A Reading List for YYC Pride Week | Calgary Public Library

The Western Alienation Merit Badge

A Novel

by Cullen, Nancy Jo

Book - 2019

A queer coming-of-age story set in 1980s Calgary. A queer coming-of-age story set in 1980s Calgary. Show less

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Bending at the Bow

by Douglas, Marion K.

Book - 1995

A lesbian mourns the death of her lover in 1990s Calgary. A lesbian mourns the death of her lover in 1990s Calgary. Show less

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Monoceros

by Mayr, Suzette

eBook - 2011

A Calgary community reels after the suicide of a gay teen. A Calgary community reels after the suicide of a gay teen. Show less

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Venous Hum

by Mayr, Suzette

Book - 2004

A satire on race, gender, and sexual preference set in Calgary. A satire on race, gender, and sexual preference set in Calgary. Show less

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Betting on Love

by Palmer, Alyssa Linn

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A queer love story set in contemporary Calgary. A queer love story set in contemporary Calgary. Show less

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First Spring Grass Fire

by Spoon, Rae

Book - 2012

The story of growing up queer in 1980s and 1990s Calgary. The story of growing up queer in 1980s and 1990s Calgary. Show less

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Our Past Matters

Stories of Gay Calgary

by Allen, Kevin

Book - 2018

A history of queer Calgary. A history of queer Calgary. Show less

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A Family by Any Other Name

Exploring Queer Relationships

Book - 2014

In "Finding My Grace," A Calgary writer grapples with her daughter's coming out. In "Created by Choice," a Chinese-Canadian lesbian forges family in contemporary Calgary. In "Finding My Grace," A Calgary writer grapples with her daughter's coming out. In "Created by Choice," a Chinese-Canadian lesbian forges family in contemporary Calgary. Show less

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A Queer Map: A Guide of the LGBTQ+ History of Calgary

https://www.sprawlcalgary.com/the-forgotten-calgary-map

Web Resource

An annotated map of the city's queer history with text by Kevin Allen. An annotated map of the city's queer history with text by Kevin Allen. Show less

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A Memoir of Love, Loss and Desire

by Loeppky, Lynette Dawn

Book - 2014

A lesbian grapples with the end of her relationship in and around Calgary. A lesbian grapples with the end of her relationship in and around Calgary. Show less

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Double Pregnant

Two Lesbians Make A Family

by Meisner, Natalie D.

Book - 2014

A lesbian couple's story of conception and childbirth in Calgary. A lesbian couple's story of conception and childbirth in Calgary. Show less

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High School

by Quin, Sara

Book - 2019

A queer coming-of-age story during the twin sisters' years at Crescent Heights High School in the '90s. A queer coming-of-age story during the twin sisters' years at Crescent Heights High School in the '90s. Show less

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Legislating Love

The Everett Klippert Story

by Meisner, Natalie

eBook - 2019

A play about the Calgary bus driver jailed for being gay in 1960s Calgary, by Calgary's Poet Laureate. A play about the Calgary bus driver jailed for being gay in 1960s Calgary, by Calgary's Poet Laureate. Show less

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