who have changed the face of homosexuality over the centuries are not completely heroic. Learn about the first great gay activist, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs; read of brave men and women of the Matachine Society and of the Stonewall riot; and relive the stories of the writers and artists who pushed a movement forward. Intriguing, shocking, and ultimately hopeful

Erin McHugh is a longtime gay activist and fundraiser, former publishing executive, and author of several books, including the five book series The 5 W's: Who?, What?, When?, Where?, and Why?

A spare and beautiful memoir of family secrets and their consequences.

While in her twenties, Janine Avril learned a shocking family secret, one that set her on a deeply personal journey into her past. When Janine was twelve, growing up in the wealthy and predominantly Jewish suburb of Roslyn, New York, her mother was diagnosed with a deadly cancer and died three years later. While a junior at Cornell University, Janine learned that her father, a popular French chef and entrepreneur, was ill with full-blown AIDS. It was nearly five years later when Janine received an unexpected phone call from her uncle, forcing her to reevaluate her childhood. Inspired to understand as much as she can about her parents, she finally discovers a powerful link between her father and herself, and her past becomes illuminated like the nightlight that once protected her from the darkness of her youth.