Coming Out Books for Men and Women, Married and Single
Books are a helpful resource when you feel overwhelmed and unsure of what steps to take next. The following list of books is a place to start as you consider your journey toward coming out.
MEN Coming Out Books for Heterosexual Relationship
Coming Out: A Handbook for Men by Orland Outland
Coming Out Every Day : A Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning Man’s Guide by Ph.D. Bret K. Johnson
The Truth Shall Set You Free: A Memoir by Sally Lowe Whitehead
WOMEN Coming Out Books for Heterosexual Relationships
Living Two Lives: Married to a Man and In Love with a Woman by Joanne Fleisher
Early Embraces: True-Life Stories of Women Describing Their First Lesbian Experience by Lindsey Elder (Editor)
From Wedded Wife to Lesbian Life: Stories of Transformation
by Deborah Abbott (Editor), Ellen Farmer (Editor)
Non-Gay Spouses of Gays and Lesbians
When Husbands Come Out of the Closet by J. Gochros
The Truth Shall Set You Free: A Memoir by Sally Lowe Whitehead
Coming Out Books: General
A Woman Like That : Lesbian and Bisexual Writers Tell Their Coming Out Stories by Joan Larkin
Coming Out: A Handbook for Men by Orland Outland
Coming Out Every Day : A Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning Man’s Guide by Ph.D. Bret K. Johnson
Is It a Choice?: Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gay and Lesbian People by Eric Marcus
General Resources on Being Gay and Coming Out Books
Is It a Choice?: Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gay and Lesbian People by Eric Marcus
Straight Parents, Gay Children: Inspiring Families to Live Honestly and With Greater Understanding by Robert A. Bernstein
Beyond Acceptance: Parents of Lesbians and Gays Talk About Their Experiences by Carolyn Welch Griffin, Marian J. Wirth, Arthur G. Wirth,Brian McNaught
Spirituality
The Church and the Homosexual by John J. McNeill
Openly Gay, Openly Christian: How the Bible Really Is Gay Friendly by Samuel, Rev. Kader (Paperback)