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January 2009 Selection A decade after the Stonewall rebellions, a small, all-gay press named Seahorse began along with Calamus Books and JH Press, which all came together to form Gay Presses of New York. Gay Presses of New York was not only the most successful gay press of its day, but the founders had made their move at the right time and place. Gay Presses of New York also played apart in the growth of what is now gay culture, consisting of bookstores, magazines, newspapers, theater companies, and art galleries. Many aspects of the arts, as they swirled around New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco during the 1970s through 1991 were connected to Gay Presses of New York. |
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February 2009 Selection Twenty years have passed since Joseph left behind his
entire lifehis wife Rebecca, his five sons, his father, and the
religious Israeli farming community where he grew upwhen he fell
in love with a man, the genius rabbi Yoel Rosenzweig. Their affair is
long over, but its echoes continue to reverberate through the lives
of Joseph, Rebecca, and their sons in ways that none of them could have
predicted. The boys lives have taken widely varying paths. While some have become extremely religious, another is completely cosmopolitan and secular, and their feelings toward their father range from acceptance to bitter resentment. As they prepare for this reunion, Joseph, his sons, and even Rebecca, must confront what was, what is and what could have been. |
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March 2009 Selection A mental health crisis faces American teens right nowand it is one we can solve. Hundreds of thousands of gay teens face traumatic depression, fear, rejection, persecution, and isolationusually alone. Studies show they are 190 percent more likely to used drugs or alcohol and four times more likely to attempt suicide. Homophobia and discrimination are at the heart of their pain. Love, support, and acceptanceall within our power to givecan save them. This book is for: clergy, parents, educators, and politicians who cause harm with their words and actions; parents of gay teens; teens navigating this difficult time; and fair-minded people who want to help end the harm. Here are revealing stories by forty diverse Americans, some well known and some not, plus insights from straight clergy and parents explaining their support of gay people as whole human beings guaranteed equal rights by our Constitution. |
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April 2009 Selection Set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality. With a sharp, probing imagination, James Baldwin's now-classic narrative delves into the mystery of loving and creates a moving, highly controversial story of death and passion that reveals the unspoken complexities of the human heart. |
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