36 Best LGBT Books
We analyzed 5+ expert sources, curated book lists, and recommendations from successful people to find the 36 best lgbt books according to the internet — not just one person's opinion. Each book on this list was mentioned by at least two independent sources, and the ranking is based on how frequently each title appears across all sources studied. This consensus-based approach ensures you get recommendations backed by multiple experts, not a single reviewer's bias.
Goal: Find the best LGBT books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best lgbt books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
36 Best LGBT Books
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Giovanni's Room
A Little Life
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The Color Purple
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Hillary Clinton, Emma Watson, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Shonda Rhimes
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
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Detransition, Baby
A Novel
Rubyfruit Jungle
A Novel
Tomorrow Will Be Different
Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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A Brief History of Seven Killings
A Novel
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Call Me by Your Name
A Novel
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Middlesex
A Novel
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
A Novel
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Radical Hope
Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times
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The Hours
A Novel
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With Teeth
A Novel
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All My Mother's Lovers
A Novel
Black Girl, Call Home
Boy Erased
A Memoir
City of Night
Death in Venice
Fun Home
A Family Tragicomic
In At The Deep End
Maurice
On Being Different
What It Means to Be a Homosexual
Orlando
A Biography
Sissy
A Coming-of-Gender Story
Sister Outsider
Essays and Speeches
Some Girls Do
Stung with Love
Poems and Fragments
Tales of the City
A Novel
The Guncle
The Line of Beauty
A Novel
The Price of Salt
Under the Udala Trees
We Are Everywhere
Protest, Power, and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation
We Have Always Been Here
A Queer Muslim Memoir
Sources
- 1
Your essential reading list of the best LGBTQIA+ books - Pan Macmillan
panmacmillan.com
- 2
The 25 Best Classic LGBTQ+ Novels of All Time
advocate.com
- 3
33 LBGTQ Books Everyone Needs On Their Bookshelves In 2022
elle.com
- 4
40 Best LGBTQ Books You Should Read This Month 2022
goodhousekeeping.com
- 5
The Ultimate LGBTQIA+ Pride Book List | Penguin Random House
penguinrandomhouse.com
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