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The 100 Most Influential Queer Books of All Time

"Visibility. It's one of the most crucial needs of the queer community. To be understood, to be accepted, the LGBTQIA+ community needs first to be seen. This has meant that centuries of authors writing about the experiences, love, and pain of the queer community have been crucial in making progress towards a radical acceptance.
From the delicate art form of the semi-autobiographical novel — a life story veiled behind fictional names and twists — to the roar of poetry to a deep dive into the history that has too often been erased and purged, queer literature has helped to challenge, move, and shape generations of readers."
Note: Despite the heading there were only 99 books on this list.
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Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
1
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
The Picture of Dorian Grey (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Grey
2
Oscar Wilde
Two Virgins in the Attic (Nobuko Yoshiya)
Two Virgins in the Attic
3
Nobuko Yoshiya
The Well of Loneliness (Radclyffe Hall)
The Well of Loneliness
4
Radclyffe Hall
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
5
Virginia Woolf
Goodbye to Berlin (Christopher Isherwood)
Goodbye to Berlin
6
Christopher Isherwood
The City and the Pillar (Gore Vidal)
The City and the Pillar
7
Gore Vidal
The Price of Salt (Patricia Highsmith)
The Price of Salt
8
Patricia Highsmith
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
9
James Baldwin
City of Night (John Rechy)
City of Night
10
John Rechy
Therese and Isabelle (Violette Leduc)
Therese and Isabelle
11
Violette Leduc
Maurice (E M Forster)
Maurice
12
E M Forster
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
13
Rita Mae Brown
The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions (Larry Mitchell)
The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions
14
Larry Mitchell
Faggots (Larry Kramer)
Faggots
15
Larry Kramer
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
16
Armistead Maupin
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
17
Alice Walker
Annie on My Mind (Nancy Garden)
Annie on My Mind
18
Nancy Garden
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
19
Jeanette Winterson
The Gilda Stories (Jewelle Gomez)
The Gilda Stories
20
Jewelle Gomez
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
21
Dorothy Allison
Stone Butch Blues (Leslie Feinberg)
Stone Butch Blues
22
Leslie Feinberg
Notes of a Crocodile (Qiu Miaojin)
Notes of a Crocodile
23
Qiu Miaojin
Chelsea Girls (Eileen Myles)
Chelsea Girls
24
Eileen Myles
Funny Boy (Shyam Selvadurai)
Funny Boy
25
Shyam Selvadurai
Tipping the Velvet (Sarah Waters)
Tipping the Velvet
26
Sarah Waters
Beijing Comrades (Bei Tong)
Beijing Comrades
27
Bei Tong
Valencia (Michelle Tea)
Valencia
28
Michelle Tea
Rainbow Boys (Alex Sánchez)
Rainbow Boys
29
Alex Sánchez
Boy Meets Boy (David Levithan)
Boy Meets Boy
30
David Levithan
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
31
Alan Hollinghurst
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
32
André Aciman
Ash (Malinda Lo)
Ash
33
Malinda Lo
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
34
Madeline Miller
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (Emily M. Danforth)
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
35
Emily M. Danforth
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Sáenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
36
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Nevada (Imogen Binnie)
Nevada
37
Imogen Binnie
Melissa (Alex Gino)
Melissa
38
Alex Gino
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Becky Albertalli)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
39
Becky Albertalli
Lumberjanes, Vol 1: Beware the Kitten Holy (Noelle Stevenson)
Lumberjanes, Vol 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
40
Noelle Stevenson
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