{"id":428,"date":"2021-03-19T15:17:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T22:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/pridecenter\/?page_id=428"},"modified":"2025-11-24T12:02:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:02:57","slug":"lgbtqia-books-for-empowerment-enjoyment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/pridecenter\/index\/resources\/lgbtqia-books-for-empowerment-enjoyment\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQIA+ Books for Empowerment &amp; Enjoyment!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>This list is a list created from Palomar Pride Center&#8217;s Queer Caf\u00e9. We are in the process of updating the list. For additional resources, please visit the Palomar College library.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/pridecenter\/index\/resources\/lgbtqia-books-for-empowerment-enjoyment\/#New_Literature\" >New Literature<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/pridecenter\/index\/resources\/lgbtqia-books-for-empowerment-enjoyment\/#Transgender\" >Transgender<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/pridecenter\/index\/resources\/lgbtqia-books-for-empowerment-enjoyment\/#Stories_with_a_Happy_Ending\" >Stories with a Happy Ending<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/pridecenter\/index\/resources\/lgbtqia-books-for-empowerment-enjoyment\/#Black_Literature\" >Black Literature<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/pridecenter\/index\/resources\/lgbtqia-books-for-empowerment-enjoyment\/#British_Literature\" >British Literature<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/pridecenter\/index\/resources\/lgbtqia-books-for-empowerment-enjoyment\/#Chicanao_Literature\" >Chicana\/o Literature<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/pridecenter\/index\/resources\/lgbtqia-books-for-empowerment-enjoyment\/#Classics\" >Classics<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_Literature\"><\/span>New Literature<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The City of Palaces<\/em>&nbsp;(2014) &#8211; Michael Nava<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Gideon the 9th<\/em> (2019) &#8211; Tamsyn Muir<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Witch Boy<\/em> series (2017) &#8211; Molly Knox Ostertag<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Cemetery Boys<\/em> (2020) &#8211; Aiden Thomas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Rage: A Love Story<\/em> (2009) &#8211; Julie Anne Peters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Beautiful Music for Ugly Children<\/em> (2012) &#8211; Kirstin Cronn-Mills<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pet<\/em> (2019) &#8211; Akwaeke Emezi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Fun Home&nbsp;<\/em>(2006) &#8211; Alison Bechdel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tell the Wolves I&#8217;m Home <\/em>(2012) &#8211; Carol Rifka Brunt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Transgender\"><\/span>Transgender<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Redefining Realness<\/em> (2014) &#8211; Janet Mock<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tranny<\/em> (2016) &#8211; Laura Jane Grace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Beautiful Music for Ugly Children<\/em> (2012) &#8211; Kirstin Cronn-Mills<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pet<\/em> (2019) &#8211; Akwaeke Emezi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stories_with_a_Happy_Ending\"><\/span>Stories with a Happy Ending<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nightrunner<\/em> series (1996) &#8211; Lynn Flewelling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tamir Triad<\/em> series (2001) &#8211; Lynn Flewelling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Annie on my Mind<\/em> (1982) &#8211; Nancy Gardener<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Redefining Realness<\/em> (2014) &#8211; Janet Mock<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tranny<\/em> (2016) &#8211; Laura Jane Grace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Rubyfruit Jungle<\/em> (1973) &#8211; Rita Mae Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Black_Literature\"><\/span>Black Literature<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pet<\/em> (2019) &#8211; Akwaeke Emezi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Redefining Realness<\/em> (2014) &#8211; Janet Mock<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"British_Literature\"><\/span>British Literature<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Maurice<\/em> (1913) &#8211; 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Forster<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Well of Loneliness<\/em> (1928) &#8211; Radclyffe Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Line of Beauty<\/em> (2004) &#8211; Alan Hollinghurst<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chicanao_Literature\"><\/span>Chicana\/o Literature<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The City of Palaces<\/em> (2014) &#8211; Michael Nava<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What Night Brings<\/em> (2013) &#8211; Carla Trujillo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Classics\"><\/span>Classics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Brideshead Revisited<\/em> (1945) &#8211; Evelyn Waugh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Shore of Women<\/em> (1986) &#8211; Pamela Sargent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Stone Butch Blues<\/em> (1993) &#8211; Leslie Feinberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Rubyfruit Jungle<\/em> (1973) &#8211; Rita Mae Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Annie on my Mind<\/em> (1982) &#8211; Nancy Gardener<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This list is a list created from Palomar Pride Center&#8217;s Queer Caf\u00e9. We are in the process of updating the list. For additional resources, please visit the Palomar College library. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10826,"featured_media":0,"parent":166,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-428","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PazZnn-6U","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/pridecenter\/","url_meta":{"origin":428,"position":0},"title":"Welcome to the Palomar Pride Center, You Belong Here!","author":"Abbie Cory","date":"October 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The Palomar College Pride Center is a welcoming space where LGBTQ students and allies are empowered to reach their personal, academic, and career goals. 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