Gay & Lesbian Coming Out Books

Last updated: January 2, 2012

1. The Cranberry Hush: A Novel by Ben Monopoli Published: March 6, 2011 Score: 5.61
2. The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd Published: March 17, 2011 Score: 3.49
3. The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World by Alan Downs Published: May 30, 2006 Score: 2.12
4. The Fall: A Novel by Ryan Quinn Published: December 15, 2010 Score: 1.91
5. It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living by Dan Savage, Terry Miller, Paul Michael Garcia and Marguerite Gavin Published: May 1, 2011 Score: 1.34
6. Forbidden Love with a Married Man: E-mail Diaries (Best-selling author of an explosives and controversial memoir) by Dennis Schleicher, Candace Bushnell, Bonnie Kaye and Candace Bushnell Published: July 16, 2006 Score: 0.84
7. Daron's Guitar Chronicles: Volume One by Cecilia Tan Published: November 30, 2010 Score: 0.47
8. No Irish Need Apply by Edward C. Patterson Published: January 5, 2008 Score: 0.43
9. Conversations and Cosmopolitans: Awkward Moments, Mixed Drinks, and How a Mother and Son Finally Shared Who They Really Are by Robert Rave and Jane Rave Published: November 8, 2011 Score: 0.4
10. Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight, A Psychiatrist's Own Story by Loren A. Olson, M.D. and Karen Levy Published: April 8, 2011 Score: 0.37
11. Take Me Out: A Play by Richard Greenberg Published: August 6, 2003 Score: 0.32
12. Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens by Kathy Belge, Marke Bieschke and Christian Robinson Published: June 1, 2011 Score: 0.26
13. When I Knew by Robert Trachtenberg Published: May 31, 2005 Score: 0.26
14. How I Learned to Snap: A Small Town Coming-of-Age and Coming-Out Story by Kirk Read Published: June 25, 2001 Score: 0.2
15. The Other Side of the Closet: The Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families, Revised and Expanded Edition by Amity Buxton Published: May 24, 1994 Score: 0.2
16. Out of Bounds: Coming Out of Sexual Abuse, Addiction, and My Life of Lies in the NFL Closet by Roy Simmons and Damon DiMarco Published: December 13, 2005 Score: 0.16
17. Risking Everything: Coming Out in Coffee Land by Elizabeth Worley Published: May 1, 2011 Score: 0.14
18. Slant: A Novel by Timothy Wang Published: July 2, 2011 Score: 0.13
19. Family Outing: A Guide to the Coming-Out Process for Gays, Lesbians, & Their Families by Chastity Bono and Billie Fitzpatrick Published: October 1, 1999 Score: 0.13
20. Outing Yourself: How to Come Out as Lesbian or Gay to Your Family, Friends and Coworkers by Michelangelo Signorile Published: June 6, 1996 Score: 0.12
21. Awakenings (I Found My Heart in San Francisco: Book One) by Susan X. Meagher Published: November 12, 2009 Score: 0.12
22. Cowboys Can Fly by Ken Smith Published: October 16, 2010 Score: 0.12
23. Daron's Guitar Chronicles: Volume Two by Cecilia Tan Published: June 18, 2011 Score: 0.11
24. Native Moments by Michael Derison Published: June 3, 2011 Score: 0.1
25. Killing Time in Taos by J. Timothy Hunt Published: June 30, 2011 Score: 0.1

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