Queer Men Books By Queer Men

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21 participants (136 books)

Overview

I realized I was reading lots of MLM books, but not many by MLM authors. So I made this challenge to change that. To qualify, a book must A- be written by a queer male author, and B- have a main character who is a queer man.

Note: Both gender and sexuality are complex and fluid, and whether or not an author or a character is a “queer man” is potentially difficult to say, especially if an author keeps their life private. All I ask is that participants use their best judgement, based on how authors/characters self-identify when possible.

Challenge Books

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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

656 pages • 1987 • 22 editions

nonfiction health lgbtqia+ politics emotional informative sad slow-paced
At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill

At Swim, Two Boys

Jamie O'Neill

576 pages • 2001 • 18 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional sad slow-paced
Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A. by Jonathan Ned Katz

Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A.

Jonathan Ned Katz

720 pages • 1976 • 4 editions

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Homosexuality & Civilization by Louis Crompton

Homosexuality & Civilization

Louis Crompton

623 pages • 2003 • 2 editions

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay and Lesbian Past by Martin Duberman, George Chauncey, Martha Vicinus

Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay and Lesbian Past

Martin Duberman, George Chauncey, Martha Vicinus

579 pages • 1989 • 5 editions

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ informative medium-paced
Camp by L.C. Rosen

Camp

L.C. Rosen

384 pages • 2020 • 22 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

Young Mungo

Douglas Stuart

390 pages • 2022 • 68 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves

This Is Why They Hate Us

Aaron H. Aceves

390 pages • 2022 • 8 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Confidence by Rafael Frumkin

Confidence

Rafael Frumkin

320 pages • 2023 • 6 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ dark tense medium-paced
Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century by John Boswell

Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century

John Boswell

424 pages • 1980 • 7 editions

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ religion challenging informative slow-paced