CHRYSALIS
THE AWARENESS TEAM
Celebrating Difference and Engineering Change
Working for the Rights and Perspectives of Lesbians, Gay Men and Bisexual People
A Short Selection of Books on Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Issues.
All books mentioned below and many, many others are available from:
Gay's The Word Bookshop
66, Marchmont Street,
London WC1.
0171-278-7654.
& all lesbian and bisexual women's books from:
Silvermoon Women's Bookshop,
In Foyles Tottenham Court Road London
Libraries also contain a wide range of lesbian, gay & bisexual fiction & non-fiction. Any book may be ordered through the libraries system, even if it is not held in stock.
Cassell's Pink Directory.
An up to date guide of organisations, communities, services & businesses serving the lesbian, gay & bisexual communities.
Published by Cassell. £4.99p. 0-304-33085.
Cassell's Queer Companion.
A dictionary of lesbian & gay culture. Much you wanted to know (and some that you probably didn't) about lesbian, gay & (just about) bisexual life.
Published by Cassell. £7.99. 0-304-34301-3.
Talking Black - Lesbians of African & Asian Descent Speak Out.
The title says it all.
Published by Cassell. £4.99. 0-304-32965-7.
Homophobia - How we all pay the price.
Argues that homophobia, by refusing to acknowledge the diversity of humankind, diminishes all our lives.
Import published by Beacon Press. £14.99. 0-8070-7919-7.
Setting Them Straight - You can do something about homophobia in your life.
A guide to fighting homophobia in the workplace and the world at large.
Import published by Penguin. £8.99. 0-452-27421-4.
Outing Yourself by Michelangelo Signorile.
A guide to coming out successfully in all areas of your life.
Published by Penguin. £6.99. 0-349-10679-7.
How to be a happy homosexual by Terry Sanderson.
A guide for gay men to all aspects of living a gay life in Britain.
Published by The Other Way Press. £6.95. 0-948982-07-1.
The New Our Right To Love - A Lesbian Resource Book.
A guide to all aspects of leading a happy lesbian life.
Import published by Touchstone Books. £10.99. 0-684-80682-7.
Representing Bisexualities.
A collection of essays looking at all aspects of leading a bisexual lifestyle.
Import published by New York University Press. £15.25. 0-8147-6634-X.
We Speak For Ourselves - The Experiences of Gay Men & Lesbians.
A look at all aspects of living a lesbian or gay lifestyle in Britain today written by the late Jack Babusco, film critic and worker for Lesbian & Gay Switchboard.
Published by SPCK. £ 7.99. 0-281-04349-3.
Challenging Lesbian & Gay Inequalities in Education.
Edited by Debbie Epstein this is a collection of essays looking at all aspects of lesbian & gay issues in education.
Published by Open University Press. £12.99. 0-335-19130-4.
Equality Matters - Case Studies from the Primary School.
A collection of essays on all aspects of equality in primary education including one specifically addressing lesbian & gay issues.
Published by Multilingual Matters. 1-85359-180-7.
Trouble with the Law - A Guidebook For Lesbians and Gay Men.
A comprehensive guide to the law and how it affects lesbians and gay men.
Published by GMP. £8.95. 0-85449-156-2.
Lesbian Mother's Legal Handbook.
by the feminist lawyers group Rights of Women who have done so much to champion the rights of lesbian mothers through the courts of Britain.
Published by Women's Press. £3.95. 0-7043-3988-9.
The Guide to Lesbian & Gay Parenting.
Import published by April Martin. £12.99. 0-04-440903-6.
Two Teenagers in Twenty.
Writings by Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Youth.
Import. £7.99. 1-55585-282-2.
Gay & Grey - The Older Homosexual Man.
A collection of experiences of gay men in their fifties and older in the United States.
Import published by Harrington Park Press. £10.99. 1-56023-875-5.
Making Out - The Book of Lesbian Sex & Sexuality.
A wide-ranging guide to all aspects of lesbian relationships and sexual pleasure.
Import published by Zoe Schramm Evans. £14.99. 0-04-440932-X.
A to Z of Gay Sex.
Written by the Gay Times columnist Terry Sanderson this book wittily covers all aspects of gay male sexual expression.
Published by The Other Way Press. £9.95. 0-948982-06-3.
A Manager's Guide to Sexual orientation in the Workplace.
Despite its American origins it has value as a guide to lesbian, gay & bisexual issues at work.
published by Routledge. £17.99. ISBN 0-415-912 77-6.
Human Rights for All ?A Global View of Lesbian and Gay Oppression and Liberation an excellent resource pack for secondary teachers and up Reading International Solidarity Centre 35-39 London Street Reading Berkshire RG1 4PS 01189 586 692 £12.95 +£2 pp
Christianity And Homosexuality a resource for students
(Booklet) 1992. Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement. ISBN 0-946310-06-8
From: LGCM Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, London E2 6HG.
Useful R.E. Resource.
Lesbian And Gay Issues In The English Classroom
(Book) Simon Harris. 1990. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-335-15194-9
Written by a secondary school teacher. Practical suggestions but a little dated.
Parents Friend Publications
Parents Friend is an organisation for the parents of lesbians and gays. Their booklets are useful for pupils , parents and teachers.
Talking About Homosexuality In The Secondary School
(Book) Simon Forest, Grant Biddle, Stephen Clift.1997. AVERT. ISBN 1-898616-09-4
From: AVERT, 11-13 Denne Place, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1JD
URL:- .
Mostly resources for (training) teachers and governors.
Generally excellent but we question the use of the Kaye Wellings survey to answer the question "How many homosexual people are there in Britain?" The methodology was heavily criticised and many think it underestimates the numbers.
Taught Not Caught: Strategies for sex education
The Clarity Collective LDA 1989 (2nd edition). Practical Resources, some better than others. Currently out of print, but worth looking at if you can get hold of a copy.
Young Gay And Proud!
(Book) Don Romesburg (ed). Forth Edition 1995 .Alycat Books. ISBN 1-55583-001-2
The best book for young gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transsexuals. A must for every secondary school library-get several, pupils are more likely to 'borrow' it surreptitiously than book it out. American so language and cultural differences show at times.
Everyone is Special A handbook for teachers on Sexuality education
Edited by Dr. Lori Beckett published by The Association of Women Educators inc. 1998
Isbn 0 9586087 copies from AWE National Office PO Box Sandgate Qld 4017 Australia
Tel/fax 07 3869 3433 email really worth getting an excellent book which also points the way to other Australian resources.
A DIFFERENT STORY
(Video) ILEA. 1988. From: Educational Media Film and Video Ltd., 235 Imperial Drive, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Middlesex HA2 7HE.
Two 25 minute programmes. Interviews with 18-21 year old gay men and lesbians from a variety of cultural backgrounds. The first programme when they describe coming to terms with their sexuality and coming out, is excellent. The second shows their lives at the time the video was made (but not gay or lesbian venues or relationships) and a debate in a London sixth form. It adds little to the first.
PRIDE OR PREJUDICE?
(Video and teaching pack) 1992. Kirklees Curriculum Support and Development Service, Temple Rd, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 3QD.
18 Minutes. Good. Faster tempo and more short 'sound bites' than "A Different Story", but not the same depth.