Best gay audio books

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  • Adult Biography. Publisher's Summary: A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER "A memoir in essays about so many things - growing up in an abusive cult, coming of age as a lesbian in the military, forced out by homophobia, living on the margins as a working…

  • Young Adult Fantasy. Publisher's Summary: In this charming debut fantasy perfect for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Girls of Manuscript and Fire, a witch cursed to never love meets a girl hiding her own hazardous magic, and the two strike a dangerous…

  • Young Adult Fiction. Publisher's Summary: A moving, darkly entertaining novel about six teens whose magic goes wildly awry from Magic for Liars author Sarah Gailey. Keeping your magic a secret is hard. Being in love with your best ally is…

  • Adult Biography. Award winning author and journalist Meredith Talusan brings us the coming-of-age memoir Fairest which tells the story of a Filipino boy with albinism who immigrates to the United States, attends Harvard, and undergoes a gender…

  • Adult Fiction. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fic

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    Synopsis: Ian has just been diagnosed with HIV.

    Victor, to his superb relief, has tested negative.

    Henrique has been living with HIV for the past three years.

    When Victor finds himself getting tested for HIV for the first time, he can’t help but question his entire relationship with Henrique, the guy he has-had-been dating. Verb, Henrique didn’t disclose his positive HIV status to Victor until after they had sex, and even though Henrique insisted on using every possible precaution, Victor is livid.

    That’s when Victor meets Ian, a guy who’s also getting tested for HIV. But Ian’s quiz comes back positive, and his world is about to modify forever. Though Victor is loath to think about Henrique, he offers to put the two of them in touch, hoping that perhaps Henrique can facilitate Ian navigate his new life. In the process, the lives of Ian, Victor, and Henrique will become intertwined in a story of friendship, love, and stigma-a story about hitting what you think is rock bottom, but finding the courage and support to

    Inclusivity and representation are among the most powerful and positive aspects of literature. However, listeners on the hunt for the optimal LGBTQIA+ books know that finding stories about queer characters isn’t always easy. So, we’ve position together a series of lists detailing some of the finest LGBTQ+ listens available, from lesbian literature to bisexual and transgender stories, from old classics to new books.

    We’ve compiled some of the best LGBTQ+ listens from queer authors, from classic to contemporary, from love stories to coming out epics and gender identity deep dives via heartbreak, self-discovery, mental health, homophobia, activism, first times, last nights, trans women and more, across all genres and age categories. Non-fiction and fiction books it is all here. And because we know that authenticity is essential, our selections are all stories focused on gay characters written by gay authors. From fresh releases to classic coming-of-age stories, here we go!

    This hilarious Audible Original comedy podcast pairs Sex and the City icon Cynthia Nixon with SNL’s Bowen Yang, Emmy A

    One of the biggest reasons many of us read books is to escape to different worlds and lives other than our own, and it can be really grounding to read about characters that are similar to us in those situations. It’s always easier to learn about something new when there’s a piece of it you can really relate to.

    Growing up, something always felt slightly off about the heroines I was reading about in stories. I related to them somewhat, but not nearly as much as some of my friends and classmates. I brushed it off at the time, but the older I got, the more I realized: I was missing out on queer characters in my stories.

    I didn’t come out until my late 20s, after I was already married to a man. As a bisexual female in a straight-passing relationship, I knew I had a ton to learn about the LGBTQ+ community and how to locate my place in it. So where did I turn first? Books!

    In the past decade, queer representation has bloomed in the publishing industry and there are hundreds upon hundreds of stories to choose from. There’s still room to grow and diversify, but of the stories ready