| 2022 | Let the Record Show | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · LGBTQ Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993 | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993 | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993 | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Let the Record Show | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Maggie Terry | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lesbian Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Cosmopolitans | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Gay Fiction | |
| 2017 | Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility and the Duty of Repair | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | The Cosmopolitans | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Gentrification of the Mind: Witness to a Lost Imagination | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lesbian Memoir/Biography | |
| 2013 | Israel/Palestine and the Queer International | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | Ties That Bind: Familial Homophobia and Its Consequences | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | The Child | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lesbian Fiction | |