June is Pride Month in commemoration of the Stonewall Riots of June 1969. In June 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act and created a legal way for people of the same sex or gender to gain the same rights as straight couples, which was finally passed in June 2015.
To celebrate this Pride Month, let’s read books by LGBTQ authors across genres—coming-of-age stories, realistic fiction, autobiographies and memoirs, magical realism, literary fiction, and more. This virtual display is a place just to start as it consists of five inspiring books and links to authors’ websites. One quick way to find more books by LGBTQ authors and LGBTQ supporters is visiting .
Summary: 16-year-old Simon is being blackmailed by another student, and is afraid if his secret is revealed, so will someone else’s be.
Summary: Habib chronicles her experiences as a child in Pakistan, an immigrant in Toronto, a young adult exploring freedom, and as a queer, Muslim woman.
Summary: Every morning A wakes in a different person’s body, in a different person’s life, learning over the years to never get too attached, until he wakes up in the body of Justin and falls in love with Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon.
Summary: Written as a letter from a gay son to his illiterate, Vietnamese refugee mother, this novel explores his family’s history, their struggles to survive, and his own struggle to find love.
Summary: A funny, sexy, profound dramedy about two young men at a crossroads in their relationship and the limits of love.