Common Sense Media edors help you choose Books wh LGBTQ+ Characters. Stori wh lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, and qutng characters.
Contents:
- CLASSIC GAY MALE LERATURE
- BT THRILLER FEATURG A GAY PROTAGONIST
- BT FANTASY FICTN WH GAY PROTAGONISTS
CLASSIC GAY MALE LERATURE
Here are the bt LGBTQ books wh gay characters or by thors who intify as LGBTQ+. Fd romance, spirg nonfictn and YA reads for adults and teens. * books that have gay characters *
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As the end of his life draws near, Jab hop to the right the wrongs that ed his relatnship wh his gay son, Isaac.
"How We Fight for Our Liv" by Saeed JonPoet Saeed Jon’ g-of-age memoir is a rehgly hont look at the realy of beg a Black gay man the south. When Garrard Conley is outed by his parents, they make him attend a 12-step nversn therapy program to “cure” him of his homosexualy. "The Guncle" by Steven RowleyOnce-famo s star Patrick is a proud Guncle (Gay Uncle Patrick, actually).
BT THRILLER FEATURG A GAY PROTAGONIST
You won’t fd a buttoned-up gay love story the pag: Purnell unearths the dysfunctn of Black, broke and queer men fallg and out of love (or, well, lt). In this royal rom-, the prce of England and heir to the throne is gay, and longs for the son of the first woman print of the U.
BT FANTASY FICTN WH GAY PROTAGONISTS
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99Yaet Flor is navigatg her new whe and rich Catholic school where no one knows she's gay — and she plans to keep that way. 49"Boys Come First" is a story about three Black, gay men lookg for love, iendship, and acceptance Detro, which seems to be nstantly changg around them.
"I Kissed Shara Wheeler" featur a queer romance at the novel's foreont but also clus gay, lbian, bisexual, nonbary, and genr-qutng si characters as Chloe teams up wh Shara's boyiend and neighbor to follow the clu and get Shara back before graduatn. 99Cldia L is ed to keepg secrets om her fay, like the fact that she’s gay and has jt been reced by a referrals-only tective agency for onle datg. Classic Gay Male Lerature (207 books),.