Friendship As A Way Of Life by Tom Roach
A theoretical examination of queer friendship as a subversive and transformative social structure.
Non-Fiction
Exile And Pride by Eli Clare
A groundbreaking intersectional memoir exploring disability, queerness, class, environmental destruction, and gender identity through the lens of a white disabled genderqueer writer’s personal experiences and political activism.
The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg
A bestselling food writer’s candid memoir about discovering her attraction to women at age 36, navigating the dissolution of her marriage, coming out to family and friends, and redefining her identity and understanding of family.
Queer Theory (Readers In Cultural Criticism, 1) by Iain Morland; Annabelle Willox
An anthology of groundbreaking work mapping, contextualizing, and challenging queer theory’s project with fifteen essays by influential scholars, activists, performers, and visual artists essential for anyone interested in sexuality studies or gender activism.
Real Live Nude Girl: Chronicles Of Sex-Positive Culture by Carol Queen
A candid essay collection by bisexual sexologist Carol Queen exploring sex-positive culture, sexual identity, sex work, and erotic experiences, combining memoir with cultural analysis and advocacy.
Exile And Pride by Eli Clare
A groundbreaking intersectional memoir exploring disability, queerness, class, environmental destruction, and gender identity through the lens of a white disabled genderqueer writer’s personal experiences and political activism.
Real Live Nude Girl Chronicles Of Sex-Positive Culture by Carol Queen
A candid essay collection by bisexual sexologist Carol Queen exploring sex-positive culture, sexual identity, sex work, and erotic experiences, combining memoir with cultural analysis and advocacy.
Overshare Love, Laughs, Sexuality And Secrets by Rose Ellen Dix; Rosie Spaughton
Discussing sexuality, revealing secrets and empowering others
Queer Nightlife by Kemi Adeyemi; Kareem Khubchandani; Ramon H. Rivera-Servera
This anthology of twenty-five essays and interviews centers queer and trans people of color to examine how nightlife spaces like house parties and underground clubs serve as vital sites for self-expression and community building in the face of systemic exclusion.
Feeling Women’s Liberation by Victoria Hesford
A study of the ‘feminist-lesbian’ figure in the American collective memory of the 1970s.