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LGBTQ Literature

This list is by no means comprehensive, but represents some of my favorite works in this broadly-defined genre. How many have you read???
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Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
1
James Baldwin
The Swimming Pool Library (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Swimming Pool Library
2
Alan Hollinghurst
Best Little Boy in the World (Andrew Tobias)
Best Little Boy in the World
3
Andrew Tobias
Cartas Apasionadas (Frida Kahlo)
Cartas Apasionadas
4
Frida Kahlo
Like People in History (Felice Picano)
Like People in History
5
Felice Picano
Myra Breckenridge (Gore Vidal)
Myra Breckenridge
6
Gore Vidal
Becoming a Man (Paul Monette)
Becoming a Man
7
Paul Monette
Palimpsest (Gore Vidal)
Palimpsest
8
Gore Vidal
The Family of Max Desir (Robert Ferro)
The Family of Max Desir
9
Robert Ferro
Midlife Queer (Martin Duberman)
Midlife Queer
10
Martin Duberman
After Nirvana (Lee Williams)
After Nirvana
11
Lee Williams
Sex (Madonna)
Sex
12
Madonna
Secrets of a Gay Marine Porn Star (Rich Merritt)
Secrets of a Gay Marine Porn Star
13
Rich Merritt
Martin and John (Dale Peck)
Martin and John
14
Dale Peck
Government Gay (Fred Hunter)
Government Gay
15
Fred Hunter
Farm Boys (Will Fellows)
Farm Boys
16
Will Fellows
Man of My Dreams (Christopher Navratil)
Man of My Dreams
17
Christopher Navratil
A Boy's Own Story (Edmund White)
A Boy's Own Story
18
Edmund White
Tim and Pete (James Robert Baker)
Tim and Pete
19
James Robert Baker
Gay Soul (Mark Thompson)
Gay Soul
20
Mark Thompson
Entries From a Hot Pink Notebook (Todd Brown)
Entries From a Hot Pink Notebook
21
Todd Brown
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
22
William S. Burroughs
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
23
Rita Mae Brown
The City and the Pillar (Gore Vidal)
The City and the Pillar
24
Gore Vidal
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man
25
Christopher Isherwood
The Berlin Stories (Christopher Isherwood)
The Berlin Stories
26
Christopher Isherwood
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
27
John Knowles
The Rules of Attraction (Bret Easton Ellis)
The Rules of Attraction
28
Bret Easton Ellis
Death in Venice (Thomas Mann)
Death in Venice
29
Thomas Mann
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
30
Stephen Chbosky
Prayers for Bobby (Leroy Aarons)
Prayers for Bobby
31
Leroy Aarons
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
32
Oscar Wilde
Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
Running With Scissors
33
Augusten Burroughs
And the Band Played on (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played On
34
Randy Shilts
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
35
Armistead Maupin
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
36
Patti Smith
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
Angels in America
37
Tony Kushner
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
38
Jack Kerouac
Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity (Jose Munoz)
Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity
39
Jose Munoz
Gay Men Don't Get Fat (Simon Noonan)
Gay Men Don't Get Fat
40
Simon Noonan
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