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” Matt is everything that Petey is not. He is self-confident and brave. Matt is tall and masculine and athletic. He is a natural-born leader. Puppy Love is their love story, their romance. It is both a coming-of-age and coming-out story, bu… more

This is a coming out story of two men conflicted by their own prejudices. Bobby lifts weights to gain acceptance, and Traci is a secret black belt waiting to strike out at anyone who shows him love. It’s an awkward situation, but when lonel… more

In Dumb Jock, Jeff and Brett fall in love, but their relationship is not without challenges. Brett’s a football star, and Jeff is the classic nerd. Their coming of age and coming out story is set in the 1980s, and they face many obstacles. … more

Memories of amazing friendships and lousy ex boyfriends. A hilarious coming out story and why life isn’t always perfect. All with the help of Belvedere!

The only book to present a diary account of living as a lesbian with an eating disorder, this work is endorsed by Helena Whitbread, Editor of The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, as “a compelling read.” A true story set in 1989, nineteen… more

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Here is a collection of Coming out Stories of Lesbians from all points in life.

This young adult novel shares the coming out story of Nathan Sherver. Nathan grows up in a small town in west central Minnesota. Nathan knows there is something a bit different about himself from his friends in Bentwood, but being gay is … more

I love the long distance run, when you feel like you’re about to die…and then you reach this place where you feel like there are no boundaries for you anywhere…In many ways, Jason Peele is like any other teenager. He hits the books,… more

A madcap coming-out story with a wicked bent, Sparkle: The Queerest Book You’ll Ever Love has it all: sex, drugs, and 80’s rock ‘n’ roll, piercings and tattoos, drag queens and near-death experiences, all with a beautiful San Francisco back… more

“Have you ever wondered what its like to grow up gay?  Have you wondered why gay people marry?  Have you wondered why gay people attempt suicide much more often than straight people?  Or why they suffer from depression much more often.  Thi… more

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF NEED AND CAPTIVATE People keep changing who they are & defining themselves by their own choices, and that’s cool most of the time, but not all the time. No, it’s not cool all the time at all. Be… more

ake Mark James Chappell’s Man’s Best Friend to bed with you tonight. Read the story that has people smiling. What are THEY smiling about? Meet the people who populate this engaging novel. Meet Sharon Veeder; The daughter of immigrant refuge… more

More than an anthology of coming out stories, From Boys to Men is a stunning collection of essays about what it is like to be gay and young, to be different and be aware of that difference from the earliest of ages. In these memoirs, coming… more

Coming out is a pretty hard thing to do, and here are some of the most amazing stories collected from Gay, Bisexuals, Lesbians, and Transsexuals. Here you can read about the hardship and courage 102 people had to go trough to conquer one of… more

“SECRETS IN THE SOUL”: ONE WOMAN’S COURAGE TO CHANGE This is a story of redemption and reward in “Coming Out”. “Secrets in the Soul” explores one woman’s demise, destruction and eventual regeneration. (Available in hardbound by end of Novem… more

Straight to Soulless…my journey to gay, is three distinct books in one. Leaving Martha, Finding Michelle, and Loving Lauren take the reader through ten years of Ella Sandwell’s tumultuous journey from suburban American Mother of two, to a w… more

“Like most young men, Paul Banks grew up playing sports and struggling to understand the feelings rushing through his teenage body. After his mother and sister die suddenly in a car accident, Paul’s life changes forever. Neither Paul nor hi… more

In the grip of a raging thunderstorm Arnie Bottelmiller, his small son Timmy, and his fiancée Julie are forced down and crash land on an island in the wilderness area of Northern Minnesota. Arnie is badly injured and immobile. He and Julie,… more

More than an anthology of coming out stories, From Boys to Men is a stunning collection of essays about what it is like to be gay and young, to be different and be aware of that difference from the earliest of ages. In these memoirs, coming… more