The Book Company: New Products - LGBT Studies

To Find a Killer (The Homophobic Murders of Norma and Maria Hurtado and the LGBT Rights Movement)

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:01:28 +0000

Despite monumental gains in legal equality over the past decade, including the landmark Obergefell ruling on same-sex marriage, the LGBTQ community still faces harsh disparities in physical and mental health, economic status, racial stratification, and hate crimes victimization. These factors comp..

Price: $12.99

Queer Street (The Curious Connections Between Boxing and the Homoerotic)

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:48:28 +0000

A history of boxing, focussing on the interconnection between government restrictions on male-male violence and homoerotic relations.

Physical displays of affection between opponents are most intense in the most violent sports, such as American football and boxing. Queer Street: ..

Price: $29.99

About Canada: Queer Rights

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:18:28 +0000

Is Canada a “queer utopia”? Canada was the fourth country in the world – and the first in the Western Hemisphere – to legalize same-sex marriage. Queer people in Canada enjoy many of the same legal rights as heterosexuals, and social acceptance of homosexuality has grown exponentially. But are the..

Price: $20.00

Get That Freak (Homophobia and Transphobia in High Schools)

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:06:44 +0000

Bullying in schools has garnered significant attention recently, but despite this, little has been said about the occurrence of homophobic and transphobic bullying in Canadian high schools. Get That Freak fills that gap by exploring the experiences of bullying among youth who identify or are ident..

Price: $21.00

Under the Rainbow (A Primer on Queer Issues in Canada)

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:56:42 +0000

With contributions from Dayna B. Daniels & Judy Davidson, Valda Leighteizer and Ross Higgins

Under the Rainbow is a primer on the social and political history and the everyday practices and processes of living queer lives in Canada. Framed through a life-course perspective, th..

Price: $40.00

Double Pregnant (Two Lesbians Make a Family)

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:56:35 +0000

Shortlisted for the 2015 Dartmouth Book Award for Non-fiction In Memory of Robbie Robertson

Girl meets girl. Girl marries girl. They want to have babies…but they need a little help.

Double Pregnant is author Natalie Meisner’s light-hearted, poignant and informative ..

Price: $24.00

Exiled for Love (The Journey of an Iranian Queer Activist)

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:55:59 +0000

Finalist for the 2016 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Memoir/Biography

All orders of Exiled for Love are 30% off. Use discount code exiled30 during checkout

To be gay in Iran means to live in the shadow of death. The country’s harsh Islamic code of Lavat is..

Price: $21.00

LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Teacher Education (Practical Strategies for ITE and Early Career Support)

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:01:02 +0000

In a rapidly evolving educational landscape, LGBTQ+ beginning teachers still face systemic challenges, including heteronormative school cultures, lack of representation, and inconsistent institutional support. LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Teacher Education is the essential guide for transformin..

Price: $32.00

The Journey (Truths of Same-Gender-Loving Black Males in Higher Education)

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:40:28 +0000

“As a man of color, our image and reputation is everything. I have always kept my personal life and my private life separately. However, when I transitioned into higher education, I saw men who walked like me, talked like me, but also lived their truth in secret like me. It wasn't until I atten..

Price: $95.00

Foucault's Strange Eros

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:54:09 +0000

What is the strange eros that haunts Foucault’s writing? In this deeply original consideration of Foucault’s erotic ethics, Lynne Huffer provocatively rewrites Foucault as a Sapphic poet. She uncovers eros as a mode of thought that erodes the interiority of the thinking subject. Focusing on the..

Price: $30.00