Tuesday, August 13, 2013

GLBTQIA Fiction Anthologies

Short story collections dealing with topics of gender and sexuality for young adults. Most focus on gay and lesbian protagonists, with a few transgender stories and a very few intersex, bisexual or other protagonists. Some of these are more general collections that include sexuality as one or more of the topics.

The fiction/nonfiction lines are often somewhat blurred, as many of these collections are clearly autobiographical in nature.




How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity edited by Michael Cart
  • Ages 15-18
  • Includes: MtF, FtM, Gay, Lesbian
  • No of Stories: 12
  • Authors: Michael Cart, Francesca Lia Block, David Levithan, Ron Koertge, Eric Shanower, Julie Anne Peters, Jennifer Finney Boylan, William Sleater, Emma Donoghue


How They Met, and Other Stories by David Levithan
  • Ages 15-18
  • Includes: Gay, Straight, Lesbian
  • No of Stories: 18
  • Themes: love and relationships


Love & Sex: Ten Stories of Truth edited by
  • Ages 15-18
  • Includes: Straight,  Lesbian, Gay
  • No of Stories: 10 (mostly heterosexual)
  • Themes: love, sex, relationships


OMGQueer edited by Katherine E. Lynch & Radclyffe
  • Ages 15-18, 18+
  • Includes: Lesbian, Gay, Intersex, Transgender
  • No of Stories: 18
  • Themes: love, sex, relationships, identity
  • Heavy emphasis on lesbian stories. Some are quite adult in style, including a bit of erotica, and a interesting mix of approaches. Generally good quality.
  • Reviews: Good Lesbian Books, Barefoot Medical Student


On the Fringe edited by Donald R. Gallo
  • Ages 15-18
  • Includes: Straight,  one story of sexuality
  • No of Stories: 11
  • Themes: outsiders, geeks, bullying, school shootings
  • Authors: Jack Gantos, Chris Crutcher, Francess Lantz, Joan Bauer , M.E. Kerr, Angela Johnson and others


Revolutionary Voices edited by Amy Sonnie
  • Ages 15-18
  • Includes: Lesbian, Gay, Intersex, and more.
  • Themes: Pride, identity, coming out, growing up, acceptance
  • Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, artwork, interviews, resources and other miscellaneous content. 
  • Authors: 50+ contributors, aged 14-26


13: Thirteen Stories That Capture the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen edited by James Howe
  • Ages 12-15
  • Includes: Straight,  two stories of sexuality
  • No of Stories: 13
  • Themes: growing up, coming out, crushes, childhood, family
  • Authors: Ellen Wittlinger, Alex Sanchez, Meg Cabot, Ann Martin, Bruce Coville, Todd Strasser, Rachel Vail, Stephen Roos, Ron Koertge, Lori Aurelia Williams, Laura Goodwin


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