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Erasing The Five O'Clock Shadow
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A middle-class Roman Catholic Italian, hockey player, avid drummer, and popular kid, Monica Miatello (formerly Chris) knew she was different from the age of five. But it was the late 1960s—a time when information about gender dysphoria was...
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Forbidden Fruit & Camo Boots
2 boyfriends are better than none?
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What happens when a Canadian comedian, a high-ranking military officer, and his gym-obsessed husband unite in what seems like a fairytale throuple? In this hilarious memoir, actor, comedian, and media personality Jesse Reynolds dives into an...
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The Dark Place
A Candid Diary of a Youth Navigating Addiction, Depression, and Identity
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My dying wish was always to write this book. I wanted to be understood. I wanted my death to be understood. Every time I thought I was ready to end it and didn’t it was because my story was yet untold. The book wasn’t finished. My life and my...
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Not So Normal
Memoirs of a Gay Boomer From Wild Rose Country
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Growing up in post-World War II Alberta in a stable, loving home, Tom Symington didn’t feel that he was “different.” Evading early pressures of romance and sexual exploration, repressing instances of name-calling (“femmy”), and hostility from...
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Modern Day Courage
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Modern Day Courage is a collection of short stories written from the heart. They are true, intimate, and contemporary, describing an emotional journey that has led to an authentic, meaningful life. On this very personal pilgrimage, Jalene...
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Hi There! I'm the New Girl In Town
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Forty-Four Years. That’s how long it took Jayee to start questioning if she was really who she wanted to be, who she was meant to be. Coming to this realization wasn’t easy for Jayee, and neither was her transition from male to female. She was...
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Raymond and Me
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This courageous and lyrical memoir chronicles the challenges of growing up gay in the seventies and eighties in Toronto, and how the enchanting discovery of first love can change the shape of a person’s life. Homophobia had robbed Dan of any hope...
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Unmasking of Our Interiors
A Queer Incubator of Courage, Resilience and Interior Design Leadership
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A memoir of survival, rebellion, and tenacity, this narrative follows the author’s incredible life journey, from survivor and outcast to mentor, ground-breaker, and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. Born a preemie and raised in disfunction and poverty...
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Music Saved My Life
How I Survived My Parents, A Difficult Marriage, Crazy Religion, and Being Gay
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Coming from a painful childhood steeped in the teachings of Christian Science, Grant Reynolds struggled throughout his life with anxiety and self-esteem issues. In his memoir, Music Saved My Life, he recounts how his music helped him overcome his...
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Family and Friends Along the Way
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This is my story. About a gay guy born and raised in suburban Toronto. It is about being different and about the struggle to discover and recognize my gayness in a society that shunned and targeted gay youth and men. But it is not just about...
