 | Gay & Lesbian Books for Young People |
| Recommended books for children and teens concerning gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning identities. Also some books about nontraditional gender roles. To find more books, including those in the Teen Collection, try a subject search for "gay youth," "lesbian youth," "transsexual youth," or "gay parents" in the library catalog.
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Picture Books (JE)
| Brannen | Uncle Bobby's Wedding |
| JE de Haan | King & King |
| JE de Haan | King & King & Family |
| Fierstein | The Sissy Duckling |
| Garden | Molly's Family |
| Gonzalez | Antonio's Card |
| Lindenbaum | Mini Mia and Her Darling Uncle |
| Newman | Daddy, Papa, and Me (Board book) |
| Newman | Mommy, Mama, and Me (Board book) |
| Okimoto | The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption |
| Polacco | In Our Mothers' House |
| U'Ren | Pugdog |
| Vigna | My Two Uncles |
| Willhoite | Daddy's Roommate |
| Zolotow | William's Doll |
Junior High Fiction (Y)
| Am | Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence |
| Bechard | If It Doesn't Kill You |
| Bildner | Playing the Field: A Novel |
| Burch | The Manny Files (See also Hit the Road, Manny) |
| Desai | Born Confused |
| Donoghue | Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins |
| Ferris | Eight Seconds |
| Frost | Keesha's House |
| Garden | The Year They Burned the Books |
| Goldman | Two Parties, One Tux, and a Very Short Film About The Grapes of Wrath |
| Horner | A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend |
| Howe | 13: Thirteen Stories That Capture the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen |
| Howe | Totally Joe (See also The Misfits) |
| Jahn-Clough | Country Girl, City Girl |
| Kluger | My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, & Fenway Park (Paperback only) |
| LaRochelle | Absolutely, Positively Not |
| Limb | Girl, (Nearly) 16, Absolute Torture |
| Lo | Ash |
| Nelson | Gender Blender |
| Peters | Between Mom and Jo: A Novel (Paperback only) |
| Ruditis | The Four Dorothys (Paperback only; see others in Drama series) |
| Sanchez | So Hard to Say |
| Sones | One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies (Paperback only; also in Teen Room) |
| Stevenson | Out of Order (Paperback only) |
| Taylor | The Blue Lawn (Paperback only) |
| Trueman | 7 Days at the Hot Corner |
| Volponi | Crossing Lines |
| Withrow | Box Girl |
| Wolff | True Believer |
| Woodson | From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun |
| Woodson | The House You Pass on the Way |
Nonfiction, Folktales & Poetry
| J306.85 Jenness | Families: A Celebration of Diversity, Commitment, and Love |
| J306.85 Kuklin | Families |
| J306.874 Greenberg | Zack's Story: Growing Up with Same-Sex Parents |
| J598.47 Richardson | And Tango Makes Three |
| Y305.9 Alsenas | Gay America: Struggle for Equality |
| Y305.9 Oliver | Gay and Lesbian Rights: A Struggle |
| Y306.874 Snow | How It Feels to Have a Gay or Lesbian Parent: A Book by Kids for Kids of All Ages |
| Y612.6 Basso | The Underground Guide to Teenage Sexuality |
| Y612.6 Harris | It's Perfectly Normal: A Book About Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health (See also It's So Amazing!: A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families) |
Last Updated: 4/12
