Fun Home by Alison BechdelTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersFingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
100 Best Lesbian Fiction & Memoir Books Of All Time
8th out of 897 books — 1,193 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Price of Salt by Claire  Morgan
Best Lesbian Fiction
14th out of 2,045 books — 2,709 voters

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerCall Me By Your Name by André Aciman
Best LGBTQIA literature
20th out of 1,789 books — 2,234 voters
Nevada by Imogen BinnieStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergIf I Was Your Girl by Meredith RussoWhipping Girl by Julia SeranoRedefining Realness by Janet Mock
Trans Books by Trans Authors
2nd out of 609 books — 420 voters

Fun Home by Alison BechdelAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergThe Mayor of Castro Street by Randy ShiltsOdd Girls and Twilight Lovers by Lillian Faderman
Best Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Non-Fiction
3rd out of 835 books — 489 voters
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergFun Home by Alison BechdelGirl Mans Up by M.E. GirardThe Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe HallThe Essential Dykes To Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel
Butch Women and Female Masculinity
1st out of 239 books — 82 voters

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesOrlando by Virginia WoolfTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Best Gender-Bending Books
7th out of 611 books — 459 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersThe Night Watch by Sarah WatersStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergBackwards to Oregon by Jae
Historical Lesbian Fiction
4th out of 256 books — 256 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Best Feminist Books
137th out of 2,773 books — 3,710 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCall Me By Your Name by André AcimanAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzMaurice by E.M. ForsterThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Gay Fiction
117th out of 2,681 books — 3,893 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonHeartstopper by Alice OsemanThe Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
LGBT Books Voted by LGBT Readers Only
13th out of 896 books — 350 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
4072nd out of 77,508 books — 289,418 voters

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggGirl Mans Up by M.E. GirardThe Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe HallBeebo Brinker by Ann Bannon
Butch lesbian characters
1st out of 126 books — 51 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
104th out of 2,165 books — 1,563 voters

Cemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasFelix Ever After by Kacen CallenderNevada by Imogen BinnieAn Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers SolomonStone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
Novels by Trans Authors with Trans Protagonists
5th out of 269 books — 134 voters
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersOranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette WintersonRubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae BrownAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenFun Home by Alison Bechdel
Lesbian Canon
10th out of 124 books — 116 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Feminist Fiction
134th out of 1,503 books — 2,673 voters
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergPaper is White by Hilary ZaidThink of England by K.J. CharlesKnit One, Girl Two by Shira GlassmanThe Dyke and the Dybbuk by Ellen Galford
Jewish LGBT Books
1st out of 328 books — 127 voters

Fun Home by Alison BechdelThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersSister Outsider by Audre Lorde
100 MUST-READ BOOKS BY QUEER AUTHORS
3rd out of 100 books — 34 voters
Peter Darling by Austin ChantA Boy Like Me by Jennie WoodRefuse by Elliott DeLineParrotfish by Ellen WittlingerBecoming a Visible Man by Jamison Green
FTM / Trans Men
8th out of 260 books — 210 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
3668th out of 32,279 books — 123,046 voters

Fated Love by RadclyffeThe Night Off by Meghan O'BrienThe Target by Gerri HillStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergPassion's Bright Fury by Radclyffe
Best Butch/Femme couples
4th out of 118 books — 65 voters
Gender Queer by Maia KobabeFun Home by Alison BechdelPageboy by Elliot PageIn the Dream House by Carmen Maria MachadoUntamed by Glennon Doyle
Popsugar 2024 #41 - A Memoir That Explores Queerness
6th out of 95 books — 102 voters

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph WhiteThe Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. CapettaStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergSelf-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemoreLakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore
T4T
3rd out of 195 books — 36 voters
Fun Home by Alison BechdelStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick BurdThe Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery
Stonewall Book Award Winners
2nd out of 112 books — 34 voters

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergRedefining Realness by Janet MockGender Outlaws by Kate BornsteinShe's My Dad by Iolanthe WoulffTransgender History by Susan Stryker
Transgender Books
1st out of 189 books — 79 voters
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren  HoughThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeGender Queer by Maia KobabeOrlando by Virginia Woolf
The 100 Most Influential Queer Books of All Time
1st out of 103 books — 10 voters

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergGoblinheart by Brett AxelShe's My Dad by Iolanthe WoulffTransgender History by Susan StrykerGenderQueer by Joan Nestle
Gender Book List
1st out of 31 books — 15 voters
Fun Home by Alison BechdelMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisCall Me by Your Name by André AcimanAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzStone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
Lambda Literary Award Winners
5th out of 80 books — 16 voters

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