling middleaged novelist. Arthur is faced with an unberable dilemma: attending the wedding of his ex-boyfriend's wedding, or facing the humilliation of declining. To avoid both Arthur embarks on a whirlwind global literary tour, accepting every seemingly random invitation he receives.
ISBN 10, 0349143595

The Black Tides of Heaven - Neon Yang
"The Black Tides of Heaven" by Neon Yang is a captivating fantasy novella that explores themes of fate, free will, gender identity, and rebellion within a richly imagined world.
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ISBN 10. 076539541X

She's Too Pretty to Burn - Wendy Heard
"She's Too Pretty to Burn" by Wendy Heard is a thrilling young adult novel that delves into the dark side of art, obsession, and first love. It has a strong sapphic romance at its core.
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ISBN 10: 125024675X

Call Me by Your Name- Andre Aciman
Andre Aciman's Call Me By Your Name is a captivating novel set during a sweltering summer on the Italian Riviera. It tells the story of Elio Perlman, a perceptive and intellectually curious young man, and Oliver, a charismatic American scholar who comes to stay with Elio's family as a summer academic assistant.
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​ISBN-10. 9781786495259

Less - Andrew Sean Greer
Andrew Sean Greer's satirical novel, Less follows the misadventures of Arthur Less, a struggling middleaged novelist. Arthur is faced with an unberable dilemma: attending the wedding of his ex-boyfriend's wedding, or facing the humilliation of declining. To avoid both Arthur embarks on a whirlwind global literary tour, accepting every seemingly random invitation he receives.
ISBN 10, 0349143595

The Black Tides of Heaven - Neon Yang
"The Black Tides of Heaven" by Neon Yang is a captivating fantasy novella that explores themes of fate, free will, gender identity, and rebellion within a richly imagined world.
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ISBN 10. 076539541X

She's Too Pretty to Burn - Wendy Heard
"She's Too Pretty to Burn" by Wendy Heard is a thrilling young adult novel that delves into the dark side of art, obsession, and first love. It has a strong sapphic romance at its core.
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ISBN 10: 125024675X

Call Me by Your Name- Andre Aciman
Andre Aciman's Call Me By Your Name is a captivating novel set during a sweltering summer on the Italian Riviera. It tells the story of Elio Perlman, a perceptive and intellectually curious young man, and Oliver, a charismatic American scholar who comes to stay with Elio's family as a summer academic assistant.
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ISBN-10. 9781786495259

Outrageous: the story of section 28- Paul Baker
"Outrageous!: The Story of Section 28 and Britain's Battle for LGBT Education" by Paul Baker is a comprehensive and deeply personal history of the infamous Section 28, a 1988 UK law that prohibited local authorities from "promoting homosexuality"
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ISBN 10: 1789145619

Outrageous: the story of section 28- Paul Baker
"Outrageous!: The Story of Section 28 and Britain's Battle for LGBT Education" by Paul Baker is a comprehensive and deeply personal history of the infamous Section 28, a 1988 UK law that prohibited local authorities from "promoting homosexuality"
ISBN 10: 1789145619

The Dark Wife - Sarah Diemer
"The Dark Wife" by Sarah Diemer is a compelling and unique retelling of the classic Greek myth of Persephone and Hades, but with a significant and refreshing twist: Hades is a goddess, not a god, and her relationship with Persephone is a consensual, deep love story.
ISBN-10. 1461179939

PageBoy - Elliot Page
"Pageboy" is the highly memoir by actor Elliot Page, offering an intimate and unvarnished account of his journey of self discovery, coming out, and navigating life as a queer and transgender person in Hollywood and beyond.
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ISBN-10. 1250878357

The Woman in Me- Britney Spears
"The Woman in Me" by britney Spears is a raw and candid memoir that chronicals her journey from childhood in Louisiana to global stardom, and the tumultous challenges she faced, particularly under her conservatorship
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ISBN-10: 139852252X

PageBoy - Elliot Page
"Pageboy" is the highly memoir by actor Elliot Page, offering an intimate and unvarnished account of his journey of self discovery, coming out, and navigating life as a queer and transgender person in Hollywood and beyond.
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