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YA LGBTQ Novels Where the Focus Isn't Coming Out
nitatyndall:
As I spoke about in my post, when I was a young babygay, many of the LGBT YA novels I found were all about the angst and trials of coming out. Which is all well and good, but those can’t be the only narratives queer people see themselves in. So, I compiled this list.
I had three criteria:
Coming Out could be a part of the plot but could not be the whole focus (which is why Ask the Passengers, even though it’s good, isn’t on here, before you ask)
The protagonist/MC had to identify as queer/LGBT. No sidekick stories here.
The story could not be known to be biphobic or transphobic (which is why The Bermudez Triangle isn’t on here, also before you ask. Also bisexual-books has a great response to that book in particular, but this is not the place for that discussion.)
If you believe a novel on this list falls into the categories of bi- or transphobic or otherwise, please message me and I’ll look into it/remove it.
This is by no means a comprehensive list—feel free to reblog and add suggestions or message me with suggestions so I can keep updating!
The List is also on Goodreads!!
-Nita
Realistic Fiction: Lesbian MC
The Summer I Wasn’t Me by Jess Verdi
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m. danforth
Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
Great by Sara Benincasa
Scars by Cheryl Rainfield (huge trigger warning for self harm and sexual abuse for this book, FYI. It is a wonderful book, though.)
Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan
Starting from Here by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner
Gravel Queen by Tea Bendhun
Fat Angie by E.E. Charlton-Trujillo
Lies My Girlfriend Told Me by Julie Anne Peters
Realistic Fiction: Gay MC
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Gone Gone Gone by Hannah Moskowitz
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
Realistic Fiction: Transgender MC
Parrotfish by Ellen Wittlinger
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kristin Cronn-Mills
Realistic Fiction: Bisexual MC
Far from You by Tess Sharpe
Empress of the World by Sara Ryan (though this review suggests that it *may* be biphobic so proceed with caution? I haven’t read it so I can’t vouch but let me know)
Speculative Fiction: Lesbian MC
Huntress by Malinda Lo
Speculative Fiction: Bisexual MC
Love In the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block
Ash by Malinda Lo
Adaptation by Malinda Lo
Inheritance by Malinda Lo
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
Coda by Emma Trevayne
Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis
Speculative Fiction: Gay MC
Proxy by Alex London
More Than This by Patrick Ness
Historical Fiction: Lesbian MC
Wildthorn by Jane Eagland
Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin
Queer/Not Otherwise Specified MC:
The Mermaid in Chelsea Creek by Michelle Tea
via:Tumblr http://ift.tt/1lQtT1q
As I spoke about in my post, when I was a young babygay, many of the LGBT YA novels I found were all about the angst and trials of coming out. Which is all well and good, but those can’t be the only narratives queer people see themselves in. So, I compiled this list.
I had three criteria:
Coming Out could be a part of the plot but could not be the whole focus (which is why Ask the Passengers, even though it’s good, isn’t on here, before you ask)
The protagonist/MC had to identify as queer/LGBT. No sidekick stories here.
The story could not be known to be biphobic or transphobic (which is why The Bermudez Triangle isn’t on here, also before you ask. Also bisexual-books has a great response to that book in particular, but this is not the place for that discussion.)
If you believe a novel on this list falls into the categories of bi- or transphobic or otherwise, please message me and I’ll look into it/remove it.
This is by no means a comprehensive list—feel free to reblog and add suggestions or message me with suggestions so I can keep updating!
The List is also on Goodreads!!
-Nita
Realistic Fiction: Lesbian MC
The Summer I Wasn’t Me by Jess Verdi
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m. danforth
Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
Great by Sara Benincasa
Scars by Cheryl Rainfield (huge trigger warning for self harm and sexual abuse for this book, FYI. It is a wonderful book, though.)
Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan
Starting from Here by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner
Gravel Queen by Tea Bendhun
Fat Angie by E.E. Charlton-Trujillo
Lies My Girlfriend Told Me by Julie Anne Peters
Realistic Fiction: Gay MC
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Gone Gone Gone by Hannah Moskowitz
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
Realistic Fiction: Transgender MC
Parrotfish by Ellen Wittlinger
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kristin Cronn-Mills
Realistic Fiction: Bisexual MC
Far from You by Tess Sharpe
Empress of the World by Sara Ryan (though this review suggests that it *may* be biphobic so proceed with caution? I haven’t read it so I can’t vouch but let me know)
Speculative Fiction: Lesbian MC
Huntress by Malinda Lo
Speculative Fiction: Bisexual MC
Love In the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block
Ash by Malinda Lo
Adaptation by Malinda Lo
Inheritance by Malinda Lo
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
Coda by Emma Trevayne
Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis
Speculative Fiction: Gay MC
Proxy by Alex London
More Than This by Patrick Ness
Historical Fiction: Lesbian MC
Wildthorn by Jane Eagland
Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin
Queer/Not Otherwise Specified MC:
The Mermaid in Chelsea Creek by Michelle Tea
via:Tumblr http://ift.tt/1lQtT1q