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Queer Stories From the Past

All of these books are queer, whether explicitly so or more written between the lines. I didn't set a specific cut-off year to define "the past", but the majority are pre-80s. Everything is pre-2000s. I haven't read the majority, but think of this list as a life project of mine. One day I hope to have read them all.
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Annie on My Mind (Nancy Garden)
Annie on My Mind
Nancy Garden
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Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
James Baldwin
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Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
Dorothy Allison
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Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
Dorothy Allison
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Better Angel (Forman Brown)
Better Angel
Forman Brown
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Borrowed Time: An Aids Memoir (PAUL MONETTE)
Borrowed Time: An Aids Memoir
PAUL MONETTE
7
Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
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Cassandra at the Wedding (Dorothy Baker)
Cassandra at the Wedding
Dorothy Baker
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The Charioteer (Mary Renault)
The Charioteer
Mary Renault
10
Christopher and His Kind (Christopher Isherwood)
Christopher and His Kind
Christopher Isherwood
11
Cinnamon Gardens (Shyam Selvadurai)
Cinnamon Gardens
Shyam Selvadurai
12
The City and the Pillar (Gore Vidal)
The City and the Pillar
Gore Vidal
13
City of Night (John Rechy)
City of Night
John Rechy
14
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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Confessions of a Mask (Yukio Mishima)
Confessions of a Mask
Yukio Mishima
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Confusion (Stefan Zweig)
Confusion
Stefan Zweig
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Dancer From the Dance (Andrew Holleran)
Dancer From the Dance
Andrew Holleran
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De Profundis (Oscar Wilde)
De Profundis
Oscar Wilde
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Despised and Rejected (Rose Allatini)
Despised and Rejected
Rose Allatini
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Escape From Billy's Barbecue (Jo Anne Brasil)
Escape From Billy's Barbecue
Jo Anne Brasil
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Faggots (Larry Kramer)
Faggots
Larry Kramer
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The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions (Larry Mitchell)
The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions
Larry Mitchell
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Fair Play (Tove Jansson)
Fair Play
Tove Jansson
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Forbidden Colors (Yukio Mishima)
Forbidden Colors
Yukio Mishima
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fannie Flagg
26
The Friendly Young Ladies (Mary Renault)
The Friendly Young Ladies
Mary Renault
27
The Gilda Stories (Jewelle Gomez)
The Gilda Stories
Jewelle Gomez
28
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin
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Goodbye to Berlin (Christopher Isherwood)
Goodbye to Berlin
Christopher Isherwood
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Hand in Hand With Love: An Anthology of Queer Classic Poetry (Simon Avery (Editor))
Hand in Hand With Love: An Anthology of Queer Classic Poetry
Simon Avery (Editor)
31
Harlem Shadows (Claude McKay)
Harlem Shadows
Claude McKay
32
Hermione (Hilda Doolittle)
Hermione
Hilda Doolittle
33
Imre: A Memorandum (Edward Prime-Stevenson)
Imre: A Memorandum
Edward Prime-Stevenson
34
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Manuel Puig)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Manuel Puig
35
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
36
The Life to Come and Other Stories (E.M.Forster)
The Life to Come and Other Stories
E.M.Forster
37
Maurice (E.M. Forster)
Maurice
E.M. Forster
38
Narrow Rooms (James Purdy)
Narrow Rooms
James Purdy
39
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
Djuna Barnes
40
Notes of a Crocodile (Qiu Miaojin)
Notes of a Crocodile
Qiu Miaojin
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