Gay & Lesbian Books

From anti-gay preacher Jerry Falwell to the gay-rights directors of HRC, PFLAG, and Soulforce, Clausen’s personal journey as a Lutheran pastor forces difficult choices between the exclusionary status quo of his church and the inclusive commitment of Jesus.

In Straight Into Gay America people share their lives with the Guinness World Record–holding pastor who unicycles 1,000 miles for equal rights. Through roadside encounters and overnight stays, this is the story of everyday people living through the most polarizing political and religious battles of our times.

Lars Clausen is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, and holds the Guinness World Record for the longest unicycle tour (9136 miles). He received his Master of Divinity degree from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California, and holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering from U.C. Berkeley and from Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois. Along with his own writing, he currently works with American Author to help authors promote their work online.

Writing expresses Lars Clausen’s hope to foster community and discover a deeper personal honesty. His first book, One Wheel – Many Spokes: USA by Unicycle is a "stepping-out" story, depicting his unicycle journey through all 50 states, exploring Native lands and history. Straight Into Gay America: My Unicycle Journey for Equal Rights, is a "coming-out" story, combining personal exploration with active advocacy.

Clausen lives with his family in Chelan on the east side of Washington’s Cascade Mountains. Every morning he wakes up to the greatest gift he can imagine, life with his wife, Anne and two children, KariAnna and Kai.

Toward The Beginning  
by Veronica Cas

Lesbian historical novel which uses an old lesbian bar in Los Angeles as the reference point for tracing the lives of a group of lesbians who met first after World War II. They survived the social stigmata and interpersonal problems of the era and trace back through history to highlight the changes that have taken place in the last fifty years, through fiction.

• Item# 4872
• 216 pgs., softcover, 1-879194-87-2
• $14.95

2 from CHAMBERS
by Jane Chambers

Jane Chambers' most popular feminist plays: LAST SUMMER AT BLUEFISH COVE and A LATE SNOW in one volume along with details of her life, winners of contest in her honor, photos and more

of LAST SUMMER AT BLUEFISH COVE
New York Daily News said– “Wonderfully funny and painfully sad.”

Village Voice said, “Dramatic bombshell of the good old fashioned kind.”

Of A LATE SNOW N Y NATIVE said “Warm, wonderful play.”

L A. Times called it “Impressive breakthrough…moving and convincing.”

• Item# ZZ5047
• 197 pgs., softcover, 1-886585-04-7
• $13.95