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- Genius Jolene / by Cassidy, Sara.; Chua, Charlene.;
- On her annual trip in her father's 18-wheeler, eight-year-old Jolene is headed to Los Angeles on a six-day road trip to deliver some newsprint with her dad. Just like last year, they tell each other stories and listen to music. They also keep up their favorite tradition: critiquing one type of food at every stop. This time it's onion rings. But this year is also different. Unlike last year, Jolene's parents are no longer together. They split up when her father came out as gay. These are big changes for Jolene, but she is spunky and smart and has a good heart. She's ready for new adventures and to stand up for what's right -- both on and off the road.LSC
- Subjects: Road fiction.; Fathers and daughters; Truck drivers; Gay men; Children of divorced parents;
- My government means to kill me / by Newson, Rasheed,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references."A fierce and riveting queer coming-of-age story, following the personal and political awakening of a young gay Black man in 1980s NYC, from the television drama writer and producer of The Chi, Narcos, and Bel-Air. Born into a wealthy Black Indianapolis family, Earl 'Trey' Singleton III leaves his overbearing parents and their expectations behind by running away to New York City with only a few dollars in his pocket. In the City, Trey meets up with a cast of characters that change his life forever--from civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, who he meets in a Harlem bathhouse, to his landlord, Fred Trump, who he clashes with and outfoxes. He volunteers at a renegade home hospice for AIDS patients, and after being put to the test by gay rights activist Larry Kramer and civil rights leader Dorothy Cotton, becomes a founding member of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP). Along the way Trey attempts to navigate past traumas and searches for ways to maintain familial relationships--all while seeking the meaning of life in the midst of so much death. Vibrant, humorous, and fraught with entanglements, Rasheed Newson's My Government Means to Kill Me is an exhilarating, fast-paced, coming-of-age story that lends itself to a larger discussion about what it means for a young, gay, Black man in the mid-1980s to come to terms with his role in the midst of a political and social reckoning"--
- Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Gay fiction.; Historical ficition.; Novels.; African American gay men;
- Mama and Mommy and me in the middle / by LaCour, Nina.; Juanita, Kaylani.;
- When her mother goes on a business trip, a little girl, who loves to sit between Mama and Mommy at the table, misses her a lot and feels empty until Mommy finally comes home, filling the void with love.LSC
- Subjects: Mothers and daughters; Families; Separation (Psychology); Lesbian mothers; Children of gay parents;
- Nikhil out loud / by Pancholy, Maulik,1974-;
- "From the acclaimed actor and Stonewall Honor-winning author of The Best at It, Maulik Pancholy, comes a new middle grade novel about a gay Indian American boy who learns the power of using his voice. Thirteen-year-old Nikhil Shah is the beloved voice actor for Raj Reddy on the hit animated series Raj Reddy in Outer Space. But being a star on TV doesn't mean you have everything figured out behind the scenes... When his mom temporarily moves them to the small town in Ohio where she grew up to take care of Nikhil's sick grandfather, Nikhil feels as out of orbit as his character. Nikhil's fame lands him the lead in the school musical, but he's terrified that everyone will realize he's a fraud once they find out he can't sing. And when a group of conservative parents start to protest, making it clear they're not happy with an openly gay TV star being in the starring role, Nikhil feels like his life would be easier if only he could be Raj Reddy full-time. Then Nikhil wakes up one morning and hears a crack in his voice, which means his job playing Raj will have to come to an end. Life on earth is way more complicated than life on television. And some mysteries--like new friendships or a sick grandparent or finding the courage to speak out about what's right--don't wrap up neatly between commercial breaks." --From publisher.LSC
- Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Gay teenagers; East Indians; Entertainers; Adolescence; Grandparent and child; Diseases; Coming of age;
- The Lotterys plus one / by Donoghue, Emma,1969-;
- When Sumac Lottery's estranged grandfather comes to live with her and her large family in their sprawling Victorian home, Sumac quickly realizes he's not the easiest person to get along with. But can she help him find a home where he belongs?LSC
- Subjects: Children of gay parents; Grandfathers; Grandparent and child; Extended families;
- Who we are in real life / by Koops, Victoria,author.;
- "IRL, Darcy has just moved to the small prairie town of Unity Creek with her two moms. It feels like she left everything good behind in the city. She misses her tabletop gaming friends and her boyfriend--and is horrified by the homophobia her family faces in their new home. Then she meets kind, quiet Art, who invites her to join his Dungeons & Dragons game. Art is mostly happy fading into the background at school and only really coming alive during his friends' weekly D&D game--until meeting Darcy pulls his life off-course in wonderful and alarming ways. Suddenly he has something worth fighting for. But what if that something puts him in conflict with his father, an influential and conservative figure in their town? Can Art stand up against his father's efforts to prevent Darcy and her friends from starting a queer-straight alliance at school? Meanwhile, in game, Darcy's and Art's D&D characters join forces to fight corruption as they grow closer in the homebrew world of Durgeon's Keep--as fantasy and reality collide."--
- Subjects: Queer fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Bisexual people; Children of gay parents; Dungeons and Dragons (Game); Homophobia; Moving, Household; Sexual minorities; Bisexual people; Children of gay parents; Dungeons and Dragons (Game); Fantasy games; Homophobia; LGBTQ+ people; Moving, Household;
- Beginners [videorecording] / by Laurent, Mľanie,1983-; Mcgregor, Ewan,1971-; Mills, Mike.; Plummer, Christopher.; Visnjic, Goran.; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm.; Alliance Films.; Focus Features.; Olympus Pictures (Firm);
- Music by Roger Neill, Dave Palmer, Brian Reitzell ; cinematography, Kasper Tuxen ; edited by Olivier Bugge Coutt.̌Christopher Plummer, Ewan Mcgregor, Melanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic.Oliver (Ewan McGregor) is an illustrator with a history of failed relationships. Growing up, he spent much of his time with his eccentric mother, Georgia (Mary Page Keller), while his father, Hal (Christopher Plummer), supported the arts as the curator of a local museum. Though Oliver's parents never divorced, as a young boy he always sensed a distance between them -- a distance, Oliver discovers following his mother's death years later, that resulted from the fact that his father had lived most of his life as a closeted homosexual. With his wife gone and his son grown up, 75-year-old Hal decides to finally embrace his sexuality and takes a young boyfriend (Goran Visnjic). When Hal's health takes a turn for the worse, Oliver steps up to care for him while recalling quiet conversations and eventful trips to the museum with his unpredictable mother -- a dyed-in-the-wool eccentric. Gradually, Oliver begins to see his father in a whole new light. Later, Oliver falls for pretty French actress Anna (Mľanie Laurent) after a chance meeting at a costume party. The more intimate Oliver and Anna become, the more they both realize they share one defining character flaw -- the moment any relationship turns serious, they run away. For Oliver it means shutting himself in and obsessing over his work; for Anna it's as easy as checking into another empty hotel room in yet another strange city -- one of the perks, as it were, of having an itinerant job. After moving in together, the dysfunctional couple realizes that overcoming their hard-wired relationship issues is more difficult than either of them expected.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
- Subjects: Comedy films.; Coming out (Sexual orientation); Fathers and sons; Feature films.; Gay men; Man-woman relationships;
- © c2011., aFocus Features ; Distributed by Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm,
- Herc / by Rogerson, Phoenicia,author.;
- A queer revisionist retelling of the story of Hercules, for fans of The Song of Achilles, A Thousand Ships and Ariadne. This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures ... everyone's favorite hero, right? Well, it's not. This is the story of everyone else: Alcmene: Herc's mother (She has knives everywhere) Hylas: Herc's first friend (They were more than friends) Megara: Herc's wife (She'll tell you about their marriage) Eurystheus: Oversaw Herc's labours (He never asked for the job) His friends, his enemies, his wives, his children, his lovers, his rivals, his gods, his victims. It's time to hear their stories. Told with humour and heart, Herc gives voice to the silenced characters, in this feminist, queer (and sometimes shocking) retelling of classic Hercules myth.
- Subjects: Mythological fiction.; Queer fiction.; Novels.; Amphitryon (Greek mythological character); Heracles (Greek mythological character); Hercules (Roman mythological character); Hylas (Greek mythological character); Gods and goddesses of mythology; Animals, Mythical; Gay men; Magic;
- The Lotterys more or less / by Donoghue, Emma,1969-; Hadilaksono, Caroline.;
- Nine-year-old Sumac Lottery considers it her job to make sure none of the Lottery celebrations are forgotten, especially now at Christmas time, and in her large, gay, and multiethnic family there are a lot of occasions for celebration in the house they all call Camelottery--but when a terrible ice storm hits Toronto, one of her dads, and her favorite brother cannot make it home from India, and it becomes increasingly difficult to hang on to the holiday spirit. LSC
- Subjects: Children of gay parents; Extended families; Brothers and sisters; Ice storms; Holidays;
- The wedding banquet [videorecording] / by Ahn, Andrew,film director,screenwriter.; Atebe, Camille,actor.; Brisson, Geraud,editor of moving image work.; Chen, Joan,1961-actor.; Clark, Caroline(Producer),film producer.; Gladstone, Lily,actor.; Gou, Anita,film producer.; Han, Ki-ch'an,1998-actor.; Kim, Ki Jin,director of photography.; Le, Bobo,actor.; Pirro, Joe,film producer.; Royer, Charlotte,production designer.; Schamus, James,1959-screenwriter,film producer.; Tran, Kelly Marie,actor.; Wadley, Jay,composer (expression); Yang, Bowen,actor.; Yun, Yŏ-jŏng,1947-actor.; Bleecker Street (Firm),presenter.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.; Kindred Spirit (Firm),production company.; ShivHans Pictures,presenter.; Symbolic Exchange (Firm),production company.;
- Director of photography, Ki Jin Kim ; production designer, Charlotte Royer ; edited by Geraud Brisson ; original music by Jay Wadley.Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Bobo Le, Camille Atebe, Joan Chen, Youn Yuh-jung.Angela and her partner Lee have been unlucky with their IVF treatments but can't afford to pay for another round. Meanwhile their friend Min, the closeted scion of a multinational corporate empire, has plenty of family money but a soon-to-expire student visa. When his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris rejects his proposal, Min makes the offer to Angela instead: a green card marriage in exchange for funding Lee's IVF. But their plans to quietly elope are upended when Min's skeptical grandmother flies in from Korea unannounced, insisting on an all-out wedding extravaganza.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Romantic comedy films.; Feature films.; Queer films.; Families; Fertility; Gay couples; Gay men; Interethnic dating; Koreans; Lesbian couples; Lesbians; Noncitizens; Parent and adult child; Weddings; Marriage;
- For private home use only.
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