Gay story books
Feed your gay wanderlust with our roundup of the best gay books to read whilst traveling!
RuPaul has always taught us that reading is, what….? FUNDAMENTAL!
Neither of us had read much for pleasure since our schoolboy days (don’t judge us, we were too busy being fabulous…). So, we decided to stop scrolling on our phones and taking selfies on our bus/train/plane journeys, replacing that time with some reading instead. Just like the olden days.
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And what better way to shatter a reading slump than to read books with gay content and exciting travel locations? Not only are we getting a representation of ourselves in literature, but it gets us pumped up for our next destination.
And sure, you might think: “But guys, gay fiction is all sappy romance, com By Emen8, updated 2 months ago in Lifestyle / Entertainment Whether your interest is in complex gay characters or historically poignant homosexual love stories, here are eleven gay books every queer man should read, at least once. Here are some of the best gay books for anyone looking to lose themselves in beautifully crafted stories. This list of gay books contains some of the stories that aid shape our understandings of the gay experience, our history, our loves and our families. If you have already read them all, please get in feel, I think we may be soulmates. While you&#;re at it you can also check out our 6 gay fantasy novels to add to your reading list. Many will realize the gorgeous film by the same title, starring Timothée Chalamet, the king of the straight twinks. Well, the book it’s based on, written by the talented Andre Aciman, is equally captivating. For those unfamiliar, the novel follows year-old Elio Pearlman’s summer love affair with his father’s PhD stu (A time capsule of queer perspective, from the late s) The Publishing Triangle complied a selection of the best lesbian and gay novels in the late s. Its purpose was to broaden the appreciation of lesbian and gay literature and to promote discussion among all readers gay and straight. The Triangle&#;s Best
The judges who compiled this list were the writers Dorothy Allison, David Bergman, Christopher Bram, Michael Bronski, Samuel Delany, Lillian Faderman, Anthony Heilbut, M.E. Kerr, Jenifer Levin, John Loughery, Jaime Manrique, Mariana Romo-Carmona, Sarah Schulman, and Barbara Smith. 1. Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
11 gay books every queer man should read, at least once
1. Call Me by Your Name, Andre Aciman
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2. Giovanni&#;s Room by James Baldwin
3. Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet
4. Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust
5. The Immoralist by Andre Gide
6. Orlando by Virginia Woolf
7. The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
8. Smooch of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig
9. The Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar
Zami by Audré Lorde
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Nightwood by Djuna Barnes
Billy Budd by Herman Melville
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