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