In The Dream House with Nancy Agabian and Carmen Maria Machado
This Queer Book Saved My Life is a podcast hosted by J.P. Der Boghossian. On it, guests from across the rainbow share the queer books that had life-saving features for them. They…
Straight to Gay by Audrey Kouyoumdjian
Published in 2018, Straight to Gay: Coming Out Saved My Life Creating Joy and Health by Audrey Kouyoumdjian is the second [*] memoir written by an Armenian-American who identifies as a Lesbian. Kouyoumdjian…
The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt by Jon-Jon Goulian
Published in 2011, The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt by Jon-Jon Goulian is the first [*] memoir by an Armenian-American who describes himself as an “androgynous neurotic.”
Goulian was born in 1968 and grew up in La Jolla, California.
Dancing Man by Bob Avian
ublished in 2020, Dancing Man: A Broadway Choreographer’s Journey by Bob Avian, with Tom Santopietro, is the first [*] memoir by a Gay Armenian-American. Avian is an American choreographer, theatrical producer, and stage director. Early in his career
Transition by Chaz Bono
Published in 2012, Transition: Becoming Who I was Always Meant to Be by Chaz Bono is the first [*] memoir by a transgender man of Armenian-American descent.
Bono is an American character actor and activist.
Balls: It Takes Some to Get Some by Chris Edwards
Published in 2016, Balls: It Takes Some to Get Some by Chris Edward is the second [*] memoir published by a transgender man of Armenian-American descent.
Chris made his advertising debut in 1993 as a copywriter at Arnold Worldwide,
Me as Her Again by Nancy Agabian
Published in 2008, Me as Her Again: True Stories of an Armenian Daughter by Nancy Agabian is the first [*] memoir written by a bisexual Armenian-American.
It was a finalist for a LAMDA literary award in the LGBT nonfiction
Lion Woman’s Legacy by Arlene Voski Avakian
Published in 1992, Lion Woman’s Legacy: An Armenian-American Memoir is the first [*] memoir written by an Armenian-American woman and Lesbian Armenian-American.
Avakian (born 1939) is an Armenian-American academic specializing in women’s studies and food history.