IDAHOBIT

International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination is recognised on May 17. This marks the date in 1990 that homosexuality was removed from the WHO Classification of Diseases. Over two decades later, LGBTQIA+ communities still face discrimination – the stakes have never been higher to champion inclusion. We've curated a list of fiction and non-fiction titles here highlighting LGBTQIA+ characters, history, and issues.


Updated April 23, 2024
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Who's afraid of gender?
Butler, Judith
Paper Book
National Bestseller. Named a Best Book of 2024 (so far) by NPR, Harper's Bazaar, W, and Esquire, and a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Los Angeles Times, Elle, Cosmopolitan,...
Murder in the Dressing Room
Stars, Holly
Paper Book
A poisoned chocolate. A stolen dress. An elusive catburglar. Drag's not just dramatic, it's deadly. By day, Joe is a hotel accountant, invisibly sitting behind their desk and playing by the rules. By night, donned in sequins, they take to the stage...
How to sleep at night : a novel
Harris, Elizabeth
Paper Book
 "Funny, charming...you can do no better than to curl up with this sparkling book."--The Washington Post "By turns insightful, poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, How To Sleep at Night is a delight."-- J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times Bestselling author of...
Stag Dance
Peters, Torrey.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * "This inventive, boundary-pushing follow-up to Detransition, Baby . . . [takes] on gender, transness and lives on the margins in all of their gorgeously complicated glory."--People "Hot, heartbreaking, and thrillingly victorious."--Miranda...

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