Dusty Answer by Rosamond Lehmann
Rosamond Lehmann’s scandalous 1927 coming-of-age classic features a passionate, formative lesbian romance at Cambridge University.
Booked For Murder (Lindsay Gordon Crime Series, Book 5) by V.L. McDermid
This is a collection of short crime fiction, not a long-form novel. It’s useful for your database because it features Kate Brannigan—McDermid’s private investigator who happens to be a lesbian—but you won’t find a single, sustained narrative here. McDermid uses the shorter format to experiment with different voices. You get a mix of hard-boiled grit, … Read more
The L Shaped Room by Lynne Reid Banks
A pregnant woman finds refuge and community among societal outcasts, including a supportive lesbian musician, in 1950s London.
Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys by Peter A. Jackson; Gerard Sullivan
A foundational academic anthology exploring the unique cultural, economic, and social dynamics of LGBTQ+ identities in contemporary Thailand.
Sexist Slang and the Gay Community : Are You One, Too by Julia P. Stanley; Susan J. Wolfe
A foundational feminist linguistic study analyzing internal patriarchy and misogyny within traditional gay subculture slang.
Marriage Of Likeness by John Boswell
John Boswell’s controversial historical study arguing that the medieval Christian church recognized and blessed same-sex marriages.
A Village Affair by Joanna Trollope
A married woman’s life is upended by a passionate affair with an independent woman in this classic British village romance.
So Your Child Is Gay A Guide For Canadian Families And Their Friends by Jerald Bain
A manual for the practical anxieties that follow coming out