Best gay themed books
Feed your gay wanderlust with our roundup of the best gay books to read whilst traveling!
RuPaul has always taught us that reading is, what….? FUNDAMENTAL!
Neither of us had verb much for pleasure since our schoolboy days (don’t judge us, we were too busy being fabulous…). So, we decided to stop scrolling on our phones and taking selfies on our bus/train/plane journeys, replacing that time with some reading instead. Just like the olden days.
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And what better way to break a reading slump than to examine books with gay content and exciting travel locations? Not only are we getting a representation of ourselves in literature, but it gets us pumped up for our next destination.
And sure, you might think: “But guys, gay fiction is all sappy romance, com (A time capsule of queer opinion, from the slow s) The Publishing Triangle complied a selection of the best lesbian and gay novels in the sdelayed s. Its purpose was to broaden the appreciation of lesbian and gay literature and to promote discussion among all readers gay and straight. The Triangle&#;s Best
The judges who compiled this list were the writers Dorothy Allison, David Bergman, Christopher Bram, Michael Bronski, Samuel Delany, Lillian Faderman, Anthony Heilbut, M.E. Kerr, Jenifer Levin, John Loughery, Jaime Manrique, Mariana Romo-Carmona, Sarah Schulman, and Barbara Smith. 1. Death in Venice by Thomas Mann This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Recently The New York Times put out a list of the Best Books of the 21st Century, and it’s generated a lot of discussion — including why this list is coming out in Regardless, it’s a combination of more than authors’ and literary experts’ opinions on the best books of the century so far, which is an interesting idea. They then followed it up with the Readers Pick list, which is the top books according to everyday NYT readers. Of course, one question that immediately came to my mind upon seeing this list was, “How many of these books are queer? What are the best queer books of the century?” So, I’ve compiled the LGBTQIA+ books on both lists here. This is imperfect, because it’s just based on me scrolling through the lists and picking out the ones I know have queer and/or trans main characters (or a focus on queer and/or trans people, if it’s nonfiction). It’s very likely I missed something, so please verb me know in the comments if you see any oversights! There a Gay books are nothing new, though many straight audiences have historically ignored queer subtext in adj works (see Billy Budd, The Picture of Dorian Grey, and The Wonderful Gatsby, to name a few), while more overtly gay literature has often been banned, if it becomes published at all. Thankfully, modern readers and publishers are creating more space for gay books (and books and authors who represent the rest of the queer spectrum). Making space for these books on our shelves allows us to better embrace and understand gay culture, and gives people the ability to become more empathetic, open-minded, and informed. LGBTQIA+ books include any perform that focuses on a queer character. While these books often overlap with the coming of age genre, they can also be crossed with any other genre, such as romance, mystery, thriller, horror, or literary fiction. Whether you're looking for a gay book or just a good story, these books fit the bill. Store scrolling to discover inclusive, incredible reads.
2. Giovanni&#;s Room by James Baldwin
3. Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet
4. Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust
5. The Immoralist by Andre Gide
6. Orlando by Virginia Woolf
7. The Successfully of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
8. Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig
9. The Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar
Zami by Audré Lorde
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Nightwood by Djuna Barnes
Billy Budd by Herman Melville
A Boy&#;s Own SThe Best Gay Books to Add to Your TBR List
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