"I wish someone had given me a list of required gay reading when I was coming out. Gay men gave me a lot of things back then (porn, theater tickets, crabs), but no one gave me book titles. As a young gay man, I could have used a literary roadmap to help me put my experiences—and my feelings—in some historical and sociological context."
This statement summarizes what I also aim to do with this blog: to steer young LGBT people towards books that can influence our lives. While most of what I read and review is fluff (Chelsea Handler, anyone?), it is my hope that my readers and I will find books together that cause us to think and challenge us to be become our best queer selves. Books have impacted the way I think and the way I see myself. So let's to get to readin', homos!
There are several books listed in the article quoted above that I am considering reading in the future including Tales of the CIty, The Color Purple, Giovanni's Room (the book mentioned the most in the article), and Stone Butch Blues. My salutations to the people at the Good Men Project for giving me such a good place to get ideas for this blog!
Coming tomorrow will be two new book reviews. The first will cover Hero by Perry Moore, a Young Adult novel about a gay teenage superhero and the second is Coming Out Spiritually, which tells of LGBT-friendly spiritual paths. I thank everyone for your continued reading!
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