Coming Out Fiction
- Rainbow Boys byPublication Date: 2001
- The Order of the Poison Oak byPublication Date: 2005
- To the Edge byPublication Date: 2001
- Absolutely, Positively Not... byPublication Date: 2005
- Love, Zena Beth byPublication Date: 1992
- What She Left Me byISBN: 0874519373Publication Date: 1999An anthology of stories about gay and lesbian blue-collar people.
- Talk byPublication Date: 2005
- The Vast Fields of Ordinary byPublication Date: 2009
- Alma Mater byPublication Date: 2001
- Whose Eye Is on Which Sparrow? byPublication Date: 2005
Coming Out Stories
- I Can't Think Straight byPublication Date: 2017Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. Moving between Middle Eastern high society and London's West End, this story explores the clashes between East and West, love and marriage, and convention and individuality creating a humorous and tender tale of unexpected love.
- Speak No Evil byPublication Date: 2018On the surface, Niru leads a charmed life. Raised by two attentive parents in Washington, D.C., he’s a top student and a track star at his prestigious private high school. Bound for Harvard in the fall, his prospects are bright. But Niru has a painful secret: he is queer—an abominable sin to his conservative Nigerian parents. "A lovely slender volume that packs in entire worlds with complete mastery. Speak No Evil explains so much about our times and yet is never anything less than a scintillating, page-turning read."--Gary Shteyngart "A wrenching, tightly woven story about many kinds of love and many kinds of violence. A 2018 Indie Next Pick | One of The Millions' Most Anticipated Books of 2018 | One of Bustle's 35 Most Anticipated Fiction Books Of 2018 | One of Paste's 25 Most Anticipated Books of 2018 | One of The Boston Globe's 25 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2018
Coming Out Process
- Coming Out as Sacrament byPublication Date: 1998
- Coming Out in Christianity byPublication Date: 2003
- God vs. Gay? The religious case for equality byPublication Date: 2011
Coming Out as Asexual
Asexual Visibility Network (AVEN)-- the world's largest online asexual community
Asexual -- The Trevor Project
Asexual Explorations Blog-- thinking critically about asexuality (blog maintained 2008-2014)
- Understanding Asexuality byPublication Date: 2012
- Boston Marriages: romantic but asexual relationships among contemporary lesbians byPublication Date: 1993
Coming Out for Queer and Disabled People
The experience and culture of those who are queer and disabled:
- Queer Crips byCall Number: ebookPublication Date: 2014Get an inside perspective on life as a disabled gay man! Queer Crips: Disabled Gay Men and Their Stories reverberates with the sound of "cripgay" voices rising to be heard above the din of indifference and bias, oppression and ignorance. Queer Crips is a forum for neglected cripgay voices speaking words that are candid, edgy, bold, dreamy, challenging, and sexy. The book is essential reading for academics and students working in lesbian and gay studies, and disability studies, and for anyone who's ever visited the place where queerness and disability meet. First published 2004 by Harrington Park Press.
- Crip Theory: cultural signs of queerness and disability byPublication Date: 2006Crip Theory attends to the contemporary cultures of disability and queerness that are coming out all over.
Transgender Resources
- Transgender Voices byPublication Date: 2008
- The Complete Guide to Transgender in the Workplace byPublication Date: 2009
Need help?
Need help? Contact the University Health and Counseling Services for emotional support if coming out is causing you distress.