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Nights too short to dance / by Blais, Marie-Claire,1939-2021,author.; Grubisic, Katia,translator.; translation of:Blais, Marie-Claire,1939-2021.Cœur habité de mille voix.English.;
In 'Nights Too Short Dance', Rene, a Montreal resident and trans man in his 90s, confronts age and illness on a cold winters night. Charismatic as ever, he is surrounded by friends and lovers and over the course of the book, they look back over a century of struggle - Stonewall, the AIDS epidemic, the fight for queer rights that cost them dearly - and realize its not over. But neither is the love and joy. Marie-Claire Blais was born in Quebec City, QC. She died in 2021. A Dewey Diva pick.
Subjects: Social problem fiction.; Transgender fiction.; Novels.; Female friendship; Lesbians; Older men; Sexual minorities; Social movements; Transgender people;
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The cure for drowning / by Paylor, Loghan,author.;
"Evocative, magical and luminously written, The Cure for Drowning is not only a brilliant, boundary-pushing love story but a Canadian historical novel that boldly centres queer and non-binary characters in unprecedented ways. Born Kathleen to an immigrant Irish farming family in southern Ontario, Kit McNair has been a troublesome changeling since, at ten, they fell through the river ice and drowned--only to be nursed back to life by their mother's Celtic magic. A daredevil in boy's clothes, Kit chafes at every aspect of a farmgirl's life, driving that same mother to distraction with worry about where Kit will ever fit in. When Rebekah Kromer, an elegant German-Canadian doctor's daughter, moves to town with her parents in April 1939, Rebekah has no doubt as to who 19-year-old Kit is. Soon she and Kit, and Kit's older brother, Landon, are drawn tight in a love triangle that will tear them and their families apart, and send each of them off on a separate path to war. Landon signs up for the Navy. Kit, now known as Christopher, joins the Royal Air Force, becoming a bomber navigator relied on for his luck and courage. Rebekah serves with naval intelligence in Halifax, until one more collision with Landon changes the course of her life and draws her back to the McNair farm--a place where she'd once known love. Fallen on even harder times, the McNairs welcome all the help she is able to give, and she believes she has found peace at last. Until, with the war over, Kit and Landon return home. Told in the vivid, unforgettable voices of Kit and Rebekah, The Cure for Drowning is a powerfully engrossing novel that imagines a history that is truer than true."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Queer fiction.; Novels.; Gender-nonconforming people; Immigrants; Sexual minorities; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); World War, 1939-1945;
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Death's country / by Romero, R. M.(Rachael Maria),1987-author.;
After drowning and making a deal with Death for a new life, Andres Santos starts over in Miami where he forms a polyamorous triad with Renee and Liora, but when Liora ends up in a coma, Andres and Renee embark on a journey into the underworld to retrieve her spirit and reunite it with her body before it is too late.Ages 14&Up.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Queer fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels in verse.; Death; Sexual minorities; Soul; Voyages to the otherworld; Death; LGBTQ+ people; Soul; Voyages to the otherworld;
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Then everything happens at once / by Girard, M-E,author.;
Sixteen-year-old Baylee goes from having never been kissed to navigating two potential relationships, one with her long-time crush Freddie and the other with funny barista Alex, as the world begins to shut down from COVID-19.014+.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Interpersonal relations; Sexual minorities; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Interpersonal relations; LGBTQ+ people;
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The LGBTQ+ travel guide : interviews, itineraries, and inspiration from queer insiders in 50+ proud places / by Valenski, Alicia,author.; Lonely Planet Global Limited,publisher.;
Discover the world's most welcoming, vibrant, and safe spaces from LGBTQ+ locals in this ultimate collection that's brimming with all the inspiration you need to plan your next inclusive adventure! Packed with insider travel tips, interviews, and in-the-know insights for more than 50 queer-friendly destinations around the world -- let's go!
Subjects: Guidebooks.; Gay people; Gay pride parades.; Lesbians; Sexual minorities; Transgender people; Travel; Travel;
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Rick / by Gino, Alex.;
Eleven-year-old Rick Ramsey has generally gone along with everybody, just not making waves, even though he is increasingly uncomfortable with his father's jokes about girls, and his best friend's explicit talk about sex; but now in middle school he discovers the Rainbow Spectrum club, where kids of many genders and identities can express themselves--and maybe among them he can find new friends and discover his own identity, which may just be to opt out of sex altogether.Ages 9-11.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: Identity (Psychology); Sexual minorities; Asexual people; Middle schools; Friendship; Clubs;
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Northranger [graphic novel] / by Terciero, Rey,author.; Indigo, Bre,illustrator.;
In this swoony and spooky teen summer romance graphic novel set on a Texas ranch, sixteen-year-old Cade Muñoz finds himself falling for the ranch owner's mysterious and handsome son, only to discover that he may be harboring a dangerous secret.
Subjects: Romance comics.; Queer comics.; Graphic novels.; Sexual minorities; Sexual minority youth; Teenagers; Ranch life; Ranches;
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Crooked teeth : a queer Syrian refugee memoir / by Ramadan, Ahmad Danny,author.;
"'Writing this memoir is a betrayal.' So begins this electrifying personal account from Danny Ramadan, a celebrated novelist who has long enjoyed the shield his fiction provides. Now, to tell the story of his life, he must revisit dark corners of his past he'd rather forget and unearth memories of a city he can no longer return to. Starting with his family's humble beginnings in Damascus, he takes readers on an epic, border-crossing journey: to the city's underground network of queer safe homes; to a clandestine party at a secluded villa in Cairo; through Arab Spring uprisings across the Middle East, a reckless hoax that threatens the safety of Syria's LGBTQ+ community, and a traumatic six-week imprisonment; to beaches and sunsets with friends in Beirut; to an arrival in Vancouver that's not as smooth as it promised to be; and ultimately to a life of hard-won comfort and love. What emerges is a powerful refutation of the oversimplified refugee narrative -- a book that holds space for joy alongside sorrow, for nuance and complicated ambivalences. Written with fearless intimacy, Crooked Teeth is a singular achievement in which a master storyteller learns that his greatest story is his own"--Back cover.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Ramadan, Ahmad Danny.; Novelists, Canadian; Refugees; Refugees; Sexual minorities; Authors, Canadian (English);
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They bloom at night / by Tran, Trang Thanh,author.;
In Mercy, Louisiana, a town plagued by red algae and vanishing residents, Noon finds a reluctant ally in Covey and the two join forces to hunt a deadly creature in the dark waters as a storm looms.Ages 14+.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Queer fiction.; Monster fiction.; Horror fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Algae; Missing persons; Monsters; Sexual minorities; Algae; Missing persons; Monsters; LGBTQ+ people;
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The big reveal : an illustrated manifesto of drag / by Velour, Sasha,author.;
"This book is a quilt, piecing together memoir, history, and theory into a living portrait of an artist and an art. Within these pages, illustrated throughout with photos and original artwork, Sasha Velour illuminates drag as a unique form of expression with a rich history and a revolutionary spirit"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Illustrated works.; Personal narratives.; Velour, Sasha.; Drag performance.; Drag queens; Sexual minority culture.;
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