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1998 Lambda Literary Award Nominees and Winners


Fiction

California Screaming, Doug Guinan, 1998
Trials, Anne T Wallach, 1998
The Far Euphrates, Aryeh Lev Stollman, 1997
 
Night Letters, Robert Dessaix, 1997
Plays Well With Others, Allan Gurganus, 1997
Farewell Symphony, Edmund White, 1997
Story of the Night, Colm Toíbín, 1997 [first published in 1996]
Arkansas: Three Novellas, David Leavitt, 1997
Sanctuary: A Tale of Life in the Woods, Paul Monette, 1997
A Parisian From Kansas, Philippe Tapon, 1997
Getting Off Clean, Timothy Murphy, 1997
The Men from the Boys, William J Mann, 1997
If This World Were Mine, E Lynn Harris, 1997
Gossip, Christopher Bram, 1997
The Rest of the Earth, William Haywood Henderson, 1997
Naked, David Sedaris, 1997
Some Men Are Lookers, Ethan Mordden, 1997
And This Too Shall Pass, E Lynn Harris, 1996
Beauty of Men, Andrew Holleran, 1996
Funny Boy, Shyam Selvadurai, 1996
Getting Over Homer, Mark O'Donnell, 1996
Law of Enclosures, Dale Peck, 1996
Kept Boy, Robert Rodi, 1996
Man of the House, Stephen McCauley, 1996
 

Anthologies & Literature

A History of Gay Literature: The Male Tradition, Gregory Woods, 1998
Columbia Anthology of Gay Literature, Byrne R S Fone, ed., 1998
Mammoth Book of Gay Erotica, Lawrence Schimel, ed., 1998
Say Goodnight: Poems, Timothy Liu, 1998
Pages Passed from Hand to Hand: The Hidden Tradition of Homosexual
Literature in English from 1748 to 1914, Mark Mitchell & David Leavitt, eds., 1997
Best American Gay Fiction 2, Brian Bouldrey, ed., 1997
 
His 2: Brilliant New Fiction by Gay Writers, Robert Drake & Terry Wolverton, eds., 1997
Best American Gay Fiction 1996, Brian Bouldrey, ed., 1996
Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay
Literary Fiction by African-American Writers, Shawn Stewart Ruff, ed., 1996
Men on Men 6, David Bergman, ed., 1996
Shade: An Anthology of Fiction by Gay Men of African Descent,
Bruce Morrow & Charles H Rowell, eds., 1996
Best Gay Erotica 1996, Scott Heim (introduction) & Michael Ford, ed., 1996
 

Nonfiction

Gay Marriage, Tamara L Roleff, ed., 1998
The Other Side of Silence, John Loughery, 1998
And Then I Became Gay: Young Men's Stories, Ritch Savin-Williams, 1998
 
The Shared Heart: Portraits and Stories Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual
Young People, Adam Mastoon, 1997
Gay Men at the Millenium: Sex, Spirit, Community, Jeremy P Tarcher, 1997
Men Together: Portraits of Love Commitment, and Life,
Anderson Jones & David Fields, 1997
Gay Metropolis: 1940-1996, Charles Kasier, 1997
Stealing Jesus: How Fundamentalism Betrays Christianity, Bruce Bawer, 1997
Life Outside: The Signorile Report on Gay Men: Sex, Drugs, Muscles,
and the Passages of Life, Michelangelo Signorile, 1997
In Changing Times: Gay Men and Lesbians Encounter HIV/AIDS, Martin P Levine,
Peter M Nardi, John H Gagnon, eds., 1997
The Essential Gay Mystics, Andrew Harvey, ed., 1997
Creating a Place for Ourselves: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Community Histories,
Brett Beemyn, ed., 1997
Sexual Ecology, AIDS and the Destiny of Gay Men, Gabriel Rotello, 1997
Two Hearts Desire, Gay Couples on Their Love, Michael Lassell & Lawrence Schimel, 1997
The Rise and Fall of Gay Culture, Daniel Harris, 1997
Same-Sex Marriage: Pro and Con: A Reader, Andrew Sullivan, ed., 1997
Gay Men, Lesbians and the Law, Ruthann Robson, 1997
Generation Q: Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals Born Around 1969's Stonewall Riots
Tell Their Stories of Growing Up in the Age of Information,
Robin Bernstein & Seth Clark Silberman, 1996
Beyond Queer: Challenging Gay Left Orthodoxy, Bruce Bawer, ed., 1996
Boyopolis: Sex and Politics in Gay Eastern Europe, Stan Persky, 1996
Boys Like Us: Gay Writers Tell Their Coming Out Stories, Patrick Merla, ed., 1996
Farm Boys: Lives of Gay Men from the Rural Midwest, Will Fellows, ed., 1996
Gay Agenda: Talking Back to the Fundamentalists, Jack Nichols, 1996
Gay by the Bay: A History of Queer Culture in San Francisco, Susan Stryker & Jim Van Buskirk, 1996
One More River to Cross: Black and Gay in America, Keith Boykin, 1996
Perfect Enemies: The Religious Right, the Gay Movement and the Politics of the 1990s,
Christopher Bull & John Gallagher, 1996
A Queer Geography: Journeys Toward A Sexual Self, Frank Browning, 1996
Queer Science: The Use and Abuse of Research Into Homosexuality, Simon LeVay, 1996
Radically Gay, Harry Hay, 1996
Sex Between Men: An Intimate History of the Sex Lives of Gay Men Postwar to Present,
Douglas Sadownick, 1996
Taking Liberties: Gay Men's Essays on Politics, Richard Kasak, ed., 1996
 

Mystery

The Woodstock Murders, Jon Froscher, 1998
Stachey's Folly, Richard Stevenson, 1998
Eye Contact, Michael Craft, 1998
The Burning Plain, Michael Nava, 1997
The Magician's Tale, David Hunt, 1997
Revision of Justice, John Morgan Wilson, 1997
 
Hostage, R D Zimmerman, 1997
Flight Dreams, Michael Craft, 1997
Chain of Fools, Richard Stevenson, 1996
Death of Friends, Michael Nava, 1996
Murder on the Appian Way, Steven Saylor, 1996
Rust on the Razor, Mark Richard Zubro, 1996
Simple Justice, John Morgan Wilson, 1996
Tribe, R D Zimmerman, 1996
 

Biography & Memoirs

Jocks: True Stories of America's Gay Male Athletes, Dan Woog, 1998
Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines: Hollywood's First
Openly Gay Star, William J Mann, 1998
David Hockney & His Friends, Peter Adam, 1997
Body, Remember, 1997
 
Shirts & Skin: A Novel Approach to Life, Tim Miller, 1997
My Brother, Jamaica Kincaid, 1997
Michelangelo: A Biography, George Anthony Bull, 1997 [first published in 1995]
Dr America: The Lives of Thomas A Dooley, 1927-1961, James T Fisher, 1997
Walt Whitman: A Gay Life, Gary Schmidgall, 1997
The Oldest Gay Couple in America: A Seventy-Year Journey Through
Same Sex America, Gean Harwood, 1997
Liberation Was For Others: Memoirs of a Gay Survivor of the Nazi Holocaust,
Pierre Seel, 1997 [first published in 1995]
Honor Thy Children: One Family's Journey to Wholeness, Molly Fumia, 1997
Courage to Love: A Gay Priest Stands Up For His Beliefs, Will Leckie, 1997
Icebreaker, Rudy Galindo, 1997
Resident Alien, Quentin Crisp, 1997
Life is Not a Rehearsal, David Brudhoy, 1997
Track Conditions: A Memoir, Michael Klein, 1997
Alvin Ailey: A Life in Dance, Jennifer Dunning, 1996
Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton, Julie Kavanagh, 1996
Alan Turing: The Architect of the Computer Age, Ted Gottfried, 1996
American Gay, Stephen O Murray, 1996
Agony in the Garden, The Story of a Gay Minister, Howard Hanson, 1996
Gay Olympian: The Life and Death of Dr Tom Waddell, Tom Waddell, 1996
Geography of the Heart, Fenton Johnson, 1996
Heaven's Coast, Mark Doty, 1996
House and Home, Steve Gunderson, 1996
Journeys and Arrivals: On Being Gay and Jewish, Lev Raphael, 1996
Keith Haring Journals, Keith Haring, 1996
Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn, David Hadju, 1996
Some Remarkable Men: Further Memoirs, James Lord, 1996
Stranger Among Friends, David B Mixner, 1996
Truth Serum, Bernard Cooper, 1996
A Boy Named Phyllis, F A DeCaro, 1996
 

Advice & Guidance

Generation Queer: A Gay Man's Quest for Hope, Love, and Justice,
Bob Paris, 1998
Outspoken: Role Models from the Lesbian and Gay Community,
Michael Thomas Ford, 1998
Recognizing Ourselves: Ceremonies of Lesbian and Gay Commitment,
Ellen Lewin, 1998
The Gay Men's Wellness Guide, Robert E Penn, 1998
J K Lasser's Gay Finances in a Straight World,
Peter M Berkery & Gregory A Diggins, 1998
 
Reclaiming The Spirit: Gay Men and Lesbians Come to Terms with Religion,
David Shallenberger, 1998
Loving Someone Gay, Revised and Updated 20th Anniversary Edition,
Donald H Clark, 1997

Gay Body: A Journey Through Shadow to Self, Mark Thompson, 1997
Coming Out Every Day, Bret K Johnson, 1997
Now That I'm Out What Do I Do?, Brian McNaught, 1997
Gay Money: Personal Finance for Gay Men and Lesbians, Per Larson, 1997
The Queerest Places: A National Guide to Gay and Lesbian Historic Sites,
Paula Martinac, 1997
USA Cities: Essential Information For Gay and Lesbian Travelers,
Billy Kolber-Stuart, 1997
USA Resorts and Warm Weather Vacations: Essential Information for Gay and Lesbian
Travelers, Billy Kolber-Stuart, 1997
The Good Book, Peter Gomes, 1996
The Last Closet: The Real Lives of Lesbian and Gay Teachers, Rita M Kissen, 1996
Becoming Gay: The Journey to Self-Acceptance, 1996
Coming Home to America: A Road Map to Gay and Lesbian Empowerment, Torie Osborn, 1996
Coming Out As Parents: You and Your Homosexual Child, David K Switzer, 1996
Coming Out of Shame, Gershen Kaufman, 1996
Finding True Love in a Man-Eat-Man World, Craig E Nelson, 1996
Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth, Ellen Bass, 1996
Love Between Men: Enhancing Intimacy and Keeping Your Relationship Alive,
Rik Isensee, 1996 [first published in 1990]
World Out There: Becoming Part of the Lesbian and Gay Community, Michael Thomas Ford, 1996
 

Young Adult Fiction

What I Know Now, Rodger Larson, 1997
"Hello," I Lied, M E Kerr, 1997
My Father's Scar, Michael Cart, 1996
The Eagle Kite, Paula Fox, 1995
 

Guilty Pleasures

Alec Baldwin Doesn't Love Me and Other Trials of My Queer Life,
Michael Thomas Ford, 1998
Opposite Sex: Gay Men on Lesbians, Lesbians on Gay Men,
Sara Miles & Eric Rofes, eds., 1998
Gay Fairy and Folk Tales: Traditional Stories Retold for Gay Men, Peter Cashorali, 1997
Gorilla Suit, Bob Paris, 1997
Openly Bob, Bob Smith, 1997
A Funny Time To Be Gay, Fireside, 1997
The Silver Cord, David Armstrong, 1997
Making Faces, Kevyn Aucoin, 1997
Sex Tips for Straight Women From a Gay Man, Dan Anderson, 1997
Cary Grant: A Class Apart, Graham McCann,1997 [first published in 1996]
k d lang, Paula Martinac, 1997
Notorious: The Life of Ingrid Bergman, Donald Spoto, 1997
Becoming Mae West, Emily Wortis Leider, 1997
Streisand: A Biography, Anne Edwards, 1997
Audrey Hepburn, Barry Paris, 1997
Herb Ritts: Work, 1996
The White T, Alice Harris, 1996
Homo Handbook, Judy Carter, 1996
Hollywood Gays, Boze Hadleigh, 1996
Christian Dior, The Man Who Made the World Look New, Marie-France Pochna, 1996
Yves Saint Laurent, Alice Rawsthorn, 1996
Rebel: The Life and Legend of James Dean, Donald Spoto, 1996
 

Videorecordings

It's My Party, 1996
Get on the Bus, 1996
The Birdcage, 1996
Jeffrey, 1995
The Celluloid Closet, 1995
Carrington, 1995
Priest, 1994
The Sum of Us, 1994
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, 1994
Wild Reeds [Les Roseaux Sauvages], 1994
The Wedding Banquet, 1994
A Man of No Importance, 1994
Strawberry and Chocolate [Fresa y Chocolate], 1994
Four Weddings and a Funeral, 1994
Silver Lake Life: The View From Here, 1993
Philadelphia, 1993
Love and Human Remains, 1993
Tales of the City, [3 volumes, KQED, San Francisco], 1993
Six Degrees of Separation, 1993
And the Band Played On, 1993
Swoon, 1992
Rock Hudson's Home Movies, 1992
Edward II, 1992
Paris is Burning, 1992
The Crying Game, 1992
The Living End, 1992
Peter's Friends, 1992
Parting Glances, 1991
My Own Private Idaho, 1991
Naked Lunch, 1991
Longtime Companion, 1990
Tongues Untied, 1989
Torch Song Trilogy, 1988
We Think the World of You, 1988
Prick Up Your Ears, 1987
Maurice, 1987
Withnail & I, 1987
My Beautiful Laundrette, 1985
Kiss of the Spider Woman, 1985
Another Country, 1984
Victor/Victoria, 1982
La Cage Aux Folles, 1978
Midnight Express, 1978
Satan's Brew [Satansbraten], 1976
Fox and His Friends [Faustrecht der Freiheit], 1975
Dog Day Afternoon, 1975
Death in Venice [Morte a Venezia], 1971
The Conformist [Il Confirmista], 1971
Boys in the Band, 1970
Midnight Cowboy, 1969
Advise & Consent, 1962
Rope, 1948
Zero for Conduct [Zéro de Conduite], 1933
 

Documentaries

For Better or Worse: Same-Sex Marriage in America, [A&E], 1996

The Question of Equality, [4 volumes, KQED, San Francisco], 1995
Black Is -- Black Ain't: A Personal Journey Through Black Identity, 1995
Stonewall 25, 1994
Coming Out Under Fire, 1994
Bill T Jones, Dancing to the Promised Land, 1994
Queer Son, 1994
Marching for Freedom, 1993
Living Proof, 1993
Growing Up Gay and Lesbian, 1993
Homophobia in the Workplace, 1993
Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring, 1989
Common Threads, Stories from the Quilt, 1989
Before Stonewall, 1986
On Being Gay, 1986
The Times of Harvey Milk, 1984
 

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