First person queer : who we are (so far) / edited by Richard Labonté and Lawrence Schimel.

The straight girl at the party / Stacey May Fowles -- Uncle Arthur / Josh Kilmer-Purcell -- Genderquerulous / Nalo Hopkinson -- A never-gardening gay old man / Sky Gilbert -- Hoowahyoo? / Kate Bornstein -- Cool/queer/cool / R. Gay -- A wo'mn called sir / Sharon Bridgforth -- Greys / D. Travers Scott -- Why point out what we already know? / Chong-suk Han -- Breath / Achy Obejas -- The modernist chair : a short history / Robin Metcalfe -- Miss Scarlet, with cat poo, in the Castro / Kirk Read -- Threats / Arden Eli Hill -- Dual identities / Jane Van Ingen -- Birds in the hand / George K. Ilsley -- The politics of pride : a personal journey / Katherine V. Forrest -- Survey says / David C. Findlay -- Theories about bodies and truth / Sandra Lambert -- Marriage : why I took the plunge / Daniel Gawthrop -- Why I don't want to marry (and why I don't want you to either) / Joy Parks -- Shirts versus skins / Christopher DiRaddo -- A lollipop and a dime / Blaine Marchand -- Tribute to a community of artists : a femme diary / Mary M. Davies -- Gay and tired / Andy Quan -- Not getting killed, with kindness / S. Bear Bergman -- Wild nights / Simon Sheppard -- Every street has its girl / Bonnie J. Morris -- Homofauxbia / Joshua Dalton -- Large and back in charge / Shawn Syms -- Descend / Jason Timermanis -- Deep pockets / Gayle Roberts -- The sexual Luddite / Jeffrey Rotin -- Words / Therese Szymanski -- Altered people / Gregory Woods -- Daughters of Zelophehad / Karen Taylor -- Hecklers and Christians / David Hatfield Sparks -- Conduct unbecoming / Stan Persky -- Unfriendly / Mette Bach -- Queer person first / Tim Miller -- The future of Francis / Ivan E. Coyote.

Lambda Literary Award: LGBT Anthologies, 2008

Independent Publisher Award (Gold): Gay/Lesbian, 2008