LGBT+ History Month | Newcastle Libraries

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Each story has an illustration by an artist identifying as part of the LGBTQ+ community. Compiled by Juno Dawson, author of THIS BOOK IS GAY and CLEAN. A celebration of LGBTQ+ talent, PROUD is a thought-provoking, funny, emotional read. Contributors: Steve Antony, Dean Atta, Kate Alizadeh, Fox Benwell, Alex Bertie, Caroline Bird, Fatti Burke, Tanya Byrne, Mor̐a Fowley-Doyle, Frank Duffy, Simon James Green, Leo Greenfield, Saffa Khan, Karen Lawler,...

3) No shame

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Allen, Tom

4) Man enough to be a woman

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County, Jayne

5) Baggage: tales from a fully packed life

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Cumming, Alan

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There is absolutely no logical reason why I am here. The life trajectory my nationality and class and circumstances portended for me was not even remotely close to the one I now navigate. But logic is a science and living is an art. The release I felt in writing my first memoir, Not My Father's Son, was matched only by how my speaking out empowered so many to engage with their own trauma. I was reminded of the power of my words and the absolute duty...

6) Baggage

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Cumming, Alan

7) All the young men

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Burks, Ruth Coker

8) A dutiful boy: a memoir of a gay Muslim?s journey to acceptance

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Zaidi, Mohsin

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Mohsin grew up in a poor pocket of east London, in a devout shia Muslim community. His family were close-knit and religiously conservative. From a young age, Mohsin felt different but in a home where being gay was inconceivable he also felt very alone. Outside of home Mohsin went to a failing inner city school where gang violence was a fact of life. As he grew up life didn't seem to offer teenage Mohsin any choices: he was disenfranchised from opportunity...

9) A dutiful boy

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Zaidi, Mohsin

10) Queer heroes of myth and legend

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Jones, Dan

11) Gentleman Jack

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Steidele, Angela

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13) Readme.txt: a memoir

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Manning, Chelsea

14) Before we were trans

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Heyam, Kit

15) The trans guide to mental health and well-being

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Lees, Katy

16) All the things she said

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Jones, Daisy

17) Queer power

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Dom & Ink

18) The beginner's guide to being a trans ally

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Whittlesey, Christina

19) We are everywhere: protest, power, and pride in the history of queer liberation

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Brown, Leighton

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A rich and sweeping photographic history of the Queer Liberation Movement, from the creators and curators of the massively popular Instagram account @lgbt_history, released in time for the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Through the lenses of protest, power, and pride, We Are Everywhere is an essential and empowering introduction to the history of the fight for queer liberation. Combining exhaustively researched narrative with meticulously...

20) David Bowie made me gay: 100 years of LGBT music

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Bullock, Darryl W

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From Sia to Elton John, from Billie Holiday to David Bowie, LGBT musicians have changed the course of modern music. But before their music - and the messages behind it - gained understanding and a place in the mainstream, how did the queer musicians of yesteryear fight to build foundations for those who would follow them? David Bowie Made Me Gay is the first book to cover the breadth of history of recorded music by and for the LGBT community. Darryl...