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Many arguments are made for and against same-sex marriage that end with divisiveness and confusion instead of thoughtful conversation. New York Times-bestselling author Dr. Preston Sprinkle provides a resource that will encourage respectful and thoughtful conversations around the question “Does the Bible support same-sex marriage?” Equipped with thorough research, history, and biblical context, this book will enable you to wade into some of the main arguments against the historically Christian view of marriage.

Allie and Sam, widely recognized as "Mommy and Other Mommy," share their emotional and transformative journey to parenthood in How to Make a Baby: Everything LGBTQ+ Families Need to Know About IVF. This inspiring guide is a must-hear for LGBTQ+ families navigating artificial insemination, IVF, and other fertility options.

A must-listen, live-recorded audiobook for newcomers and die-hard Sedaris fans alike, packed with the acclaimed humorist’s signature wit and social commentary. Bestselling essayist David Sedaris likes to test out his new material on nationwide reading tours to get the rhythm and phrasing...

Read by “Da Brat” DuPart and her wife Judy DuPart Hip-hop legend “Da Brat” DuPart and her wife Judy DuPart, stars of WEtv’s highly rated reality series Brat Loves Judy, share their journey to the altar and parenthood in this candid relationship guide and marriage memoir. Hip-hop legend...

‘A fascinating and thoughtful exploration of faith in the modern world. If you’re wondering why it matters and how to make sense of it, read on.’ – Clare Balding Is it possible to believe in God and be gay? How does it feel to be excluded from a religious community because of your...

Drawing on the author's experience as a mother walking with and learning from her own transgender child, as well as working with hundreds of families across the country doing the same, this book helps parents navigate the emotional, spiritual, and logistical landscape of raising a gender-diverse child.

Un récit autobiographique aussi acide que lucide d’une étoile montante du stand-up. Un récit événement, qui fait le buzz dans les médias. Un récit de coming-out, et de toutes les hontes qui ont pu entraver l’acceptation de soi.

When divorce moves young R/B Mertz away from rural Pennsylvania and their abusive father, Mertz's life is torn in two. Mertz's mom and new stepdad dive headfirst into conservative Catholic homeschooling, entrenching themselves in a world dominated by saints, prayers, and having as many babies as possible, just as Mertz is starting to realize they might be queer. Trying to stave off the inevitable, Mertz later enrolls in a conservative Catholic college in Ohio.

Dustin Lance Black, the Oscar-winning screenwriter and activist, explores attitudes towards surrogacy. He shares his own journey to have a child, with husband Tom Daley, through surrogacy. Dustin beautifully and thoroughly explores how the question of surrogacy links to wider societal questions: how much control do women legally have over their body? Do we have a right to know our genetic history? How can LGBTQ+ couples shield their children from homophobia?

What if I don't know how to "do stuff" all the other gays can do? What if I don't know the name of that gay Netflix movie? What if I'm not obsessed with Jennifer Coolidge like everyone else? Am I really bad at being gay? While being gay has become more socially and legally acceptable, there's a...

Hi, I’m Jenn! I am not your typical trans woman, or at least the ones that you usually hear about. I grew up in a Christian home and became a Christian myself, and I clung to my faith when I embraced my identity. I experienced tremendous support that—unfortunately—many in my LGBTQIA+ community do not experience. (And just in case you're wondering: No, this is not a Christian book, but I do my best to keep it fairly PG, so parents and kids can listen together.)

What do you do when, just before Thanksgiving at your mother's, your 14-year-old son asks you to iron the dress he recently purchased and plans to wear? Listeners learn the answer and much more in this wonderfully frank, loving, and practical account of parenting a transgender teen. Hassouri chronicles what amounts to a dual transition: as her child transitions from male to female, she navigates through anger, denial, and grief to eventual acceptance. Despite her experience advising other parents in her work as a pediatrician, she was blindsided by her child's gender identity.

When Christian singer and speaker Staci Frenes learned her teenage daughter was gay, she found her dreams for the future - along with her lifelong faith - collapsing around her. Coming to terms with a new reality was a challenge - and an invitation - to make room for many things along the way: the inevitability of uncertainty, hope in the midst of loss, awkward and tough conversations, an expanding faith, and a greater understanding of how people are more the same than different.

In this salacious, vulnerable, heartbreaking, and hilarious guide to surviving the digital hellscape that is modern dating, model and eating disorder activist Ryan Sheldon offers a path to healing while looking for real love. Ryan unapologetically shares it all (even the cringeworthy) about his escapades as a gay man looking for romance in a sea of f--kboys. F*ckboys Are Boring is a guidebook for anyone who has struggled with feeling inferior, unworthy, or less-than while looking for connection in this disconnected world.

In A Guide for How to Be LGBTQ+ Parents, parenting author Frank Dixon offers practical, supportive guidance for families navigating sexual orientation, gender identity, and the real-life situations that can come with feeling "different" at school, in friend groups, or at home. This audiobook helps you build a safer, more connected relationship with your child while reducing fear, confusion, and missteps.

¿Qué pasaría si descubrieras que todo lo que crees saber sobre el amor está basado en mitos? Jaime Gama desmonta las creencias del amor romántico y propone un enfoque radicalmente honesto para las relaciones humanas. Lejos de imponer un camino único, Si te duele, ahí no es invita a cuestionar los guiones preestablecidos y a crear vínculos a tu medida, basados en tus valores y necesidades.

DEAR BISHOP, a new audio original written and read by former professional football player and television personality, COLTON UNDERWOOD. Throughout his life, Colton was chasing perfection. He wanted to be the most decorated student athlete. The best professional football player. The beloved lead...

Picking up where he left off at the end of his widely praised debut memoir, One of These Things First, Gaines recounts his hilarious, sometimes poignant attempt to forge a writing career and a successful love life in the gay world of the 1970s. He has limited success until he falls in love with an older woman dying of cancer.

Dein Wegweiser durch eine queere Welt. Wer bin ich? Zu wem fühle ich mich hingezogen? Was hat es mit Coming-Outs auf sich? Wie funktioniert queerer Sex? Was ist die queere Community und wie kann ich mich für queere Rechte einsetzen? Vielleicht hast du dir genau solche Fragen schon einmal gestellt, oder du kennst jemanden, der sich mit ihnen beschäftigt. Dieses Hörbuch möchte dich auf dem Weg begleiten, deine eigenen Antworten zu finden, und dir dabei helfen, die großartige Vielfalt rund um Queerness und LGBTQIA+ kennen und verstehen zu lernen.

YOU ARE ENOUGH EXACTLY AS YOU ARE. ​ From the time we’re born, a litany of do’s and don’ts are placed on us by our families, our communities, and society. We're required to fit into boxes based on our race, gender, sexuality, and other parts of our identities, being told by others how we...