Pre-1969 LGBTQ Literature
- List of the Month
- June 2022 (see all)
- Description
- In honor of Pride Month, our June List of the Month is dedicated to LGBTQ Literature written and/or published before 1969. Given the wealth of Pride reading lists that highlight some of the great books of today, we wanted to draw attention to LGBTQ books from an earlier period. Titles may be either fiction or nonfiction, but they must have an LGBTQ connection, and they must have been written before 1969, even if they were not published until after that date. Ten titles may be added per person. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme, or the parameters listed above.
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by Oscar Wilde
39,583 members
634 reviews
4
Score 51.09
Added 2022-06-09, 02:47 PM
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- 16 Members
- ablachly, Proclus, Rtrace, Jannes, thorold, amanda4242, Heather39, susanbooks, Dilara86, alex68, katemcangus, arachnepress, dianeham, walterhpdx, Tosta, FleetSparrow,
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- 14 Members
- karenb, ablachly, hipdeep, Proclus, reesetee, thorold, DouglasAtEik, ulee_g, Heather39, elkiedee, katemcangus, Angela.Shere, walterhpdx, Bking150
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10,641 members
174 reviews
3.9
Score 39.04
Added 2022-06-09, 02:35 PM
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2,961 members
110 reviews
3.8
Score 36.56
Added 2022-06-09, 03:02 PM
- 11 Members
- ablachly, ulee_g, sturlington, EMS_24, katemcangus, arachnepress, dianeham, jeancotchin, bonchcronch, Bking150, Stefcxjo
- Explanations
- dianeham: Published in 1973
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- 11 Members
- Rtrace, FAMeulstee, ulee_g, sturlington, elkiedee, alex68, zmeischa, ahef1963, quondame, FleetSparrow, jeancotchin,Jannes
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- 9 Members
- Rtrace, charl08, FAMeulstee, ulee_g, susanbooks, alex68, zmeischa, ahef1963, jeancotchin
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by Oscar Wilde
10,775 members
178 reviews
4.2
Score 25.54
Added 2022-06-10, 10:33 AM
- 8 Members
- reesetee, mysanal, Heather39, susanbooks, ahef1963, quondame, bonchcronch, Bking150
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2,723 members
50 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 22.44
Added 2022-06-09, 04:06 PM
- 8 Members
- richardderus, reesetee, Jannes, dianeham, FleetSparrow, jeancotchin, bonchcronch, Stefcxjo
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- 7 Members
- ablachly, queen_ypolita, DouglasAtEik, amanda4242, Heather39, Tosta, FleetSparrow
- Explanations
- amanda4242: Renault is best remembered for her historical novels set in Ancient Greece, but I really like this one set shortly after Dunkirk.
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2,109 members
49 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 20.02
Added 2022-06-10, 04:27 PM
- 7 Members
- richardderus, Rtrace, Jannes, FAMeulstee, elkiedee, alex68, quondame
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- 6 Members
- karenb, queen_ypolita, elkiedee, ManWithAnAgenda, Bking150, Stefcxjo
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- 6 Members
- Aquila, karenb, queen_ypolita, reesetee, thorold, jeancotchin
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- 8 Members
- richardderus, reesetee, ahef1963, tommi180744, quondame, FleetSparrow, jeancotchin, bonchcronch,karenb ,dianeham
- Explanations
- karenb : Published after 1969 (1973)
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2,693 members
43 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 16.23
Added 2022-06-10, 01:17 AM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, alex68, ahef1963, dianeham, jeancotchin
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- 6 Members
- Rtrace, mysanal, amanda4242, sturlington, aspirit, bonchcronch
- Explanations
- aspirit: Pub 1966. | Queer main character written by an openly gay author.
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72 members
5 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 14.76
Added 2022-06-09, 02:35 PM
- 5 Members
- richardderus, Heather39, RCharronJD, FleetSparrow, Bking150
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2,555 members
48 reviews
3.8
Score 14.73
Added 2022-06-09, 02:38 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, katemcangus, walterhpdx, ManWithAnAgenda, bonchcronch
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- 6 Members
- Aquila, mysanal, Dilara86, AbigailAdams26, jeancotchin, Bking150,themulhern
- Explanations
- themulhern : No internal or historical evidence that Sappho was actually gay. The sort of poetry she wrote was conventionally written by lyric poets of her time.
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2,912 members
134 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 13.19
Added 2022-06-10, 02:35 PM
- 5 Members
- Rtrace, Heather39, ahef1963, FleetSparrow, DoomLuz
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2,955 members
32 reviews
4.1
Score 10.73
Added 2022-06-09, 02:40 PM
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by Gore Vidal
194 members
1 review
½ 3.6
Score 10.09
Added 2022-06-09, 02:50 PM
- 4 Members
- Proclus, Rtrace, castel15, FleetSparrow
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- 3 Members
- EMoore1013, walterhpdx, aspirit
- Explanations
- aspirit: Pub. 1944 | Bisexual author's first novel, fictionalizing his real struggles with alcoholism and sexuality.
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- 3 Members
- 7sistersapphist, arachnepress, jeancotchin
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- 3 Members
- Proclus, SomeGuyInVirginia, ManWithAnAgenda
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- 3 Members
- paradoxosalpha, mysanal, bonchcronch
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- 3 Members
- Proclus, richardderus, katemcangus
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by Ann Bannon
130 members
2 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 7.88
Added 2022-06-10, 04:31 AM
- 3 Members
- karenb, reesetee, bonchcronch
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by Oscar Wilde
688 members
6 reviews
4.1
Score 6.56
Added 2022-06-10, 02:24 PM
- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, wester
35
- 2 Members
- FAMeulstee, amydross
36
- 2 Members
- themulhern, ahef1963
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- 2 Members
- Proclus, queen_ypolita
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- 2 Members
- DouglasAtEik, quondame
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3,706 members
65 reviews
4
Score 5.67
Added 2022-06-21, 10:59 PM
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- 2 Members
- FAMeulstee, quondame
44
- 2 Members
- richardderus, DouglasAtEik
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by Anne Lister
351 members
10 reviews
4.2
Score 5.29
Added 2022-06-09, 04:23 PM
- 2 Members
- Aquila, susanbooks
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by Mary Renault
358 members
11 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 5.23
Added 2022-06-09, 03:21 PM
- 2 Members
- queen_ypolita, arachnepress
48
- 2 Members
- SomeGuyInVirginia, bonchcronch
49
- 2 Members
- queen_ypolita, arachnepress
50
- 2 Members
- Proclus, bonchcronch
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2,626 members
53 reviews
½ 3.3
Score 4.62
Added 2022-06-16, 02:39 PM
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- 2 Members
- amanda4242, arachnepress,karenb
- Explanations
- karenb : Published after 1969 (2017)amanda4242: Published in 1927.
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56
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- Proclus
57
- Member
- Nicole_VanK
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627 members
14 reviews
3.8
Score 4
Added 2022-06-10, 12:08 PM
59
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- SomeGuyInVirginia
65
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- Heather39
67
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- AbigailAdams26
69
- Member
- amydross
70
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- themulhern
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by Stefan Zweig
720 members
21 reviews
4
Score 3.36
Added 2022-06-18, 02:23 PM
72
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- iamFOXFIRE
74
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- queen_ypolita
75
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- EMoore1013
77
- Member
- AbigailAdams26
78
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- amanda4242
79
19 members
Score 3.36
Added 2022-06-09, 08:45 PM
80
- Member
- SomeGuyInVirginia
81
- Member
- 7sistersapphist
82
- Member
- themulhern
84
- Member
- iamFOXFIRE
85
- Member
- susanbooks
86
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- EMoore1013
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90
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- ManWithAnAgenda
94
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- ManWithAnAgenda
95
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- iamFOXFIRE
97
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- thorold
98
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- paradoxosalpha
100
- Member
- Rommert