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True Stories

by Maison Horton

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In the flurry of corporate statements and far-reaching social campaigns during Pride Month, individual stories can get lost. The importance of stories from individual members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community can't be understated, as these stories foster unity, understanding, and solidarity among people. In this display, you'll find nonfiction reads from a variety of voices, each with their own experiences brought forward into the limelight.

Did you know that UNO Criss Library is home to the Queer Omaha Archives? Learn more about the library's dedication to documenting the stories of members in the LGBTQIA2S+ community right here in Omaha by clicking the first link below.

Uncomfortable Labels: My Life As a Gay Autistic Trans Woman
Trans Love: An Anthology of Transgender and Non-Binary Voices
Semi Queer: Inside the World of Gay, Trans, and Black Truck Drivers
Queering the Countryside: New Frontiers in Rural Queer Studies

In this display:

  • Balay, A. (2018). Semi queer: Inside the world of gay, trans, and black truck drivers. University of North Carolina Press.
  • Benson, F. (Ed.). (2019). Trans love: An anthology of transgender and non-binary voices. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Corey-Boulet, R. (2019). Love falls on us: A story of american ideas and african lgbt lives. Zed Books.
  • Dale, L. K. (2019). Uncomfortable labels: My life as a gay autistic trans woman. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Gray, M. L., Johnson, C. R., & Gilley, B. J. (Eds.). (2016). Queering the countryside: New frontiers in rural queer studies. New York University Press.
  • Kapri, B. B. R. (2018). Black queer hoe. Haymarket Books.
  • Peck, D. (2015). Visions and revisions: Coming of age in the age of aids. Soho Press.
  • Perry, J. H. (2019). Chica gay, dios bueno. B&H Publishing Group.
  • Quesada, U., Gomez, L., & Vidal-Ortiz, S. (Eds.). (2015). Queer brown voices: Personal narratives of latina/o lgbt activism. University of Texas Press.
  • Rajunov, M., & Duane, A. S. (2019). Nonbinary: Memoirs of gender and identity. Columbia University Press.
  • Segal, M. (2015). And then I danced: Traveling the road to lgbt equality. Akashic Books (Ignition).
  • Thoreson, R. R. (2014). Transnational lgbt activism: Working for sexual rights worldwide. University of Minnesota Press.
  • Wright, K. (2008). Drifting toward love: Black, brown, gay, and coming of age on the streets of new york. Beacon Press.