Meem, Deborah T., Michelle A. Gibson and Jonathan F. Alexander. Finding Out: An Introduction to LGBT Studies. 2009. 480 p. SAGE, $48.95 (9781412938655). Gr. 10-12.

While marketed as an introductory textbook for lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT) studies, Finding Out handily serves as a reference tool. Each chapter includes a selection of readings supporting topics from the ancient world order to the politics of Queer space. Additional chapter references, a tight glossary and generous index further support inquiry. This is not an encyclopedia and some may find the theoretical discourse challenging. If you are looking for more than a discussion of tolerance and “value how queer visions help us see the world..intellectually, politically, and personally”…start with Finding Out.- Laurie Spurling