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zandbeertje: Hey, I love your blog! Do you know any queer books dealing with cancer in some way?
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nationalbook: An epic UPDATE of Molly Wetta’s graphic guide to LGBTQ titles in YA literature now up on YALSA’s website.
[image description: An Updated Graphic Guide to YA Novels with LGBTQ Characters, with a rainbow above it. How about starting with a Classic? Annie On My Mind by Nancy Garden, Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block, Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan, Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez (POC Characters), and Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger (POC Characters). Looking for books that focus on queer characters and other issues? Gender Ambiguity: Between You & Me by Marisa Calin and Brooklyn, Burning by Steve Brezenoff. Beyond “Gay” Identity: Every Day by David Levithan and Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg. Understanding a Family Member’s Identity: Happy Families by Tanita S. Davis and Personal Effects by E.M. Kokie. Consequences of Hate: Winger by Andrew Smith and The Sin-Eater’s Confession by Ilsa J. Bick. What about speculative fiction? Dystopian + Post-Apocalyptic: The Culling by Steven dos Santos, Proxy by Alex London (POC Characters), and Stranger by Rachel Manija Brown & Sherwood Smith (POC Characters). Paranormal + Urban Fantasy: Witch Eyes by Scott Tracey, The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black, and The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan. Science Fiction: Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith, Adaptation by Malinda Lo, More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera (POC Characters), Hero by Perry Moore, and More Than This by Patrick Ness. Fantasy: About a Girl by Sarah McCarry, Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld (POC Characters), Pantomime by Laura Lam, Ash by Malinda Lo (POC Characters), The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey, and Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis What about historical YA with LGBTQ characters? Wildthorn by Jane Eagland, Cinders & Sapphires by Leila Rasheed, Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin, The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m. danforth, and Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley (POC Characters). Feel good happy endings: Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, and Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (POC Characters). Tearjerkers: October Mourning by Leslea Newman, If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. Looking for books with transgender or intersex characters? Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde, Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-Mills, Parrotfish by Ellen Wittlinger, None of the Above by I. W. Gregorio, I am J by Cris Beam, Alex as Well by Alyssa Brugman, Freakboy by Kristin Elizabeth Clark. Bisexual characters: Far From You by Tess Sharpe, Cut Both Ways by Carrie Mesrobian, and Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz (POC Characters). Asexual characters: How To Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford, Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey, and Quicksilver by RJ Anderson. Still not finding what you’re looking for? Graphic novels: Drama by Raina Telgemeier, Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash, Wandering Son by Horo Musuko, and Runaways: Pride & Joy by Brian K. Vaughan. / Memoirs: Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin, Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler, and Rethinking Normal by Katie Rain Hill] I would highly recommend researching these titles before picking them up. Some just have LGBTQ side characters, and some have been criticized for their representation (ones that I noticed: Winger, Cut Both Ways, and the entire trans and intersex section)
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BOOKS WITH QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR PROTAGONIST
blueinthefaceangel: *This is a WIP. So if you see something incorrect please message me. Or if you want to add a book or comic message me with the title and ethnicity of the leading woman* Books - Homecoming by Nell Stark ( Queer* Asian-American )
- Winds of Fortune by Radclyfe (African American Lesbian)
- Blood Hunt by L.L Raand (African American Lesbian)
- Punk Like Me and Punk and Zen by JD Glass (Latina Lesbian )
- Blind Eye Mysteries by Diane Anderson-Minshall and Jacob Anderson-Minshall (Japanese Lesbian(Has a visual disability) and African American Lesbian)
- Better Off Red: Vampire Sorority Sisters by Rebekah Weatherspoon(Latina Lesbian)
- Blacker Than Blue: Vampire Sorority Sisters Book by Rebekah Weatherspoon(African American Lesbian)
- The Fling by Rebekah Weatherspoon(African American/Russian Lesbian)
- The Necessary Hunger by Nina Revoyr (Japanese -American Lesbian)
- Southland by Nina Revoryr (Japanese-American Lesbian)
- Car Pool by Karin Kallmaker (Asian American Lesbian)
- Choices by Skyy (Queer African American women )
- Naughty Little Secrets by Mary Wilbon (African American Lesbian)
- The Mimi Patterson/Gianna Maglione Mysteries by Penny Mickelbury (African American Lesbian)
- Falling Star by Gill McKnight (Japanese Lesbian)
- Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey (Queer Latinas )
- If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan (Queer Iranian)
- Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan (Queer Persian)
- Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon (African American Lesbian)
- At Her Feet by Rebekah Weatherspoon (Jamaican-Korean Lesbian and Mexican-American Lesbian)
- She Slipped And Fell by Shonda (African American Lesbians)
- Second Nature by Jae (Asian Lesbian)
- The Gunfighter and the Gearhead by Cassandra Duffy (Korean Lesbian)
- The Enterprise of Death by Jesse Bullington (African Lesbian)
- Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu ( Sri Lankan Lesbian)
- Falling Hard by Jae (African American Lesbian)
Manga’s (Unless otherwise stated all the protagonist are queer Japanese women/girls) - Revolutionary Girl Utena by Chiho Saito and Be-Papas (Indian Queer women)
- Kannazuki no Miko
- Octave
- Kimi Koi Limit
- Love Flag Girls
- Gokujou Drops
- Sweet Blue Flowers,
- Shōjo Sect
- Maria-sama ga Miteru
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Anonymous: Historical lgbtq? Like, lgbtq fiction that was actually written by long dead people during,,,,history.
lgbtqreads: Well, not all these people are dead - I wouldn’t know where to find, like, centuries-old queer fiction, but for early-to-mid 20th century, there’s James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room and Another Country, E.M. Forster’s Maurice, Patience & Sarah by Isabel Miller, Alice Walker’s The Color Purple (which is actually newer than I thought, but still feels like it should be mentioned)…I’m sure other people know more about this than I do! @biandlesbianliterature, maybe? ETA: Also maybe City of Night by John Rechy? You can find links to these books (and others to browse) here: https://lgbtqreads.com/general-fiction/
Ooh, yes, I do! I know you said fiction, but queer poetry goes farther back, so I have to mention these poets who were sapphic and wrote about it:
I also can’t skip mentioning Anne Lister’s diaries (1800s).
For actual fiction: I stuck to books with queer content, written by queer authors, which were written 90+ years ago. I haven’t read most of these, a lot may not even still be in print or available in English, but let me know if you’re interested in slightly more recent ones. (The 50s were when lesbian pulp really took off.) Of course, these are all bi and lesbian books, because that’s what I’m about. Also, be prepared that these are not likely to be the same standard of LGBTQIA+ writing that would be published today. Although these are written by queer authors, they may still include self-hatred.
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