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1) Pariah
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
DVD PARIAH
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DVD PARIAH
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The revelatory and assured feature debut by Dee Rees is a coming-of-age tale of a queer Black women navigating the expression of her gender and sexual identities, built around a beautifully layered performance from Adepero Oduye.
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Anne Lister returns to Halifax, West Yorkshire in 1832, determined to transform the fate of her faded ancestral home Shibden Hall.
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This intimate portrait for André Leon Tally, a fixture in the world of fashion, takes viewers on a journey from André's roots growing up to becoming one of the most influential tastemakers and fashion curators of our times.
4) Kelet
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KELET radiates like a star who was born to walk the runway. She is a young Somali trans woman who dreams of becoming a Vogue model. Leaving her family in Manchester to return to her childhood home in Finland, she draws on the support of her friends in the Vogue community to immerse herself in Helsinki’s glamour. Watch this shy and courageous young woman build a new life for herself, face her fears and her past, and succeed in following her dreams....
5) Queer Japan
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Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the spectrum of gender and sexuality defy social norms and dare to live unconventional lives in this kaleidoscopic view of LGBTQ+ culture in contemporary Japan. From shiny pride parades to playfully perverse underground parties, this documentary pictures people living brazenly unconventional lives in the sunlight, the shadows, and everywhere in between.
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A screamingly funny, sinfully twisted salute to sci-fi, horror, B-movies and rock music, all rolled into one deliciously decadent morsel. And now there's even more to make watchers shiver with anticipation: two additional musical numbers, Once In A While; and Superheroes; never seen theatrically or available on video! Join Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Brad Majors, Janet Weiss and Eddie: Ex Delivery Boy in the most popular cult classic of all time.
7) Freak show
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Billy bloom is one-of-a-kind: a fabulous, glitter-bedecked, gender-bending teenager whose razor-sharp wit is matched only his by his outrageous, anything-goes fashion sense. When his glamorous mother is forced to send him to live with his straight-laced father, Billy finds himself a diva-out-of-water at his new ultra-conservative high school. Undaunted by the bullies who don₂t understand him, the fearless Billy sets out to make a big statement in...
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Teen
TEEN FICTION MCQUISTON, C.
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TEEN FICTION MCQUISTON, C.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
TEEN CD FICTION MCQUISTON, C.
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TEEN CD FICTION MCQUISTON, C.
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After seventeen-year-olds Chole and Shara, Chole's rival for valedictorian, kiss, Shara vanishes leaving Chole and two boys, who are also enamored with Shara, to follow the trail of clues she left behind, but during the search, Chloe starts to suspect there might be more to Shara and her small Alabama town than she thought.
9) Icebreaker
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Teen
TEEN FICTION GRAZIADEI, A.L.
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TEEN FICTION GRAZIADEI, A.L.
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Mickey James III is following in his father's (and grandfather's) skates by playing hockey at Hartland University, but he is not enjoying the situation: for one thing he is seriously depressed, unsure of anything, even whether he can make it as a hockey player (or wants to); more troubling his rival, Jaysen Caulfield, is also on the team and seems to bitterly resent him--and Mickey actually finds Jaysen very attractive and does not know how to deal...
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Teen
TEEN FICTION FERGUSON, J.
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TEEN FICTION FERGUSON, J.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
TEEN CD FICTION FERGUSON, J.
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TEEN CD FICTION FERGUSON, J.
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"Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She'll be working in her family's ice-cream shack with ... her former best friend, King, who is back in their Canadian prairie town after disappearing three years ago ... But when she gets a letter from her biological father ... Lou immediately knows that she cannot meet him ... While King's friendship makes Lou feel safer ... when her family's business comes under threat, she soon realizes that...
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Teen
TEEN FICTION WINTERS, J.
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TEEN FICTION WINTERS, J.
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The summer before he leaves for college, eighteen-year-old Isaac Martin makes big plans with his best friend Diego that only the reappearance of an old crush can derail. School's out, senior year is over, and Isaac Martin is ready to kick off summer. His last before heading off to college in the fall where he won't have his best friend, Diego. Where--despite his social anxiety--he'll be left to make friends on his own. Knowing his time with Diego...
12) Lakelore
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Teen
TEEN FICTION MCLEMORE, A.
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TEEN FICTION MCLEMORE, A.
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"In this young adult novel by award-winning author Anna-Marie McLemore, two non-binary teens are pulled into a magical world under a lake - but can they keep their worlds above water intact? Everyone who lives near the lake knows the stories about the world underneath it, an ethereal landscape rumored to be half-air, half-water. But Bastián Silvano and Lore Garcia are the only ones who've been there. Bastián grew up both above the lake and in the...
13) Kiss & tell
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Teen
TEEN FICTION KHORRAM, A.
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TEEN FICTION KHORRAM, A.
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On boy band Kiss & Tell's first major tour, lead singer Hunter Drake grapples with a painful breakup with his first boyfriend, his first rebound, and the stress of what it means to be queer in the public eye.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Teen
TEEN FICTION LIPPINCOTT, R.
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TEEN FICTION LIPPINCOTT, R.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
TEEN CD FICTION LIPPINCOTT, R.
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TEEN CD FICTION LIPPINCOTT, R.
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Alex Blackwood is really good at getting the girl she wants, but coming from a broken home with an alcoholic mother she finds committment difficult, even when she thinks she is in love. Impossibly awkward Molly Parker has a crush on the cool Cora Myers, but she does not know how to even start a conversation, much less make a connection. At college together in Pittsburgh, Alex decides that helping Molly snag Cora will prove to her old flame that she...
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Teen
TEEN FICTION WOODFOLK, A.
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TEEN FICTION WOODFOLK, A.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Teen
TEEN CD FICTION WOODFOLK, A.
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TEEN CD FICTION WOODFOLK, A.
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A novel in verse that captures the unbalanced experience of an all-consuming love between two unnamed, queer, Black teen girls who move rapidly from strangerhood into a protective best friendship before becoming dysfunctional lovers and mutually destructive partners in crime.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Teen
TEEN FICTION MACGREGOR, M.
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TEEN FICTION MACGREGOR, M.
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An autistic nonbinary eighteen-year-old moves to a new town and school with the support of their loving father and finds friends in an LGBTQ-plus club, but they all must come together to solve the decades-old murder of a teenage boy and confront the demons lurking in Sam's past.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Teen
TEEN FICTION SCELSA, K.
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TEEN FICTION SCELSA, K.
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"Seventeen-year-old Eleanor is the last person in Salem to believe in witchcraft--or think that her life could be transformed by mysterious forces. After losing her best friend and first love, Chloe, Eleanor has spent the past year in a haze, vowing to stay away from anything resembling romance. But when a handwritten guide to tarot arrives in the mail at the witchy souvenir store where Eleanor works, it seems to bring with it the message that magic...
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J 306.76 THO
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J 306.76 THO
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"Celebrating the culture and achievements of the LGBTQ+ community, this vibrant picture book shows young readers that there are many ways to show your pride and make a difference"--
19) LGBTQ+ rights
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J 306.76 LOH
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J 306.76 LOH
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"Learn all about LGBTQ+ activism, from gender-neutral bathrooms to legalizing same-sex marriage. Get a global look at the history of the movement, meet the activists involved, and celebrate some of the legal victories! Each chapters end with a call to action, so kids can feel inspired to get involved in their own communities. This high-interest book is written at a lower reading level for struggling readers. Considerate text and engaging art and photographs...
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J 306.76 PRA
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J 306.76 PRA
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Rainbow Revolutionaries brings to life the vibrant histories of fifty pioneering LGBTQ+ people from around the world. Through Sarah Prager's (Queer, There, and Everywhere) short, engaging bios, and Sarah Papworth's bold, dynamic art, readers can delve into the lives of Wen of Han, a Chinese emperor who loved his boyfriend as much as his people, Martine Rothblatt, a trans woman who's helping engineer the robots of tomorrow, and so many more!