LGBT+

18 Nonfiction Reading Prompts - hosted by seaglass

Read a book by or about an LGBT+ topic. Biography / memoir, coming out, transitioning, rights movements, history in various cultures, etc.

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Bad Gays: A Homosexual History by Ben Miller, Huw Lemmey

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History
Ben Miller, Huw Lemmey

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography history lgbtqia+ informative reflective medium-paced

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History

Ben Miller, Huw Lemmey

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography history lgbtqia+ informative reflective medium-paced

Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality by Julia Shaw

Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality
Julia Shaw

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ science informative reflective medium-paced

Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality

Julia Shaw

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ science informative reflective medium-paced

Bi: Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, and Genderqueer Youth by Ritch C. Savin-Williams

Bi: Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, and Genderqueer Youth
Ritch C. Savin-Williams

328 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ informative reflective slow-paced

Bi: Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, and Genderqueer Youth

Ritch C. Savin-Williams

328 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ informative reflective slow-paced

The Natural Mother of the Child: A Memoir of Nonbinary Parenthood by Krys Malcolm Belc

The Natural Mother of the Child: A Memoir of Nonbinary Parenthood
Krys Malcolm Belc

4 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ memoir reflective medium-paced

The Natural Mother of the Child: A Memoir of Nonbinary Parenthood

Krys Malcolm Belc

4 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ memoir reflective medium-paced

And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts

And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
Randy Shilts

630 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

nonfiction health lgbtqia+ politics emotional informative sad medium-paced

And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

Randy Shilts

630 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

nonfiction health lgbtqia+ politics emotional informative sad medium-paced

Gender Euphoria
Laura Kate Dale with Oliver Jones (Contributor), Halo Jedha Dawn (Contributor), Miles Nelson (Contributor), Jane Aerith Magnet (Contributor), Teddy Sweet (Contributor), Júlia F. Cândida (Contributor), Mia Violet (Contributor), Mari Wrobi (Contributor), Parker Armando Deckard (Contributor), Koda Strider (Contributor), Olu Niyi-Awosusi (Contributor), Yas Lime (Contributor), Jaden Hameed (Contributor), Emmett Nahil (Contributor), Samara-Jade Sendek (Contributor), Katherine Cross (Contributor), William Keohane (Contributor), Mxtress Luna

296 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays gender lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Gender Euphoria

Laura Kate Dale with Oliver Jones (Contributor), Halo Jedha Dawn (Contributor), Miles Nelson (Contributor), Jane Aerith Magnet (Contributor), Teddy Sweet (Contributor), Júlia F. Cândida (Contributor), Mia Violet (Contributor), Mari Wrobi (Contributor), Parker Armando Deckard (Contributor), Koda Strider (Contributor), Olu Niyi-Awosusi (Contributor), Yas Lime (Contributor), Jaden Hameed (Contributor), Emmett Nahil (Contributor), Samara-Jade Sendek (Contributor), Katherine Cross (Contributor), William Keohane (Contributor), Mxtress Luna

296 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays gender lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Tales of the Lavender Menace: A Memoir of Liberation by Karla Jay

Tales of the Lavender Menace: A Memoir of Liberation
Karla Jay

278 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ memoir challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

Tales of the Lavender Menace: A Memoir of Liberation

Karla Jay

278 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ memoir challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror
Joe Vallese with Samuel Autman (Contributor), Jennifer Corrigan (Contributor), Viet Dinh (Contributor), Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Contributor), Ryan Dzelzkalns (Contributor), Sarah Fonseca (Contributor), Bruce Owens Grimm (Contributor), Richard Scott Larson (Contributor), Jonathan Robbins Leon (Contributor), Tucker Lieberman (Contributor), Zefyr Lisowski (Contributor), Carmen Maria Machado (Contributor), Laura Maw (Contributor), Carrow Narby (Contributor), Sachiko Ragosta (Contributor), Sumiko Saulson (Contributor), Prince Shakur (Contributor), Will Stockton (Contributor), Grant Sutton (Contributor), Tosha R. Taylor (Contributor), S. Trimble (Contributor), Addie Tsai (Contributor), Joe Vallese (Contributor), Spencer Williams (Contributor), Steffan Triplett (Contributor), Bishakh Som (Illustrator)

298 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction essays horror lgbtqia+ emotional informative reflective medium-paced

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

Joe Vallese with Samuel Autman (Contributor), Jennifer Corrigan (Contributor), Viet Dinh (Contributor), Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Contributor), Ryan Dzelzkalns (Contributor), Sarah Fonseca (Contributor), Bruce Owens Grimm (Contributor), Richard Scott Larson (Contributor), Jonathan Robbins Leon (Contributor), Tucker Lieberman (Contributor), Zefyr Lisowski (Contributor), Carmen Maria Machado (Contributor), Laura Maw (Contributor), Carrow Narby (Contributor), Sachiko Ragosta (Contributor), Sumiko Saulson (Contributor), Prince Shakur (Contributor), Will Stockton (Contributor), Grant Sutton (Contributor), Tosha R. Taylor (Contributor), S. Trimble (Contributor), Addie Tsai (Contributor), Joe Vallese (Contributor), Spencer Williams (Contributor), Steffan Triplett (Contributor), Bishakh Som (Illustrator)

298 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction essays horror lgbtqia+ emotional informative reflective medium-paced

The Love That Dares: Letters of LGBTQ+ Love & Friendship Through History by Rachel Smith, Barbara Vesey

The Love That Dares: Letters of LGBTQ+ Love & Friendship Through History
Rachel Smith, Barbara Vesey with Mark Gatiss (Contributor)

259 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ emotional reflective medium-paced

The Love That Dares: Letters of LGBTQ+ Love & Friendship Through History

Rachel Smith, Barbara Vesey with Mark Gatiss (Contributor)

259 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ emotional reflective medium-paced

The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice by Shon Faye

The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice
Shon Faye

292 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced

The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice

Shon Faye

292 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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