Queerness across the ages

Collection of queer history nonfiction books, either focused on a time period or on a particular historical figure.

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last updated August, 2026

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The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison

The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison

Hugh Ryan

Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity

Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity

Robert Beachy

When Brooklyn Was Queer

When Brooklyn Was Queer

Hugh Ryan

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History

Huw Lemmey

Female Husbands: A Trans History

Female Husbands: A Trans History

Jen Manion

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

Joe Vallese

Oscar Wilde: A Certain Genius

Oscar Wilde: A Certain Genius

Barbara Belford

Sapphistries: A Global History of Love between Women (Intersections, 15)

Sapphistries: A Global History of Love between Women (Intersections, 15)

Leila J. Rupp

Transgender History: The Roots of Today's Revolution

Transgender History: The Roots of Today's Revolution

Susan Stryker

The Stonewall Reader

The Stonewall Reader

New York Public Library

Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993

Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993

Sarah Schulman

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