Good books for gay men
(A time capsule of queer opinion, from the overdue s)
The Publishing Triangle complied a selection of the best lesbian and gay novels in the sdelayed 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
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 Successfully of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
8. Kiss 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
A Boy&#;s Own S
5 Books Gay Men Can Read to Improve Their Lives
Would the small gay boy you once were look up to the gay man you’ve become?
This is the question Dr. Joe Kort explores in 10 Smart Things Gay Men Can Do to Improve Their Lives as he guides readers through the complex journey of becoming a fully self-actualized gay man.
In his manual, Kort covers:
➡️ Mistakes gay men make when seeking a relationship
➡️ Understanding how to deal with loved ones who disapprove of your being gay.
➡️ How to overcome damaging patterns that are holding you back from enjoying a healthy sex life.
➡️ How to identify your possess internalized homophobia.
After coming out, gay men will typically feel better at first, but often the fine feelings fade. This is because “coming out” is only a part of the beginning of the journey. This book provides a map for navigating the whole long passage of becoming the gay man you want to be.
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11 gay books every queer man should study, at least once
By Emen8, updated 2 months ago in Lifestyle / Entertainment
Whether your interest is in complex gay characters or historically poignant homosexual like 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 help shape our understandings of the gay experience, our history, our loves and our families. If you own already read them all, please get in tap , 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.
1. Call Me by Your Name, Andre Aciman
Many will know the gorgeous film by the same title, starring Timothée Chalamet, the king of the straight twinks. Skillfully, 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
Visibility. It’s one of the most crucial needs of the queer community. To be understood, to be accepted, the LGBTQIA+ community needs first to be seen. This has meant that centuries of authors writing about the experiences, love, and pain of the queer community verb been crucial in making progress towards a radical acceptance.
From the delicate art form of the semi-autobiographical novel — a life story veiled behind fictional names and twists — to the roar of poetry to a dense dive into the history that has too often been erased and purged, queer literature has helped to challenge, move, and shape generations of readers.
As a pansexual, demisexual cis woman on my way into another Pride Month, researching and crafting this list was a singular joy. I verb many books to set on hold at my local library. Many stories to encounter. Many histories to educate myself on.
Because queer texts serve to increase our visibility to the “outside” world, but they also enlarge internal visibility and acknowledgment. Today, transphobia is rampant among the queer community, and there are still