Gay fiction novels

In this poetic novel, a son writes a letter to his mother, who cannot read. It’s so beautiful how being around other queer people can help you to find yourself, and that was captured really well in this story. But this largely corporate visibility during Pride month, known as rainbow washingshouldn't be a day limited engagement, especially as our rights are under attack.

Discover the best LGBTQ fiction books including bestsellers, award winners, and more. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. These books inspire us, give us hope and show that our literary worlds can and should!

Consider giving them this book to read and let it open the conversation for you. Author: Malinda Lo Release Date: January 19th, Find the Book: Goodreads | StoryGraph | Bookshop Starting the list off strong with a young adult historical fiction novel about a young girl in Chinatown who finds herself at a late-night lesbian club.

Browse books by LGBTQ+ authors to books featuring LGBTQ characters. This is what makes the current wave of book bans targeting queer books even more dangerous. There have been few experiences more powerful for me as an author than visiting high school and college classrooms and hearing queer students reflect on how meaningful it was to see their lives and stories on the page.

The book explores coming out to family, medical trauma that comes as existing as a visible trans person and coming out as asexual. It explores his love for her and unpacks the deepest secrets of masculinity, race and class. Whether set in the US, Canada, the Northeast of England or South Africa, these must-read LGBTQ fiction books continue to educate, comfort, and remind us.

This is a book about self discovery, family secrets and overcoming family trauma and legacies to build your own life. Additional reporting by Lizz Schumer. The book also explores themes of desire and belonging.

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This new story is a fresh take on the book that inspired so many of us. This is a well-written novel centering beautiful consensual kink. And once you're done here, head on over to the GH Book Club to check out even more feel-good reads.

Exploring your own identities or trying to explain who you are to friends or family? This tough but tender novel is about understanding yourself and queerly demanding to be heard. Instead of just reading gay books during Pride, challenge yourself to expand the diversity of books you read all year long.

In college, Bechdel comes out as a lesbian, at which time she realizes that her father was also gay. Add them all to your own TBR list, or pick up a handful as the perfect gift for the book-lover in your life. This book is full of intimate stories of his experience starring in the movie Junogoing to a queer bar for the first time, coming out as transgender and the backlash he experienced in Hollywood.

In this beautiful memoir, readers follow a queer Muslim immigrant coming to understand her own identity and sense of gender. We've been independently researching and testing products for over years. Learn more about our review process. As an out author of fiction and nonfiction books, it is an unnerving time to be writing books about queer and trans lives and experiences.

This book is sure to inspire you to live authentically, regardless of what others say. Actor Elliot Page recounts his journey to understanding his gender in this New York Times bestseller.