Recs if you like Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson...

Reading suggestions for the Trans Rights Readathon! (Any year of course). Books with trans characters of any label (or any non-cis gender identity) by trans/non-cis authors. I have not read all the books in this list. Feel free to name your fave books by trans authors in the comments!

A collection of books to learn more about queer people and their history

this is your reminder to read books by Black authors all month, all year, every year— not just during Black History Month. it’s crucially important to be able to diversify your reading and your bookshelves. expand your mind, your perspectives, your knowledge, and your taste. if you don’t know where to start, here are some recommendations!

Books you SHOULD be reading all year

Beautiful books for when your monthly reading roundup needs a little facelift 😉

Biographies, memoirs, and other non-fiction books on Black women. Perfect for Black History Month, Women's History Month, or any old day!

Fiction and non-fiction with significant intergenerational exchange/learning/teaching/relationship between trans and/or queer characters/people.

This list is in progress, please recommend in the comments! Especially interested in:

• positive exchanges between people of different generations, especially BIPOC and marginalized people
• characters learning about organizing from people of other generations
• multigenerational family stories with multiple trans/queer characters

So much LGBTQ+ history! A lot of this is centered in the US, though there are some exceptions and I'm trying to grow it all the time. Note that I have an HIV / AIDS list that a lot of queer history, especially around the 80s + 90s. So check that one out for more

There’s now LGB without the T and I want to celebrate and uplift Trans authors! Let’s also remember how much the Trans community has done for the queer community as a whole and uplift their stories year round, not just during pride month.

reading diversely is not a trend. it’s the bare minimum. and if your shelves don’t reflect that, you’re missing out.

history / theory books i have on my tbr!!

not food related, not the prettiest covers ever (though some of them definitely are), just book covers I want to eat 👅

I lived in NYC from the age of 21-27 and I will never forget OR shut up about it, ever 🖤😆

(Auto)Biographies, memoirs, and stories of influential women, both well and lesser known

This is a collection of books from @bisexualbookshelf that examine power, history, and liberation across interconnected struggles.

Books about queer people or written by queer people. Our voices will be heard.

Recommendations and requests welcome

Nonfiction books about queer history, including memoirs, coffee table books, graphic novels, picture books, middle grade and more ! :)

"I want to live in a World where people who learn about harm to others care more about ending it than proving they aren't causing it." - feminist next door

non-fiction shining the light on women and women’s story’s and experiences

A list of nonfiction with LGBTQ+ authors and/or themes, published in 2025-2026, once again shamelessly yoinked from that other reading app that shan't be named.