Christopher Anstee grew up in the hidden and isolated coal mining valleys of Wales. He struggled to conform with the limitations of his small world, and by the age of eight, he had already been confronted with intolerance and the ridicule of the very...

A Saint's Testament Impassioned, witty and polemical, At Your Own Risk is Derek Jarman's defiant celebration of gay sexuality. In At Your Own Risk, Derek Jarman weaves poetry, prose, photographs and newspaper extracts into a rich tapestry of gay experience in the UK. The...

Journals, 1991-1994 'The life-affirming expression of an artist engaged in living to the full' The Times Smiling in Slow Motion is Derek Jarman's last journal, stretching from May 1991 until a fortnight before his death in February 1994. Jarman writes with his trademark humour...

A Queer Femme of Color Dreaming Her Way Home A memoir by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (last name pronounced "Pee-EPP-shnah, Suh-muh-ruh-SINGH-hah"), a poet/activist who is well regarded within queer, South Asian, and disabled communities. While she has written essays and contributed to anthologies, this is...

A step-by-step guide to realizing the American dream, The Threesome Handbook: A Practical Guide to Sleeping with Three is the first book to give tri-curious men and women the inside scoop on threesomes. Having finally slipped into the mainstream, on MTV, Boston Legal, Entourage,...

'One of the finest accounts of the mysterious workings of grief I have ever read.' Helen Macdonald. I tore the arse of my pyjamas one morning, about a year before he died, and my father sewed it up perfect in a few minutes, just...

The Radicalization of a Working Class Queer A powerful, personal critique of capitalist patriarchy as seen through the eyes of a queer radical. Capitalism has infiltrated every aspect of our personal, social, economic, and sexual lives. By examining the politics of gender, environment, and...

'Pink is my favourite colour. I used to say my favourite colour was black to be cool, but it is pink - all shades of pink. If I have an accessory, it is probably pink. I read Vogue, and I'm not doing it ironically, though...

"Fresh, original, heartbreaking" Reni Eddo-Lodge. "Devastating, hilarious, unlike anything I have ever read. Destined to be a classic" Pandora Sykes. Thirteen-year-old Byron needs to get away, and doesn't care how. Sick of being beaten up by lads for "talkin' like a poof" after school. Sick...

A wise, life-changing, ground-breaking book from writer and activist Munroe Bergdorf. Transitioning is an alignment of the invisible and the physical. It is truth rising to the surface. It is one of the most fundamental aspects of the human condition - a part of our...

This Is My Real Name is the memoir of Cid V Brunet, who spent ten years (using the name Michelle) working as a dancer at strip clubs. From her very first lap dance in a small-town bar to working at high-end clubs, Michelle learns...

Sex, Work and Labour Rights in the Night-time EconomyForget everything you think you know about strippers. In this powerful book, Stacey Clare, a stripper with over a decade of experience, takes a detailed look at the sex industry - the reality of the work...

The Harvey Milk Story is a picture book depicting the life of the first openly gay elected city official in the United States. The author begins Harvey’s story from his childhood and his realization that he is gay and alone with this truth. Especially...

The Biography of Frida Kahlo A reissue of the beautifully illustrated and authoritative biography of Frida Kahlo, publishing in time for a major London exhibition. 'Frida' is the story of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary women, the painter Frida Kahlo. Born near...

Queer Temporalities of the PhallusDrawing on her own experiences with late-onset disability and its impact on her sex life, along with her expertise as a cultural critic, Jane Gallop explores how disability and aging work to undermine one's sense of self. She challenges common...

A Memoir An extraordinarily brave and moving memoir from one of the world's most famous whistle-blowers, activists and trans women. In 2010 Chelsea Manning, working as an intelligence analyst in the U.S. Army in Iraq, disclosed 720,000 classified military documents that she had smuggled...

Practical Support for Working with Transgender and Gender-Expansive ClientsThis accessible guide for clinicians and clinical students working in the fields of eating disorders and transgender health psychology offers useful tips, constructive case studies and reflective questions that enable readers to feel better equipped in...

Radical Gender Transformation, FTM and BeyondAFAB, yet realising how little they identified with that, these writers illuminate the experiences of those who identify as FTM (female to male), and those whose gender is more fluid (genderqueer, third gender etc) Given the opportunity to write...

Your Guide to Open Relationships, Polyamory and Letting Go Embarking on a non-monogamous relationship can be a daunting experience, opening old wounds that cause anxiety, fear and confusion, something Lola Phoenix knows about all too well. In this all-you-need-to-know guide to exploring non-monogamy, polyamory...

A guide for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans parents There have always been lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) parents. But now there is a 'gay by boom'. Changes in social attitudes, the law and medical technology mean that more LGBT people are becoming...

Reflections on the Subculture of BarebackingBarebacking - when gay men deliberately abandon condoms and embrace unprotected sex - has incited a great deal of shock, outrage, anger, and even disgust, but very little contemplation. Purposely flying in the face of decades of safe-sex campaigning...

An independent bookshop in Glasgow. An ice cream parlour in Havana, where strawberry is the queerest choice. A cathedral in ruins in Managua, occupied by the underground LGBTQIA+ community. Queer people have always found ways to exist and be together, and there will always...

In Soft Lad, for the first time, Grimmy will share his outlooks, surprising obsessions, the things that have shaped him and his personal experiences with the world. From his move from Oldham, Greater Manchester, to the bright lights of London, to his 14-year career...

Becoming the woman I was born to beAJ Clementine always knew she was a girl. The problem was, she'd been born in a magical shell that looked, on the outside, like a perfect little boy. In her teens, this conflict between her outer and...

Stephen Port was jailed in November 2016 after luring four young, gay men through dating apps so he could drug them to death and rape them. Easy Kills tracks Port's life and crimes and questions the role of Barking and Dagenham Police, who were...

A Memoir of Desire, Defiance, and Show Tunes Over the course of his 40-year career in show business, David Pevsner has done it all. He’s acted on Broadway, off-Broadway, in independent films and on numerous TV network shows including Grey’s Anatomy, Modern Family and...

A Memoir in Pictures. From ND Stevenson, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Nimona, comes a captivating, honest illustrated memoir that finds them turning an important corner in their creative journey-and inviting readers along for the ride. In a collection of essays and...

No, they weren't 'just friends'! We've read Jane Eyre, but what about the five hundred love letters Charlotte Bronte and Ellen Nussey exchanged? Or how Cordoban princess Wallada bint al-Mustakfi stitched tales of her sexual exploits with men and women onto her tunic? Or...

'MAGIC! A fun, fierce, honest origin story of how to drag yourself up out of trouble and become an icon' Katherine Ryan. 'A triumph for UK queer culture' Travis Alabanza. 'Eye-opening, intelligent, thoughtful as well as sassy and surprising - a must read' Lorraine...

ONE OF STYLIST'S BEST NEW BOOKS FOR 2020'This is an unforgettable book.' Roxane Gay Meditations on the terror of love; tips for getting your disgusting meat carcass ready for some new, hot sex; a frank self-evaluation upon the occasion of one's 30th birthday; and,...