2SLGBTQIA+ Memoirs and Biographies

Memoirs and biographies of 2SLGBTQIA+ people, for teens and adults.

Updated May 5, 2025
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The fire never goes out : [graphic novel] a memoir in pictures /
Stevenson, ND
Paper Book
From ND Stevenson, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Nimona, comes a captivating, honest illustrated memoir that finds him turning an important corner in his creative journey--and inviting readers along for the ride. In a collection of essays and personal...
Untamed /
Doyle, Glennon, 1976-
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OVER THREE MILLION COPIES SOLD! "Packed with incredible insight about what it means to be a woman today."--Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club Pick) In her most revealing and powerful memoir yet, the activist, speaker, bestselling author, and...
Here for it : or, how to save your soul in America : essays /
Thomas, R. Eric.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today * From the creator of Elle's "Eric Reads the News," a heartfelt and hilarious memoir-in-essays about growing up seeing the world differently, finding unexpected hope, and experiencing every...
Sissy : a coming-of-gender story /
Tobia, Jacob, 1991-
Paper Book
Through revisiting their childhood and calling out the stereotypes that each of us have faced, Jacob Tobia invites us to rethink what we know about gender and offers a blueprint for a world free from gender-based trauma. Sissy takes you on a gender odyssey you won't soon forget. Writing with the...
How we fight for our lives : a memoir /
Jones, Saeed.
Paper Book
From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives--winner of the Kirkus Prize and the Stonewall Book Award--is a "moving, bracingly honest memoir" (The New York Times Book Review) written at the crossroads of sex, race, and power. One of the best...
All boys aren't blue : a memoir-manifesto /
Johnson, George M. 1985-
Paper Book
In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson's All Boys Aren't Blue explores their childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. A New York Times Bestseller! Good Morning America,...
Beyond magenta : transgender teens speak out /
Kuklin, Susan.
Paper Book
A 2015 Stonewall Honor Book A groundbreaking work of LGBT literature takes an honest look at the life, love, and struggles of transgender teens. Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used...

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