Books
Love, Castro Street: Reflections of San Francisco
Edited by Katherine V. Forrest and Jim Van Buskirk
Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Alyson Publications
Publication Date: 2007
Recognized as perhaps the world’s most queer destination, San Francisco has a long, storied history of embracing—and influencing—gay and lesbian culture. Now, Michael Nava, Elana Dykewoman, Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Jim Tushinski, Michele Tea, K.M. Soehnlein, and many others offer up essays and stories about why they love Castro Street.
Identity Envy: Wanting to Be Who We're Not
Creative Nonfiction by Queer Writers
Edited by Jim Van Buskirk and Jim Tushinski
Hardcover and Trade Paperback, 267 pages
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2007
Ever wish you were someone else? Why would a lesbian raised in a Jewish home have a sudden desire to be a tough-talking Catholic girl? And why would a gay man travel to Ireland in a desparate attempt to escape his "hillbilly" roots?
Celluloid San Francisco: The Film Lover's Guide to Bay Area Movie Locations
by Jim Van Buskirk and Will Shank
Trade Paperback, 128 pages
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Publication Date: 2006
Exploring a city famous for its role in film settings and television backdrops, this book is a comprehensive guide to thousands of movie and television locations in the San Francisco Bay area.
Gay By The Bay: A History of Queer Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area
by Jim Van Buskirk and Susan Stryker
Trade Paperback, 176 pages
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Publication Date: 1996
A fabulous montage of word and image, Gay by the Bay is the first book ever to chronicle the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history of the San Francisco Bay Area.