Queerness Books

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Stone Butch Blues Stone Butch Blues (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.55 — 37,473 ratings — published 1993
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.00 — 418,688 ratings — published 2019
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Swimming in the Dark Swimming in the Dark (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.25 — 80,482 ratings — published 2020
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Giovanni’s Room Giovanni’s Room (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.34 — 264,890 ratings — published 1956
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,191,096 ratings — published 2017
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Gender Queer: A Memoir Gender Queer: A Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.27 — 79,254 ratings — published 2019
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Detransition, Baby Detransition, Baby (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as queerness)
avg rating 3.92 — 93,297 ratings — published 2021
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In the Dream House In the Dream House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.38 — 164,673 ratings — published 2019
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,045,958 ratings — published 2011
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Hijab Butch Blues Hijab Butch Blues (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.46 — 19,669 ratings — published 2023
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Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1) Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.41 — 897,076 ratings — published 2018
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Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.34 — 19,809 ratings — published 2020
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The Argonauts The Argonauts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.01 — 56,956 ratings — published 2015
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Beyond the Gender Binary Beyond the Gender Binary (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.48 — 13,152 ratings — published 2020
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Red, White & Royal Blue Red, White & Royal Blue (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,243,591 ratings — published 2019
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.53 — 41,490 ratings — published 1984
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.28 — 681,252 ratings — published 2012
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We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.16 — 19,565 ratings — published 2019
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They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1) They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as queerness)
avg rating 3.75 — 881,565 ratings — published 2017
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.07 — 204,198 ratings — published 2006
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Last Night at the Telegraph Club Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.19 — 120,987 ratings — published 2021
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Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.05 — 19,838 ratings — published 1989
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Transgender History Transgender History (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,735 ratings — published 2008
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.28 — 758,817 ratings — published 1982
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Nevada Nevada (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as queerness)
avg rating 3.93 — 19,254 ratings — published 2013
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This Is How You Lose the Time War This Is How You Lose the Time War (ebook)
by (shelved 8 times as queerness)
avg rating 3.83 — 349,037 ratings — published 2019
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One Last Stop One Last Stop (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as queerness)
avg rating 3.88 — 289,826 ratings — published 2021
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Her Body and Other Parties: Stories Her Body and Other Parties: Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as queerness)
avg rating 3.80 — 107,245 ratings — published 2017
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The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.49 — 7,809 ratings — published 1977
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I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.40 — 2,792 ratings — published 2019
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Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,941 ratings — published 2009
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Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,528 ratings — published 1999
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Juliet Takes a Breath Juliet Takes a Breath (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.15 — 17,143 ratings — published 2016
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Female Masculinity Female Masculinity (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,728 ratings — published 1998
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Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1) Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.10 — 604,833 ratings — published 2007
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.27 — 951,907 ratings — published 2015
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Delilah Green Doesn't Care (Bright Falls, #1) Delilah Green Doesn't Care (Bright Falls, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.05 — 125,273 ratings — published 2022
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,014,100 ratings — published 2020
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Girl, Woman, Other Girl, Woman, Other (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.26 — 267,543 ratings — published 2019
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Heartstopper: Volume Two (Heartstopper, #2) Heartstopper: Volume Two (Heartstopper, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.51 — 572,014 ratings — published 2019
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What If It's Us (What If It's Us, #1) What If It's Us (What If It's Us, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as queerness)
avg rating 3.80 — 170,297 ratings — published 2018
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Carry On (Simon Snow, #1) Carry On (Simon Snow, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.16 — 335,470 ratings — published 2015
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Felix Ever After Felix Ever After (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.21 — 66,967 ratings — published 2020
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Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1) Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.18 — 187,446 ratings — published 2019
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I'm Afraid of Men. I'm Afraid of Men. (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.20 — 12,698 ratings — published 2018
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Queer: A Graphic History (Graphic Guides) Queer: A Graphic History (Graphic Guides)
by (shelved 7 times as queerness)
avg rating 3.92 — 7,381 ratings — published 2016
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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simonverse, #1) Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simonverse, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.13 — 469,147 ratings — published 2015
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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as queerness)
avg rating 3.73 — 94,320 ratings — published 1985
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Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.27 — 9,108 ratings — published 2007
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Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as queerness)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,515 ratings — published 2006
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Kai  McCarthy
“What kind of useless anger / can cause hatred towards love?”
Kai McCarthy, Holding The Moon With Lavender Hands

Chuck Tingle
“The path I've been led down is one of senseless catastrophe, a classic Hollywood tale of the man who plummets to rock bottom just moments before he would have crested the peak. [...] I'm living out this queer tragedy as they write it for me - just one more tormented, half-in-the closet gay character whose dark descent can serve as a cautionary tale AND move tickets. But that's certainly not the only queer genre convention out there, no by a long shot. And while tragedies are important stories to tell, our appetite can be satiated with more than just suffering. If the story is good, it will find an audience. Whether it's a tragedy or a triumph doesn't matter.”
Chuck Tingle, Bury Your Gays

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