Growing Up Gay in Appalachia
Elandria works at the Highlander Education and Research Center with the Appalachian Transition Fellowship Program, and is a long time youth advocate and organizer. RG: What do you think the largest issues facing LGBTQ people are in general, and then do you think it’s the same or different for rural LGBTQ people?. Serving as the seedbed for the Appalachian literary tradition for over a century, Hindman Settlement School aims to lift up the voices and stories of the people who call our region home. All of the books recommended below are from our own faculty and alumni.
Appalachian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Oral
The anthology, the first of its kind, features poetry and prose from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer authors from Appalachia. Mann, now an author and associate professor of English at Virginia Tech, co-edited the book with Julia Watts, an author and professor of English at South College based in Knoxville, Tennessee. If he were to be honest, Mann knew, he would likely be shunned from his little hometown of Hinton, or worse. Books and stories, however, offered a safe, inviting refuge, a place to learn and relate. 
“Y’all Means All”
The author Elizabeth Price states, “Appalachian queer people have similar experiences and needs as queer people in other parts of the world. Regardless of location, queer and trans people are more vulnerable to experience violence and lack of access to the means to meet their life-sustaining needs. The stories collected depict the conditions of growing up queer in Appalachia, starting with the s onward. Interviews include a diverse group of subjects, including medical doctors, accomplished authors, journalists, hair dressers, public health professionals and artists.
"Photovoice and Appalachian gay men" by Ana D. Sucaldito
Introduction: Gay, bisexual, queer, and other men who have sex with men and transgender and nonbinary persons living in rural Appalachia experience profound health disparities. Limited research, however, has focused on the needs, strengths, and priorities of these communities. Purpose: This study sought to better understand the lived experiences of the vulnerable, underrepresented, and. Jeff Mann. Ohio University Press. Queer Appalachia Oral History Project · SPOKEdb
A Gay man chronicles his relationship to his native Appalachian culture and society. Appalachians are known for their love of place, yet many LGBTQ+ people from the mountains flee to urban areas in search of community and broader acceptance. Jeff Mann tells his story as one who left and then. Ana D. Introduction: Gay, bisexual, queer, and other men who have sex with men and transgender and nonbinary persons living in rural Appalachia experience profound health disparities. Loving Mountains, Loving Men
This collection, the first of its kind, gathers original and previously published fiction and poetry from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer authors from Appalachia. . Loving Mountains, Loving Men
The Appalachian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Oral History Project documents the growth of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community within the Appalachian Region of North Carolina and its effect on regional character, culture, diversity, and values. . 
History of LGBTQ in Appalachia – Gay in the CLE
By Chelsea Risley Southern Review of Books September 12, A thoughtful and accessible exploration of what it means to be queer in Appalachia, Y’all Means All: The Emerging Voices Queering Appalachia is a collection of essays that is both an exploration and a celebration of the region. As many who live in Appalachia and [ ]. .