BOOK LIST
Below is a list of a few books that we have found can be useful and enjoyable. If you are looking to purchase a physical copy, many include a link to a bookstore affiliate. We receive a small donation from some books purchased.
Many titles are available through libraries/interlibrary loans either as physical books or audiobooks, so we encourage you to check with your local library.
This is not a complete list of all LGBTQ books by all means, new books are being published all the time and older books may become less relevant. Some books might only be available as physical copies while some might have audiobook options. If you have a suggestion for a book, feel free to contact us at help@lgbthotline.org .
Many titles are available through libraries/interlibrary loans either as physical books or audiobooks, so we encourage you to check with your local library.
This is not a complete list of all LGBTQ books by all means, new books are being published all the time and older books may become less relevant. Some books might only be available as physical copies while some might have audiobook options. If you have a suggestion for a book, feel free to contact us at help@lgbthotline.org .
Coming out
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-Coming Out: Insights and Tips for Teenagers - Kenzia Endsley
-This Book is Gay - Juno Dawson
-Boys Like Us - Patrick Merla
-Is It A Choice? 3rd Edition - Eric Marcus
-Fashionably Late: Gay, Bi and Trans Men Who Came Out Later in Life - Vinnie Kinsella
-Being Different: Lambda Youth Speak Out - Larry Dane Brimner
-This Book is Gay - Juno Dawson
-Boys Like Us - Patrick Merla
-Is It A Choice? 3rd Edition - Eric Marcus
-Fashionably Late: Gay, Bi and Trans Men Who Came Out Later in Life - Vinnie Kinsella
-Being Different: Lambda Youth Speak Out - Larry Dane Brimner
Relationships
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-Together Forever - Eric Marcus
-When Love Last Forever - Merle J Yost
-Gay Men's Introduction to Love and Relationships - Richard L. Travis
-Love Between Men - Rik Isensee
-Loving Someone Gay - Don Clark
-When Love Last Forever - Merle J Yost
-Gay Men's Introduction to Love and Relationships - Richard L. Travis
-Love Between Men - Rik Isensee
-Loving Someone Gay - Don Clark
Bisexual
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-Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution - Shiri Eisner
-Bisexuality: The Psychology and Politics of an Invisible Minority - Beth A. Firestein
-Everything You Need to Know about Bisexuality - Greg Baldino
-Bi Lives: Bisexual Women Tell their Tales - Kata Orndorff
-Purple Prose: Bisexuality in Britain - Kate Harrad
-The Bisexuyal Option: Second Edition - Kritz Klein
-Best Bi Short Stories: Bisexual Fiction - Jane Rule
-Bisexuality: The Psychology and Politics of an Invisible Minority - Beth A. Firestein
-Everything You Need to Know about Bisexuality - Greg Baldino
-Bi Lives: Bisexual Women Tell their Tales - Kata Orndorff
-Purple Prose: Bisexuality in Britain - Kate Harrad
-The Bisexuyal Option: Second Edition - Kritz Klein
-Best Bi Short Stories: Bisexual Fiction - Jane Rule
Lesbian
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-Girl2Girl - Norrina Rashid, Jane Hoyt, Gina Roberts
-The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For - Alison Bechdel
-Women in Love - Barbara Seyda, Diana Herrera
-Dispatches from Lesbian America - Cheela Romain Smith
-Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Though - Briona Simone Jones
-The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For - Alison Bechdel
-Women in Love - Barbara Seyda, Diana Herrera
-Dispatches from Lesbian America - Cheela Romain Smith
-Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Though - Briona Simone Jones
Transgender
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-The Gender Book - Mel Reiff Hill, Jay Maya (book available online free at www.thegenderbook.com)
-Beyond Magenta: Transgender Trans Speak Out - Susan Kuklin
-Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation - Kate Bornstein
-Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman - Leslie Feinberg
-Transgender Rights and Protections - Rebecca Klein
-Coming out as Transgender- Corona Brezna
-Helping Your Transgender Teen: A guide for parents - Irwin Krieger
-Health Issues When You’re Transgender -Susan Meyer
-My New Gender Workbook - Kate Bornstein
-Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink and Blue - Leslie Feinberg
-Transgender 101: a Guide to Coping with Gender Dysphoria - Adrienne J
-Some Assembly Required - Arin Andrews
-Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to Complex Issue - Nicholas Teich
-Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource by and for Transgender Communities - Laura Erickson-Schroth
-Identifying as Transgender - Sara Woods
-Trans/Portrait: Voices from Transgender Communities - Jackson Wright Shultz
-Second Serve - Archie M. Richards Jr.
-Beyond Magenta: Transgender Trans Speak Out - Susan Kuklin
-Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation - Kate Bornstein
-Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman - Leslie Feinberg
-Transgender Rights and Protections - Rebecca Klein
-Coming out as Transgender- Corona Brezna
-Helping Your Transgender Teen: A guide for parents - Irwin Krieger
-Health Issues When You’re Transgender -Susan Meyer
-My New Gender Workbook - Kate Bornstein
-Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink and Blue - Leslie Feinberg
-Transgender 101: a Guide to Coping with Gender Dysphoria - Adrienne J
-Some Assembly Required - Arin Andrews
-Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to Complex Issue - Nicholas Teich
-Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource by and for Transgender Communities - Laura Erickson-Schroth
-Identifying as Transgender - Sara Woods
-Trans/Portrait: Voices from Transgender Communities - Jackson Wright Shultz
-Second Serve - Archie M. Richards Jr.
African-American / People of Color (POC)
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-Mouth of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought - Briona Simone Jones
-Invisible Families: Gay Identities, Relationships, and Motherhood Among Black Women - Mignon Moore
-A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder - Ma-Nee Chacaby
-The Man who was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore - Devdutt Pattanaik
-Queer Brown Voices: Personal Narratives of Latina/o LGBT Activism - Uriel Quesada
-Queer & Trans Artist of Color Vol 2. - Nia King
-Gay Latino Studies - Michael Hames-Garcia
-Cuentamelo! - Testimonies of LGBT Latino Immigrants - Juliana Delgado Lopera
-Inscrutable Belongings: Queer Asian North American Fiction - Stephen Hong Sohn
-Invisible Families: Gay Identities, Relationships, and Motherhood Among Black Women - Mignon Moore
-A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder - Ma-Nee Chacaby
-The Man who was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore - Devdutt Pattanaik
-Queer Brown Voices: Personal Narratives of Latina/o LGBT Activism - Uriel Quesada
-Queer & Trans Artist of Color Vol 2. - Nia King
-Gay Latino Studies - Michael Hames-Garcia
-Cuentamelo! - Testimonies of LGBT Latino Immigrants - Juliana Delgado Lopera
-Inscrutable Belongings: Queer Asian North American Fiction - Stephen Hong Sohn
Religion / Spirituality
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-Queer Magic: LGBT+ Spirituality and Culture from Around the World - Tomas Prower
-Queer Jihad: LGBT Muslims on Coming Out, Activism and the Faith - Afdhere Jama
-The Grace of Coming Home: Spirituality, Sexuality and the Struggle for Justice - Melanie Morrison
-PFLAG: Faith in Our Families - Can be found on PFLAG.org's online booklist
The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart - Peter J. Gomes
-On Being Gay - Brian McNaught
-I'm Muslim and my Gender doesn't Fit Me- A resource for Trans Muslim Youth - PDF can be found at www.advocatesforyouth.org
-Twice Blessed: On being Lesbian, Gay adn Jewish - Christie Balka
-Queer Jihad: LGBT Muslims on Coming Out, Activism and the Faith - Afdhere Jama
-The Grace of Coming Home: Spirituality, Sexuality and the Struggle for Justice - Melanie Morrison
-PFLAG: Faith in Our Families - Can be found on PFLAG.org's online booklist
The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart - Peter J. Gomes
-On Being Gay - Brian McNaught
-I'm Muslim and my Gender doesn't Fit Me- A resource for Trans Muslim Youth - PDF can be found at www.advocatesforyouth.org
-Twice Blessed: On being Lesbian, Gay adn Jewish - Christie Balka
Parents / Caregiver
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-Our Families Q and A's for Parents of LGBT Youth and Adults - Can be found on PFLAG.org booklist.
-Straight Parents, Gay Children - Robert A. Bernstein
-Helping Your Transgender Teen - Irwin Krieger
-Always my Child: A Parent's Guide to UNderstanding your LGBTQ Son or Daughter - Kevin Jennings
-Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son - Lori Duron
-Invisible Families: Gay Identities, Relationships, and Motherhood Among Black Women - Mignon Moore
-The ABC's of LGBT+ - Ashley Mardell
-This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids - Dannielle Owens-Reid
-It's OK to Say "They" - Christy Whittlesey
-Queer Adolescence: Understanding the Lives of LGBTQIA Youth - Charlie McNabb
-Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children - Daine Ehrensaft
-Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child - Telaina Eriksen
-My Rainbow - Deshanna Neal
-Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and Nonbinary Teens - Stephanie A. Brill
-Straight Parents, Gay Children - Robert A. Bernstein
-Helping Your Transgender Teen - Irwin Krieger
-Always my Child: A Parent's Guide to UNderstanding your LGBTQ Son or Daughter - Kevin Jennings
-Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son - Lori Duron
-Invisible Families: Gay Identities, Relationships, and Motherhood Among Black Women - Mignon Moore
-The ABC's of LGBT+ - Ashley Mardell
-This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids - Dannielle Owens-Reid
-It's OK to Say "They" - Christy Whittlesey
-Queer Adolescence: Understanding the Lives of LGBTQIA Youth - Charlie McNabb
-Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children - Daine Ehrensaft
-Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child - Telaina Eriksen
-My Rainbow - Deshanna Neal
-Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and Nonbinary Teens - Stephanie A. Brill
Safer Sex & other Sexual questions
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-Sexual Intimacy for Women: A guide for Same Sex Couples - Glenda Corwin
-The Joy of Gay Sex - Charles Silverstein, Felice Picano
-The Joy of Gay Sex - Charles Silverstein, Felice Picano
Youth
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-This Book is Gay - Juno Dawson
-Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out - Susan Kuklin
-The ABC's of LGBTQ - Ashley Mardell
-GLBTQ: The Survival guide for LGBTQ teens - Kelly Huegel
-Gender Outlaws - Kate Bornstein
-Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People who Changed the World - Sarah Prager
-It Gets Better - Terry Miller
-Coming Out as Transgender - Corona Brezina
-Health Issues When You're Transgender - Susan Meyer
-Some Assembly Required - Arin Andrews
-Transgender Rights and Protections - Rebecca Klein
-Identifying as Transgender - Sara Woods
-Gay-Straight Alliances: Networking with Other teens and allies - Kristina Lyn Heitkamp
-Growing Up Gay/Lesbian - Bennett L. Singer
-Everything You Need to Know about Bisexuality - Greg Baldino
-Coming Out: Insight and Tips for Teenagers - Kezia Endsley
-Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out - Susan Kuklin
-The ABC's of LGBTQ - Ashley Mardell
-GLBTQ: The Survival guide for LGBTQ teens - Kelly Huegel
-Gender Outlaws - Kate Bornstein
-Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People who Changed the World - Sarah Prager
-It Gets Better - Terry Miller
-Coming Out as Transgender - Corona Brezina
-Health Issues When You're Transgender - Susan Meyer
-Some Assembly Required - Arin Andrews
-Transgender Rights and Protections - Rebecca Klein
-Identifying as Transgender - Sara Woods
-Gay-Straight Alliances: Networking with Other teens and allies - Kristina Lyn Heitkamp
-Growing Up Gay/Lesbian - Bennett L. Singer
-Everything You Need to Know about Bisexuality - Greg Baldino
-Coming Out: Insight and Tips for Teenagers - Kezia Endsley
Teachers / Safer Schools
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-Understanding & Teaching US Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History - Leila J. Rupp
-Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People who changed the world - Sarah Prager
-Gay-Straight Alliance - Ian K. Macgillivray
-It Gets Better - Terry Miller
-How to They/Them - Stuart Getty
-The ABC's of LGBTQ+ - Ashley Mardell
Gay & Lesbian History for Kids - Jerome Pohlen
-The Right to Be Out - Stuart Biegel
-Safe Zones - Kerry John Poynter
-Queer Adolescence: Understanding the Lives of LGBTQIA Youth - Charlie McNabb
-Gay-Straight Alliance - Kristina Lyn Heitkemp
-Safe Spaces - Annemarie Vaccaro, Gerri August and Megan S. Kenndey
-The Stonewall Riots - Gayle E. Pitman
-Rainbow Rev oltionaries - Sarah Prager
-Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People who changed the world - Sarah Prager
-Gay-Straight Alliance - Ian K. Macgillivray
-It Gets Better - Terry Miller
-How to They/Them - Stuart Getty
-The ABC's of LGBTQ+ - Ashley Mardell
Gay & Lesbian History for Kids - Jerome Pohlen
-The Right to Be Out - Stuart Biegel
-Safe Zones - Kerry John Poynter
-Queer Adolescence: Understanding the Lives of LGBTQIA Youth - Charlie McNabb
-Gay-Straight Alliance - Kristina Lyn Heitkemp
-Safe Spaces - Annemarie Vaccaro, Gerri August and Megan S. Kenndey
-The Stonewall Riots - Gayle E. Pitman
-Rainbow Rev oltionaries - Sarah Prager
Popular novels
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-The Miseducation of Cameron Post - Emily M. Danforth
-Guapa - Saleem Haddad
-Bright Lines - Tanwi Nandini Islam
-The Cosmopolitans - Sarah Schulman
-Naked - David Sedaris
-Less - Andrew Sean Greer
-A Separate Place - John Knowles
-Dancer from the Dance - Andrew Holleran
-A Single Man - Christopher Isherwood
-Other Voices, Other Rooms - Truman Capote
-A Home at the End of the World - Michael Cunningham
-City of Night - John Rechy
-Bastard Out of Carolina - Dorothy Allison
Queer - William S. Burroughs
-The Best little Boy in the World - Andrew Tobias
-Giovanni's Room - James Baldwin
-Call Me by your Name - Andre Aciman
-Christodora - Tim Murphy
-Topic of Cander - Henry Miller
-Tropic of Capricorn - Henry Miller
-Tales of the City - Armistead Maupin
-Rubyfruit Jungle - Rita Mae Brown
-Carol - Patricia Highsmith
-Swimming Pool Library - Alan Hollinghurst
-The Front Runner - Patricia Niell Warren
The Lond Won't Mind - Gordon Merrick
-Maurice - E M Forester
-Goldenboy - Michael Nava
-Guapa - Saleem Haddad
-Bright Lines - Tanwi Nandini Islam
-The Cosmopolitans - Sarah Schulman
-Naked - David Sedaris
-Less - Andrew Sean Greer
-A Separate Place - John Knowles
-Dancer from the Dance - Andrew Holleran
-A Single Man - Christopher Isherwood
-Other Voices, Other Rooms - Truman Capote
-A Home at the End of the World - Michael Cunningham
-City of Night - John Rechy
-Bastard Out of Carolina - Dorothy Allison
Queer - William S. Burroughs
-The Best little Boy in the World - Andrew Tobias
-Giovanni's Room - James Baldwin
-Call Me by your Name - Andre Aciman
-Christodora - Tim Murphy
-Topic of Cander - Henry Miller
-Tropic of Capricorn - Henry Miller
-Tales of the City - Armistead Maupin
-Rubyfruit Jungle - Rita Mae Brown
-Carol - Patricia Highsmith
-Swimming Pool Library - Alan Hollinghurst
-The Front Runner - Patricia Niell Warren
The Lond Won't Mind - Gordon Merrick
-Maurice - E M Forester
-Goldenboy - Michael Nava
YA (Young Adult)
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-Simon vs. the Homo Sapien Agenda - Becky Albertalli
-Leah on the Off Beat - Becky Albertalli
-Little & Lion - Brandy Colbert
-Pet - Akwaeke Emezi
-Girl Mans Up - M-E Girard
-Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Saenz
-If I was your Girl - Meredith Russo
-The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzi Lee
-Picture Us in the Light - Kelly Loy Gilbert
-All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages - Kody Keplinger
-Symptons of Being Human - Jeff Garvin
-The Miseducation of Cameron Post - Emly M. Danforth
-The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to Their Younger Selves - Sarah Moon
-Cut Both Ways - Carrie Mesrobian
-I Wish You All the Best - Mason Deaver
-Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender
-Release - Patric Ness
-The Music of What Happens - Bill Konigsberg
-What If It's Us - Becky Albertalli
-Leah on the Off Beat - Becky Albertalli
-Little & Lion - Brandy Colbert
-Pet - Akwaeke Emezi
-Girl Mans Up - M-E Girard
-Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Saenz
-If I was your Girl - Meredith Russo
-The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzi Lee
-Picture Us in the Light - Kelly Loy Gilbert
-All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages - Kody Keplinger
-Symptons of Being Human - Jeff Garvin
-The Miseducation of Cameron Post - Emly M. Danforth
-The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to Their Younger Selves - Sarah Moon
-Cut Both Ways - Carrie Mesrobian
-I Wish You All the Best - Mason Deaver
-Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender
-Release - Patric Ness
-The Music of What Happens - Bill Konigsberg
-What If It's Us - Becky Albertalli
Youth Under 13
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-My Rainbow - Deshanna Neal
-Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress 9 Christine Baldacchino
-Julian Is a Mermaid - Jessa Love
-Auntie Uncle: Drag Queen Hero - Ellie Royce
-Tabitha and Mangoo Dress Up Too - Michelle Tea
-I Am Jazz - Jessica Herthel
-Love Makes a Family - Sophie Beer
-Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress 9 Christine Baldacchino
-Julian Is a Mermaid - Jessa Love
-Auntie Uncle: Drag Queen Hero - Ellie Royce
-Tabitha and Mangoo Dress Up Too - Michelle Tea
-I Am Jazz - Jessica Herthel
-Love Makes a Family - Sophie Beer
Asexual
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-Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society and the Meaning of Sex - Angela Chen
-A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality - Molly Muldoon
-The Love and Sex Life of an Aromantic Asexual - Laurel Federbush
-Asexual Perspectives: 47 Asexual Stories - Sandra Bellamy
-A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality - Molly Muldoon
-The Love and Sex Life of an Aromantic Asexual - Laurel Federbush
-Asexual Perspectives: 47 Asexual Stories - Sandra Bellamy
History
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-Modern Herstory - Blair Imani
-The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Street - Gayle E. Pitman
-Rainbow Revolutionaries - Sarah Prager
-Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights - Ann Bausum
-To Believe in Woman: What Lesbians Have Dne for America - A History - Lillian Faderman
-Gay & Lesbian History for Kids - Jerome Pohlen
-Queer: A Graphic History - Meg-John Barker
-The Gay Agenda: A Modern Queer History &. Handbook - Ashley Molesso
-The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Street - Gayle E. Pitman
-Rainbow Revolutionaries - Sarah Prager
-Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights - Ann Bausum
-To Believe in Woman: What Lesbians Have Dne for America - A History - Lillian Faderman
-Gay & Lesbian History for Kids - Jerome Pohlen
-Queer: A Graphic History - Meg-John Barker
-The Gay Agenda: A Modern Queer History &. Handbook - Ashley Molesso