To celebrate Pride Months has some to enjoy for LGTQIA authours
Sections
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Lesbian
Gay
Bisexual
Intersex
Transgender
Non-binary
Lesbian
A graphic memoir exploring sexuality, family secrets, and Bechdel’s coming out alongside her father’s.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
A "biomythography" blending memoir, poetry, and myth about Black lesbian identity and self-discovery.
Zami: A New Spelling of my Name - Penguin
A collection of Lorde's essays and speeches, essential for queer, feminist, and Black theory.
Sister Outsider
Essays from the founder of the Lesbian Herstory Archives, about being working-class, Jewish, and lesbian in 1950s New York.
A Restricted Country
Gay
A heartbreaking account of surviving conversion therapy in the American South.
Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith and Family
A poetic, raw, and lyrical memoir about growing up Black and gay in the U.S.
How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir
A psychology-rooted memoir exploring internalized shame and healing
The Velvet Rage: Overcoming Pain Growing Up Gay
A YA memoir-manifesto on Black queer boyhood, family, identity, and resilience.
All Boys Aren't Blue
Bisexual
A witty, smart exploration of bisexual identity, desire, and the complexity of labels.
Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
A deeply personal account of growing up queer, Latina, and working class in the U.S
A Cup of Water Under My Bed: A Memoir
A blend of memoir and radical theory — unapologetically bi-centered.
Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution
A landmark collection of essays and memoirs that amplify the bi+ experience.
Bi Any Other Name - Bisexual People Speak Out
Intersex
A poetic, raw, and humorous memoir chronicling Hillman’s experience as an intersex activist and person.
Intersex (For Lack of a Better Word)
A candid account of discovering she was born intersex (with androgen insensitivity syndrome) and the medical concealment that followed.
XOXY: A Memoir (Intersex Woman, Mother, Activist)
One of the most well-known intersex memoirs, this book blends activism, personal narrative, and a call for bodily autonomy.
Born Both: An Intersex Life
A gripping memoir about being raised under secrecy, surviving unnecessary surgeries, and growing into a leading intersex advocate.
Nobody Needs to Know: A Memoir
Transgender
A powerful coming of age memoir by a black trans women
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood
By the first openly transgender person to speak at a major political convention
Tomorrow Will Be Different: Trans Equality
Written with humour and honesty about the social ,medical , and emotional aspects of transtitioning
Just Add Hormones: Insider's Guide to Transsexual Experience
A highly personal narrative about transitioning in his teens and early adulthood
Before I Had the Words: Being a Transgender YA
Non-binary
A graphic memoir about navigating life outside the gender binary. Widely acclaimed and widely challenged—deeply resonant.
Gender Queer: A Memoir
A vibrant, stylish, and thought-provoking memoir from a non-binary writer and performer in the UK.
In Their Shoes: Navigating Non-Binary Life
A poetic, fierce, and concise exploration of gender outside the binary—blending memoir and manifesto.
Beyond the Gender Binary
Includes autobiographical reflection alongside educational content on non-binary identities.
They/Them/Their: Guide to Nonbinary Identities
Asexual
A groundbreaking blend of memoir, interviews, and cultural criticism. Chen, a queer Chinese-American science journalist, shares her experience discovering she was asexual and examines what ace identity reveals about intimacy and expectations
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire
A graphic memoir that’s relatable, funny, and heartfelt. Burgess details the confusion of adolescence and the discovery of asexuality in adulthood.
How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual
Based on their popular podcast, this book includes autobiographical insights and humor while unpacking common misconceptions about ace and aro identities.
Sounds Fake but Okay: Asexual & Aromantic View
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Ace and Aro Journeys: Embracing Asexual & Aromantic Identity
