LGBTQ Authors Virtual Display
June is Pride Month in commemoration of the Stonewall Riots of June 1969. In June 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act and created a legal way for people of the same sex or gender to gain the same rights as straight couples, which was finally passed in June 2015.
To celebrate this Pride Month, let’s read books by LGBTQ authors across genres—coming-of-age stories, realistic fiction, autobiographies and memoirs, magical realism, literary fiction, and more. This virtual display is a place just to start as it consists of five inspiring books and links to authors’ websites. One quick way to find more books by LGBTQ authors and LGBTQ supporters is visiting PCC OverDrive.
Book by Becky Albertalli
Ebook
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Summary: 16-year-old Simon is being blackmailed by another student, and is afraid if his secret is revealed, so will someone else’s be.
Audiobook
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Author’s Website
Video
Book by Samra Habib
Ebook
We Have Always Been Here
Summary: Habib chronicles her experiences as a child in Pakistan, an immigrant in Toronto, a young adult exploring freedom, and as a queer, Muslim woman.
Author’s Website
Video
Samra Habib on the Complexities of Being Ahmadi Muslin and Queer
Article
Book by David Levithan
Ebook
Every Day
Summary: Every morning A wakes in a different person’s body, in a different person’s life, learning over the years to never get too attached, until he wakes up in the body of Justin and falls in love with Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon.
Author’s Website
Video
Article
Book by Ocean Vuong
Ebook
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
Summary: Written as a letter from a gay son to his illiterate, Vietnamese refugee mother, this novel explores his family’s history, their struggles to survive, and his own struggle to find love.
Audiobook
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
Author’s website
Video
Book by Bryan Washington
Ebook
Memorial
Summary: A funny, sexy, profound dramedy about two young men at a crossroads in their relationship and the limits of love.
Audiobook
Author’s Website