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Queer Stories From the Past

All of these books are queer, whether explicitly so or more written between the lines. I didn't set a specific cut-off year to define "the past", but the majority are pre-80s. Everything is pre-2000s. I haven't read the majority, but think of this list as a life project of mine. One day I hope to have read them all.
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Annie on My Mind (Nancy Garden)
Annie on My Mind
1
Nancy Garden
Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
2
James Baldwin
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
3
Dorothy Allison
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
4
Dorothy Allison
Better Angel (Forman Brown)
Better Angel
5
Forman Brown
Borrowed Time: An Aids Memoir (PAUL MONETTE)
Borrowed Time: An Aids Memoir
6
PAUL MONETTE
Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
7
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Cassandra at the Wedding (Dorothy Baker)
Cassandra at the Wedding
8
Dorothy Baker
The Charioteer (Mary Renault)
The Charioteer
9
Mary Renault
Christopher and His Kind (Christopher Isherwood)
Christopher and His Kind
10
Christopher Isherwood
Cinnamon Gardens (Shyam Selvadurai)
Cinnamon Gardens
11
Shyam Selvadurai
The City and the Pillar (Gore Vidal)
The City and the Pillar
12
Gore Vidal
City of Night (John Rechy)
City of Night
13
John Rechy
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
14
Alice Walker
Confessions of a Mask (Yukio Mishima)
Confessions of a Mask
15
Yukio Mishima
Confusion (Stefan Zweig)
Confusion
16
Stefan Zweig
Dancer From the Dance (Andrew Holleran)
Dancer From the Dance
17
Andrew Holleran
De Profundis (Oscar Wilde)
De Profundis
18
Oscar Wilde
Despised and Rejected (Rose Allatini)
Despised and Rejected
19
Rose Allatini
Escape From Billy's Barbecue (Jo Anne Brasil)
Escape From Billy's Barbecue
20
Jo Anne Brasil
Faggots (Larry Kramer)
Faggots
21
Larry Kramer
The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions (Larry Mitchell)
The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions
22
Larry Mitchell
Fair Play (Tove Jansson)
Fair Play
23
Tove Jansson
Forbidden Colors (Yukio Mishima)
Forbidden Colors
24
Yukio Mishima
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
25
Fannie Flagg
The Friendly Young Ladies (Mary Renault)
The Friendly Young Ladies
26
Mary Renault
The Gilda Stories (Jewelle Gomez)
The Gilda Stories
27
Jewelle Gomez
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
28
James Baldwin
Goodbye to Berlin (Christopher Isherwood)
Goodbye to Berlin
29
Christopher Isherwood
Hand in Hand With Love: An Anthology of Queer Classic Poetry (Simon Avery (Editor))
Hand in Hand With Love: An Anthology of Queer Classic Poetry
30
Simon Avery (Editor)
Harlem Shadows (Claude McKay)
Harlem Shadows
31
Claude McKay
Hermione (Hilda Doolittle)
Hermione
32
Hilda Doolittle
Imre: A Memorandum (Edward Prime-Stevenson)
Imre: A Memorandum
33
Edward Prime-Stevenson
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Manuel Puig)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
34
Manuel Puig
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
35
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Life to Come and Other Stories (E.M.Forster)
The Life to Come and Other Stories
36
E.M.Forster
Maurice (E.M. Forster)
Maurice
37
E.M. Forster
Narrow Rooms (James Purdy)
Narrow Rooms
38
James Purdy
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
39
Djuna Barnes
Notes of a Crocodile (Qiu Miaojin)
Notes of a Crocodile
40
Qiu Miaojin
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