Coming Out Resources

Whether you are 15 or 50, dealing with the idea that you may be gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender can be scary, exciting, or a combination of these and other emotions. Quatrefoil Library has many books concerned with various aspects of coming out, including those written for different ages, gender, religious background, and stage of coming out. Quatrefoil also offers a safe, comfortable space in which to explore coming out and other GLBT-related issues.

Here is a sampling of the books we have waiting for you at Quatrefoil:

Author: Bass, Ellen and Kaufman, Kate
Year: 1996
Title: Free your mind: the book for gay, lesbian and bisexual youth
HQ76.2 U5 B38

Author: Bauer, Marion Dane--Editor
Year: 1994
Title: Am I blue? : coming out from the silence
PS 648 .G38 A5 1994

Author: Bono, Chastity
Year: 1998
Title: Family outing
HQ76.3 .U5 B65 1998

Author: Buxton, Amity Pierce
Year: 1991
Title: The other side of the closet : the coming-out crisis for straight spouses
HQ 75.24 .S66 B89 1991

Author: Chandler, Kurt
Year: 1995
Title: Passages of pride : lesbian and gay youth come of age
HQ 75.24 .Y68 C43 1995

Author: Corley, Rip
Title: The final closet : the gay parents' guide for coming out to their children
HQ 75.24 .P37 C67 1990

Author: De la Huerta, Christian
Year: 1999
Title: Coming out spiritually: the next step
BL65 .H64 D45 1999

Author: Glaser, Chris
Year: 1991
Title: Coming out to God: prayers for lesbians and gay men, their families and friends
BV4596 .G38 G58 1991

Author: Goff, Michael
Year: 1994
Title: Out in America: a portrait of gay and lesbian life
Quarto HQ76.3 .U5095 1994

Author: Gross, Larry
Year: 1993
Title: Contested closets : the politics and ethics of outing
HQ 75.26 .G76 1993

Author: Harbeck, Karen M.
Year: 1992
Title: Coming out of the classroom closet: gay and lesbian students, teachers and curricula
LC192.6 .C66 1991

Author: Herdt, Gilbert and Andrew Boxer.
Title: Children of Horizons : how gay and lesbian teens are leading a new way out of the closet
HQ 75.24 .T44 H47 1993

Author: Herdt, Gilbert and Bruce Koff
Year: 2000
Title: Something to tell you: the road families travel when a child is gay
HQ76.25 .G44 1999

Author: Jensen, Karol L.
Year: 1999
Title: Lesbian epiphanies: women coming out in later life
HQ75.6 .U52 M555 1999

Author: Johnson, Bret K.
Year: 1997
Title: Coming out every day: a gay, bisexual, or questioning man's guide
HQ76.25 .J65 1997

Author: Kaufman, Gershan
Year: 1996
Title: Coming Out of Shame
HQ 75.25 K38 1996

Author: Likosky, Stephan--Editor
Year: 1992
Title: Coming out : an anthology of international gay and lesbian writings
HQ 75.22 .C65 1992

Author: MacPike, Loralee--Editor
Year: 1989
Title: There's something I've been meaning to tell you: an anthology about lesbians and gay men coming out to their children
HQ76.3 .U5 T47 1989

Author: McNaught, Brian
Year: 1997
Title: Now that I'm out, what do I do?
HQ76.3 .U5 M395 1997

Author: Merla, Patrick--Editor
Year: 1996
Title: Boys like us : gay writers tell their coming out stories
HQ 76.15 .B69 1996

Author: O'Neill, Craig and Kathleen Ritter
Year: 1992
Title: Coming out within : stages of spiritual awakening for lesbians and gay men
BV 4596 .G38 O54 1992

Author: Osborn, Torie
Title: Coming home to America: a road map to gay and lesbian empowerment
HQ75.27 .O82 1996

Author: Outland, Orland
Year: 2000
Title: Coming out
HQ76.25 .U5 O983 2000

Author: Owens, Robert E. Jr.--Editor
Year: 1998
Title: Queer kids: the challenges and promise for lesbian, gay and bisexual youth
HQ76.3 .U5 O996 1998

Author: Pollack, Rachel and Cheryl Schwartz
Year: 1995
Title: The journey out: a book for and about gay, lesbian and bisexual teens
HQ76.3 .U5 P355 1995

Author: Rasi, Richard A. and Lourdes RodrÌguez-NoguÈs--Editors
Year: 1995
Title: Out in the workplace : the pleasures and perils of coming out on the job
HD 6285 .O88 1995

Author: Ratti, Rakesh--Editor
Year: 1993
Title: A lotus of another color : an unfolding of the South Asian gay and lesbian experience
HQ 75.28 .S6 L67 1993

Author: Rhoads, Robert A.
Year: 1994
Title: Coming out in college; the struggle for a queer identify
LC5070.954 .R48 1994

Author: Savin-Williams, Ritch C.--Editor
Year: 1998
Title: ...And then I became gay: young men's stories
HQ76.2 .T5 S37 1997

Author: Signorile, Michelangelo
Year: 1993
Title: Queer in America : sex, the media, and the closets of power
HQ 76.8 .U5 S57 1993

Author: Signorile, Michelangelo
Year: 1996
Title: Outing yourself : how to come out as lesbian or gay to your family, friends, and coworkers
HQ 75.26 .S54 1995

Author: Sutton, Roger
Year: 1994
Title: Hearing us out: voices from the gay and lesbian community
HQ76.3 .U5 S88 1994

Author: Tigert, Leanne McCall
Year: 1996
Title: Coming out while staying in: struggles and celebrations of lesbians, gays, and bisexuals in the church
BR115 .H6 T54 1996