Recs if you like My Government Means to Kill Me...
Not like other title text!
Book covers with typography oriented in non-standard alignments, instead of the typical horizontal + left to right text alignment. Or: graphic design is my passion, and today we are learning about text paths πββοΈ. This is an immensely silly List, and always open to suggestionsβvertical text, circular, upside down, anything goes!
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Historical Fiction - Queer Edition
Historical fiction books with queer characters
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disability pride - grief, mourning, protest & rage
in honor of disability pride month, here is a series on the colours of the flag! the last (but certainly not least) colour on this flag is black, or grey, depending on who you ask. these colours are the most powerful of the bunch, since they represent those in the disability community who have died due to ableism, eugenics, suicide, illness and abuse. books in this list will be fiction and non-fiction. as always, please feel free to comment ur recs!
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silence = death
an HIV/AIDs reading list
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Queer and trans intergenerational connections
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
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Handbook for the Revolution
Why we need a revolution and how we get there
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the gay agenda
ownvoices books across genres by queer men/masc authors that feature queer men as main characters
disclaimer: this is all just based on my own research and may not always be 100% accurate to the authorβs identity - feel free to comment any edits or suggestions!
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We're Queer and We've Always Been Here
Get used to it. A list of queer historical romances. Some are also fantasy.
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Life in the 80s: different perspectives
The 80s were loud, complicated, joyful, heartbreaking, and transformative. These books capture the decade from every angle.
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Niche History: HIV/AIDS
Books that focus on the AIDS epidemic (mostly US, mostly the 80s-90s - though not exclusively). This includes history, sociology, cultural criticism of the time, and even fiction. This is such an important era to understand modern politics - especially queer politics and the LGBTQ+ community
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Black Queer Fiction
Fictional books featuring Black characters that are part of the queer community.
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420 Friendly
Books that got even better when they started smoking (best served with your own buzz)!
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the AIDS crisis depicted in fiction
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Queer Culture & Joy
Books to feel connected to your queerness (credit to all my fellow boundlings' recs from the PB club!!)
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Queer fiction I think you should read
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Aids and HIV Fiction
Curated mix of powerful HIV/AIDS-themed fiction from around the world, spanning decades, ages, and genres. Engaging, insightful, and emotionally resonant reads.
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Mentions of The Beatles
I've noticed that a lot of books mentioned rock group phenom The Beatles so I made a list of the ones I've read, idk
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I β€οΈ NY
geographically, spiritually, intrinsically NYC
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KJ's Recommendations
Some recommendations
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Fictionalized History
fiction around historical events
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