A selection of picture books, fiction, non-fiction and graphic novels featuring LGBTQ+ characters in either main or supporting roles.
Usual caveats apply: there are many more titles available, but these are books that I have in my library collection and I do recommend them. If anyone would like to recommend additional titles, then please leave a comment below.
Picture Books
Pride the story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders & Steven Salerno
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill twiss & E.G. Keller
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell & Henry Cole
The Great Big Book of Families by Mary Hoffman and Ros Asquith
Introducing Teddy by Jessica Walton and Dougal MacPherson
Fiction
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Kaleidoscope Song by Fox Benwell
Alex as Well by Alyssa Brugman
The Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Undone by Cat Clarke
The Miseducation of Cameron Post Emily M. Danforth
Wildthorn by Jane Eagland
If You Could be Mine by Sara Farizan
Tessa Masterton Will Go to Prom by Emily Franklin & Brendan Halpin
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
Noah Can’t Even by Simon James Green
Skylarks by Karen Gregory
Read Me Like a Book by Liz Kessler
Pantomime by Laura Lam
Boy Meets Boy
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
A Line in the Dark
Ash
Huntress by Malinda Lo
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Lee Mackenzie
The Big Lie by Julie Mayhew
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
Release by Patrick Ness
Things a Bright Girl can Do by Sally Nicholls
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson
Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde
Playing the Oart by Daria Wilke translated by Marian Schwarz
Graphic Novels
Giant Days by John Allison
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
The Authority by Warren Ellis & Bryan Hitch
Death: The High Cost of Living
Death: The Time of Your Life by Neil Gaiman & Chris Bachalo
The Wicked + The Divine
Young Avengers by Kieran Gillen & Jamie McKelvie
Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O’Malley
The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded by Jim Ottaviani & Leland Purvis
Batwoman: Elegy by Greg Rucka & J.H. Williams III
Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Brooklyn Allen & Shannon Watters
Skim by Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki
Supergirl: Being Super by Mariko Tamaki & Joëlle Jones
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
Pedro and Me by Judd Winick
Non-Fiction
Issues: Sexuality and Gender edited by Cara Acred
How to Transform your School into an LGBTQ+ Friendly Place: a Practical Guide for Nursery, Primary and Secondary Teachers by Dr Elly Barnes MBE and Dr Anna Carlile
Queer : the ultimate LGBT guide for teens by Kathy Belge
This Book is Gay
The Gender Games by Juno Dawson
From Ace to Ze: The Little Book of LGBT Terms by Harriet Dyer
LGBTQ Comedic Monologues That are Actually Funny by Alisha Gaddis
Understanding Sexuality: what it means to be Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual
Understanding Transgender by Honor Head
GLBTQ: the Survival Guide for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Teens by Kenny Huegel
From Prejudice to Pride: a History of the LGBTQ+ Movement by Amy Lamé
Identity and Gender by Charlie Ogden
Straight talk About… Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity by Rachel Stuckey
