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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- 15 Members
- karenb, ablachly, hipdeep, Proclus, reesetee, thorold, DouglasAtEik, ulee_g, Heather39, elkiedee, TheLOFT, katemcangus, Angela.Shere, walterhpdx, Bking150
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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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12,313 members
202 reviews
3.9
Score 39.04
Added 2022-06-09, 02:35 PM
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3,551 members
127 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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by Oscar Wilde
12,034 members
195 reviews
4.2
Score 29.54
Added 2022-06-10, 10:33 AM
- 9 Members
- reesetee, mysanal, Heather39, susanbooks, ahef1963, quondame, bonchcronch, Bking150, Red-Hawk
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- 10 Members
- Rtrace, FAMeulstee, ulee_g, elkiedee, alex68, zmeischa, ahef1963, quondame, FleetSparrow, jeancotchin,Jannes
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3,153 members
57 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 26.44
Added 2022-06-09, 04:06 PM
- 9 Members
- richardderus, reesetee, Jannes, lahochstetler, 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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2,452 members
52 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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3,052 members
46 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 19.59
Added 2022-06-10, 01:17 AM
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4,685 members
186 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 18.9
Added 2022-06-10, 02:35 PM
- 7 Members
- Rtrace, Heather39, sturlington, ahef1963, FleetSparrow, DoomLuz, DelD
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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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- 7 Members
- Aquila, mysanal, TheLOFT, 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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- 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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81 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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2,860 members
56 reviews
3.8
Score 14.73
Added 2022-06-09, 02:38 PM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, katemcangus, walterhpdx, ManWithAnAgenda, bonchcronch
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3,304 members
38 reviews
4.1
Score 10.73
Added 2022-06-09, 02:40 PM
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by Gore Vidal
206 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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by Ann Bannon
141 members
3 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 7.88
Added 2022-06-10, 04:31 AM
- 3 Members
- karenb, reesetee, bonchcronch
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188 members
3 reviews
3.8
Score 6.83
Added 2022-06-10, 04:38 AM
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by Oscar Wilde
789 members
6 reviews
4.1
Score 6.56
Added 2022-06-10, 02:24 PM
- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, wester
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- 2 Members
- gtross, TheLOFT
- Explanations
- gtross: Surprised this one wasn't already on the list. The narrator, Charles Kinbote, is sexually attracted to men, and throughout the novel engages in a series of affairs with (mostly) younger men. He is also obsessed with his neighbor, the poet John Shade, though I don't think this obsession is of a romantic nature.
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by Anne Lister
439 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
393 members
9 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 5.23
Added 2022-06-09, 03:21 PM
- 2 Members
- queen_ypolita, arachnepress
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- 2 Members
- amanda4242, arachnepress,karenb
- Explanations
- karenb : Published after 1969 (2017)amanda4242: Published in 1927.
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688 members
16 reviews
3.8
Score 4
Added 2022-06-10, 12:08 PM
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28 members
Score 3.36
Added 2022-06-09, 08:45 PM
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