🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Mormons

Stories from the fraught intersection of queerness and Latter-day Saint faith, where community belonging and personal truth often pull in opposite directions.

Without the Mask

by Charlie Bird • 2020

A gay Mormon discovered his faith and sexuality could coexist; he wrote the book he couldn't find.

4.53

3k+

✝️ Faith And Sexuality 🚪 Coming Out Stories 🕊️ Religious Inclusion 🙏 Queer Spirituality ⛪ Modern Mormonism

Without the Mask 92%

A gay Mormon discovered his faith and sexuality could coexist; he wrote the book he couldn't find.

by Charlie Bird 2020

4.53

3k+ ratings

✝️ Faith And Sexuality 🚪 Coming Out Stories 🕊️ Religious Inclusion 🙏 Queer Spirituality ⛪ Modern Mormonism

God and the Gay Christian

by Matthew Vines • 2014

The Bible doesn't condemn gay couples. A verse-by-verse case from Scripture.

4.02

4k+

📖 Biblical Hermeneutics ⚔️ Clobber Passages 🌈 Queer Theology 🫂 Affirming Theology ✝️ Gay Christians

God and the Gay Christian 88%

The Bible doesn't condemn gay couples. A verse-by-verse case from Scripture.

by Matthew Vines 2014

4.02

4k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Hermeneutics ⚔️ Clobber Passages 🌈 Queer Theology 🫂 Affirming Theology ✝️ Gay Christians

Unveiling Grace

by Lynn K. Wilder • 2013

Her son's Mormon mission ended early. Then he said the words that would unravel their faith.

4.29

4k+

🏛️ Mormonism 🚪 Ex-Mormon Testimony 🧱 Religious Deconstruction 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🔄 Conversion Story

Unveiling Grace 88%

Her son's Mormon mission ended early. Then he said the words that would unravel their faith.

by Lynn K. Wilder 2013

4.29

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Mormonism 🚪 Ex-Mormon Testimony 🧱 Religious Deconstruction 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🔄 Conversion Story

More Than the Tattooed Mormon

by Al Carraway • 2015

A skeptic New Yorker with tattoos found a faith she never wanted, and it changed everything.

4.23

3k+

🕍 Mormon Faith 📖 Conversion Stories 🌧️ Trials Of Faith 💎 Self-Worth In Faith 🙏 Prayer And Revelation

More Than the Tattooed Mormon 88%

A skeptic New Yorker with tattoos found a faith she never wanted, and it changed everything.

by Al Carraway 2015

4.23

3k+ ratings

🕍 Mormon Faith 📖 Conversion Stories 🌧️ Trials Of Faith 💎 Self-Worth In Faith 🙏 Prayer And Revelation

Escape

by Carolyn Jessop • 2007

Forced into polygamy at eighteen. Fifteen years and eight children later, she fled with all of them.

3.99

47k+

🐝 Mormon Fundamentalism 🔗 Polygamous Sects 🏃‍♀️ Cult Escape 💍 Forced Marriage ⛪ Religious Trauma

Escape 88%

Forced into polygamy at eighteen. Fifteen years and eight children later, she fled with all of them.

by Carolyn Jessop 2007

3.99

47k+ ratings

🐝 Mormon Fundamentalism 🔗 Polygamous Sects 🏃‍♀️ Cult Escape 💍 Forced Marriage ⛪ Religious Trauma

Bad Mormon

by Heather Gay • 2023

A devout Mormon wife discovers that perfect obedience cannot save her marriage or her soul.

3.51

35k+

🎬 Celebrity Memoir ⛪ Religious Deconstruction 🏔️ Mormon Culture 💪 Good Girl Rebellion 😂 Irreverent Humor

Bad Mormon 88%

A devout Mormon wife discovers that perfect obedience cannot save her marriage or her soul.

by Heather Gay 2023

3.51

35k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Memoir ⛪ Religious Deconstruction 🏔️ Mormon Culture 💪 Good Girl Rebellion 😂 Irreverent Humor

Boy Erased

by Garrard Conley • 2016

A Baptist pastor's son enters conversion therapy. The cure he found wasn't what they promised.

3.62

22k+

⛪ Conversion Therapy 💔 Religious Trauma 🌈 Gay Memoir ✝️ Evangelical Upbringing 🚪 Ex-Evangelical

Boy Erased 88%

A Baptist pastor's son enters conversion therapy. The cure he found wasn't what they promised.

by Garrard Conley 2016

3.62

22k+ ratings

⛪ Conversion Therapy 💔 Religious Trauma 🌈 Gay Memoir ✝️ Evangelical Upbringing 🚪 Ex-Evangelical

Good Time Girl

by Heather Gay • 2024

Branded a party girl by her church, she turned the accusation into her freedom.

3.57

4k+

⛪ Mormon Memoir 💔 Religious Deconstruction 📺 Reality Tv Memoir ✊ Good Girl Rebellion 🔄 Midlife Reinvention

Good Time Girl 88%

Branded a party girl by her church, she turned the accusation into her freedom.

by Heather Gay 2024

3.57

4k+ ratings

⛪ Mormon Memoir 💔 Religious Deconstruction 📺 Reality Tv Memoir ✊ Good Girl Rebellion 🔄 Midlife Reinvention

Hijab Butch Blues

by Lamya H. • 2023

A queer Muslim rereads the Quran and finds Maryam and Hajar waiting for her.

4.46

20k+

🌙 Lgbtq Muslims 🕌 Faith And Sexuality 📖 Queer Theology ✊ Liberation Theology 🔗 Intersectional Identity

Hijab Butch Blues 88%

A queer Muslim rereads the Quran and finds Maryam and Hajar waiting for her.

by Lamya H. 2023

4.46

20k+ ratings

🌙 Lgbtq Muslims 🕌 Faith And Sexuality 📖 Queer Theology ✊ Liberation Theology 🔗 Intersectional Identity

Not That I'd Kiss A Girl

by Lil O'Brien • 2020

Kicked out for coming out, she finds love, queer soccer, and the slow work of pride.

4.17

685

🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Stories 📚 Lesbian Memoirs 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💔 Family Rejection 🪞 Internalized Homophobia

Not That I'd Kiss A Girl 87%

Kicked out for coming out, she finds love, queer soccer, and the slow work of pride.

by Lil O'Brien 2020

4.17

685 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Stories 📚 Lesbian Memoirs 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💔 Family Rejection 🪞 Internalized Homophobia

The Sound of Gravel

by Ruth Wariner • 2016

A polygamist prophet's thirty-ninth child: poverty, abuse, her father's murder, and the long escape.

4.31

68k+

🏜️ Mormon Fundamentalism ⛪ Religious Extremism 🧒 Childhood Survival 🚪 Escape Narratives 🧸 Parentified Children

The Sound of Gravel 87%

A polygamist prophet's thirty-ninth child: poverty, abuse, her father's murder, and the long escape.

by Ruth Wariner 2016

4.31

68k+ ratings

🏜️ Mormon Fundamentalism ⛪ Religious Extremism 🧒 Childhood Survival 🚪 Escape Narratives 🧸 Parentified Children

Building a Bridge

by James Martin • 2017

A Catholic priest's guide to moving the Church and the LGBT community from blame to belonging.

3.96

2k+

🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Catholics ⛪ Pastoral Theology 🕊️ Inclusive Christianity 🛐 Church Reform 🤝 Modern Catholicism

Building a Bridge 87%

A Catholic priest's guide to moving the Church and the LGBT community from blame to belonging.

by James Martin 2017

3.96

2k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Catholics ⛪ Pastoral Theology 🕊️ Inclusive Christianity 🛐 Church Reform 🤝 Modern Catholicism

Is God Anti-gay?

by Sam Allberry • 2013

Two paths, no exceptions: a gay celibate pastor on what the Bible actually requires.

4.31

5k+

📖 Homosexuality And The Bible 🕊️ Celibacy And Singleness ✝️ Identity In Christ 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Christians ❤️ Gospel And Sexuality

Is God Anti-gay? 87%

Two paths, no exceptions: a gay celibate pastor on what the Bible actually requires.

by Sam Allberry 2013

4.31

5k+ ratings

📖 Homosexuality And The Bible 🕊️ Celibacy And Singleness ✝️ Identity In Christ 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Christians ❤️ Gospel And Sexuality

The Power of Stillness

by Jacob Z. Hess • 2019

What your LDS practice gains when you stop doing and start being still.

4.43

1k+

🏔️ Mormon Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mindfulness 🧘 Stillness Practice 🕯️ Contemplative Faith 🙏 Mindful Prayer

The Power of Stillness 87%

What your LDS practice gains when you stop doing and start being still.

by Jacob Z. Hess 2019

4.43

1k+ ratings

🏔️ Mormon Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mindfulness 🧘 Stillness Practice 🕯️ Contemplative Faith 🙏 Mindful Prayer

The God Who Weeps

by Terryl L. Givens • 2012

Why a vulnerable God, an upward Fall, and universal salvation make Mormonism surprisingly coherent.

4.33

4k+

⛪️ Mormon Theology 🔄 Theosis 🤲 Divine Empathy 👶 Pre-Existence 🍎 Felix Culpa

The God Who Weeps 87%

Why a vulnerable God, an upward Fall, and universal salvation make Mormonism surprisingly coherent.

by Terryl L. Givens 2012

4.33

4k+ ratings

⛪️ Mormon Theology 🔄 Theosis 🤲 Divine Empathy 👶 Pre-Existence 🍎 Felix Culpa

This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids

by Dan Owens-Reid • 2014

Your kid came out. Now what? Practical answers about school, faith, safety, and sex.

4.16

269

🌈 Parenting Lgbtq Kids 🚪 Coming Out Support 💬 Family Communication 🏫 School Advocacy 🩺 Safe Sex Education

This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids Summary

This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids 87%

Your kid came out. Now what? Practical answers about school, faith, safety, and sex.

by Dan Owens-Reid 2014

4.16

269 ratings

🌈 Parenting Lgbtq Kids 🚪 Coming Out Support 💬 Family Communication 🏫 School Advocacy 🩺 Safe Sex Education

Before My Heart Stops

by Paul Cardall • 2010

He waited 384 days for a heart. Before it came, his brother died.

3.98

392

🏥 Medical Memoir ⛪ Mormon Memoir 🫀 Organ Transplant ✨ Inspirational Memoir 🕊️ Grief And Loss

Before My Heart Stops 87%

He waited 384 days for a heart. Before it came, his brother died.

by Paul Cardall 2010

3.98

392 ratings

🏥 Medical Memoir ⛪ Mormon Memoir 🫀 Organ Transplant ✨ Inspirational Memoir 🕊️ Grief And Loss

Gay Girl, Good God

by Jackie Hill Perry • 2018

A lesbian poet heard God. He wasn't calling her to be straight.

4.36

27k+

✝️ Christian Testimony 🔄 Sexual Identity 🔥 Sanctification 👩 Biblical Womanhood 🌈 Lgbt Christians

Gay Girl, Good God 87%

A lesbian poet heard God. He wasn't calling her to be straight.

by Jackie Hill Perry 2018

4.36

27k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Testimony 🔄 Sexual Identity 🔥 Sanctification 👩 Biblical Womanhood 🌈 Lgbt Christians

Born Again This Way

by Rachel Gilson • 2020

A same-sex attracted atheist meets Jesus at Yale. Her desires don't change. Everything else does.

4.47

1k+

📖 Biblical Sexuality 💬 Same-Sex Attraction 🔑 Faith And Sexuality 🕊️ Celibate Singleness 💍 Mixed-Orientation Marriage

Born Again This Way 87%

A same-sex attracted atheist meets Jesus at Yale. Her desires don't change. Everything else does.

by Rachel Gilson 2020

4.47

1k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Sexuality 💬 Same-Sex Attraction 🔑 Faith And Sexuality 🕊️ Celibate Singleness 💍 Mixed-Orientation Marriage

The Sign for Home

by Blair Fell • 2022

A DeafBlind man isolated by strict guardians discovers his lost first love is alive and imprisoned.

4.24

8k+

👪 Jehovah's Witness 💔 Lost Love Reunited ⛪ Religious Control 🤟 Deaf Representation 🏫 Residential School

The Sign for Home 87%

A DeafBlind man isolated by strict guardians discovers his lost first love is alive and imprisoned.

by Blair Fell 2022

4.24

8k+ ratings

👪 Jehovah's Witness 💔 Lost Love Reunited ⛪ Religious Control 🤟 Deaf Representation 🏫 Residential School

Now Is the Hour

by Tom Spanbauer • 2006

A queer farm boy in 1960s Idaho hunts for one color worth believing in.

4.14

1k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🤲 Found Family 💔 Forbidden Love 💑 Interracial Romance ⛪ Catholic Guilt

Now Is the Hour 87%

A queer farm boy in 1960s Idaho hunts for one color worth believing in.

by Tom Spanbauer 2006

4.14

1k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🤲 Found Family 💔 Forbidden Love 💑 Interracial Romance ⛪ Catholic Guilt

Prophet's Prey

by Sam Brower • 2011

Seven years hunting a prophet who married 13-year-olds and exiled boys to keep the numbers right.

3.98

7k+

⛪ Polygamist Cults 🕵️ Cult Investigation 👰‍♀️ Child Brides 👥 Polygamy 🚪 Leaving Cults

Prophet's Prey 87%

Seven years hunting a prophet who married 13-year-olds and exiled boys to keep the numbers right.

by Sam Brower 2011

3.98

7k+ ratings

⛪ Polygamist Cults 🕵️ Cult Investigation 👰‍♀️ Child Brides 👥 Polygamy 🚪 Leaving Cults

Hi Honey, I'm Homo!

by Matt Baume • 2023

How sitcoms smuggled queer life past the censors and changed what America saw as normal.

4.30

2k+

📺 Television History 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Representation 🎭 Sitcom History 📚 Queer History 📰 Media Criticism

Hi Honey, I'm Homo! 87%

How sitcoms smuggled queer life past the censors and changed what America saw as normal.

by Matt Baume 2023

4.30

2k+ ratings

📺 Television History 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Representation 🎭 Sitcom History 📚 Queer History 📰 Media Criticism

John of John

by Douglas Stuart • 2026

A gay son returns to a Scottish island, where his closeted father sees a mirror he wants to shatter.

4.30

15k+

🏝️ Remote Scottish Island ⛪ Religious Repression 🤫 Forbidden Queer Love ⚡ Father-Son Reckoning 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

John of John 87%

A gay son returns to a Scottish island, where his closeted father sees a mirror he wants to shatter.

by Douglas Stuart 2026

4.30

15k+ ratings

🏝️ Remote Scottish Island ⛪ Religious Repression 🤫 Forbidden Queer Love ⚡ Father-Son Reckoning 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

A Change of Affection

by Becket Cook • 2019

A gay set designer walked into a Los Angeles church. One sermon rewrote his sense of self.

4.51

2k+

🙏 Conversion Memoir 🏳️‍🌈 Same-Sex Attraction ⚖️ Sexual Ethics ✝️ Identity In Christ 💍 Christian Singleness

A Change of Affection 87%

A gay set designer walked into a Los Angeles church. One sermon rewrote his sense of self.

by Becket Cook 2019

4.51

2k+ ratings

🙏 Conversion Memoir 🏳️‍🌈 Same-Sex Attraction ⚖️ Sexual Ethics ✝️ Identity In Christ 💍 Christian Singleness

All the Young Men

by Ruth Coker Burks • 2020

When doctors refused to touch them, one Arkansas mother held their hands until the end.

4.49

9k+

💔 Aids Crisis 🏡 Southern Memoir 🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Activism 💜 Chosen Family 🏥 Medical Advocacy

All the Young Men 87%

When doctors refused to touch them, one Arkansas mother held their hands until the end.

by Ruth Coker Burks 2020

4.49

9k+ ratings

💔 Aids Crisis 🏡 Southern Memoir 🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Activism 💜 Chosen Family 🏥 Medical Advocacy

Believing Christ

by Stephen E. Robinson • 1992

Stop trying to qualify on your own. The Atonement was always the whole partnership.

4.51

16k+

🕊️ Lds Grace ✝️ Atonement Theology ⚖️ Grace And Works 🌀 Spiritual Perfectionism 🧭 Assurance Of Salvation

Believing Christ 87%

Stop trying to qualify on your own. The Atonement was always the whole partnership.

by Stephen E. Robinson 1992

4.51

16k+ ratings

🕊️ Lds Grace ✝️ Atonement Theology ⚖️ Grace And Works 🌀 Spiritual Perfectionism 🧭 Assurance Of Salvation

The Heart's Invisible Furies

by John Boyne • 2017

Adopted into a family that calls him stranger, a gay man searches a lifetime for belonging.

4.51

217k+

🕰️ Epic Historical Saga ☘️ Mid-Century Ireland ✝️ Catholic Guilt 🏠 Found Family 👶 Adoption Story

The Heart's Invisible Furies 87%

Adopted into a family that calls him stranger, a gay man searches a lifetime for belonging.

by John Boyne 2017

4.51

217k+ ratings

🕰️ Epic Historical Saga ☘️ Mid-Century Ireland ✝️ Catholic Guilt 🏠 Found Family 👶 Adoption Story

We Have Always Been Here

by Samra Habib • 2019

Arranged marriage at sixteen. Queer awakening in secret. Then a camera gave her a voice.

4.16

20k+

🛬 Immigrant Memoir 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Faith 🕌 Muslim Memoir 💔 Religious Trauma 🫂 Inclusive Islam

We Have Always Been Here 87%

Arranged marriage at sixteen. Queer awakening in secret. Then a camera gave her a voice.

by Samra Habib 2019

4.16

20k+ ratings

🛬 Immigrant Memoir 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Faith 🕌 Muslim Memoir 💔 Religious Trauma 🫂 Inclusive Islam

Lately Lesbian

by J.D. Simmons • 2019

After thirty-three years as a wife, a woman from her past makes her question everything.

4.12

🌸 Late-Blooming Lesbian ⏰ Midlife Awakening 🔗 Compulsory Heterosexuality 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🚪 Closeted Marriage

Lately Lesbian 87%

After thirty-three years as a wife, a woman from her past makes her question everything.

by J.D. Simmons 2019

4.12

17 ratings

🌸 Late-Blooming Lesbian ⏰ Midlife Awakening 🔗 Compulsory Heterosexuality 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🚪 Closeted Marriage

Educated By Tara Westover and The Education of an Idealist [Hardcover] By Samantha Power Books Collection Set

by Tara Westover • 2023

A doomsday prepper's daughter, no birth certificate, no school. She taught herself into Cambridge.

4.34

360

⛪ Religious Extremism 📚 Self-Education 💔 Family Estrangement 😣 Religious Trauma 📈 Class Transition

Educated By Tara Westover and The Education of an Idealist [Hardcover] By Samantha Power Books Collection Set Summary

Educated By Tara Westover and The Education of an Idealist [Hardcover] By Samantha Power Books Collection Set 87%

A doomsday prepper's daughter, no birth certificate, no school. She taught herself into Cambridge.

by Tara Westover 2023

4.34

360 ratings

⛪ Religious Extremism 📚 Self-Education 💔 Family Estrangement 😣 Religious Trauma 📈 Class Transition

Perfectly Queer

by Jillian Abby • 2023

A girl held her hand, and her perfect suburban life stopped making sense.

4.46

236

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Memoir 🚪 Coming Out Later In Life 🪞 Internalized Homophobia 🎭 Perfectionism 📋 Compulsory Heterosexuality

Perfectly Queer 87%

A girl held her hand, and her perfect suburban life stopped making sense.

by Jillian Abby 2023

4.46

236 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Memoir 🚪 Coming Out Later In Life 🪞 Internalized Homophobia 🎭 Perfectionism 📋 Compulsory Heterosexuality

Say a Little Prayer

by Jenna Voris • 2025

Banished to church camp, a bisexual teen turns the seven deadly sins into a weeklong rebellion.

3.96

5k+

✝️ Religious Rebellion 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 💔 Queer Religious Trauma 🌈 Coming Out Journey 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Say a Little Prayer 87%

Banished to church camp, a bisexual teen turns the seven deadly sins into a weeklong rebellion.

by Jenna Voris 2025

3.96

5k+ ratings

✝️ Religious Rebellion 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 💔 Queer Religious Trauma 🌈 Coming Out Journey 🤝 Enemies To Allies

First Comes Love

by Marion Winik • 1996

She fell for a gay man during Mardi Gras. Marriage, meth, motherhood, abuse, and AIDS came next.

4.14

441

✍️ Literary Memoir 💊 Aids Crisis 💔 Unconventional Marriage 💉 Love And Addiction 🚫 Domestic Violence

First Comes Love 87%

She fell for a gay man during Mardi Gras. Marriage, meth, motherhood, abuse, and AIDS came next.

by Marion Winik 1996

4.14

441 ratings

✍️ Literary Memoir 💊 Aids Crisis 💔 Unconventional Marriage 💉 Love And Addiction 🚫 Domestic Violence

What a Girl Wants

by Roxy Bourdillon • 2025

Her mother's response to coming out: marry a man first. A memoir of taking up space.

4.18

142

📖 Queer Memoir 🚪 Coming Out Stories 💋 Femme Identity 🎭 People Pleasing 🪞 Body Image

What a Girl Wants 87%

Her mother's response to coming out: marry a man first. A memoir of taking up space.

by Roxy Bourdillon 2025

4.18

142 ratings

📖 Queer Memoir 🚪 Coming Out Stories 💋 Femme Identity 🎭 People Pleasing 🪞 Body Image

Told You So

by Mayci Neeley • 2025

Caught between her boyfriend's abuse and her church, a young Mormon athlete fights to survive.

3.60

45k+

🏔️ Mormon Memoir ⛪ Religious Trauma 🙏 Faith Deconstruction 💔 Abusive Relationship 👩‍👦 Single Motherhood

Told You So 87%

Caught between her boyfriend's abuse and her church, a young Mormon athlete fights to survive.

by Mayci Neeley 2025

3.60

45k+ ratings

🏔️ Mormon Memoir ⛪ Religious Trauma 🙏 Faith Deconstruction 💔 Abusive Relationship 👩‍👦 Single Motherhood

Her Name in the Sky

by Kelly Quindlen • 2014

She's in love with her best friend, and their Catholic school says that love is a sin.

4.26

17k+

🌈 Sapphic Coming Of Age ⛪ Catholic School Setting 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🙏 Religious Guilt 🤐 Closeted Romance

Her Name in the Sky 87%

She's in love with her best friend, and their Catholic school says that love is a sin.

by Kelly Quindlen 2014

4.26

17k+ ratings

🌈 Sapphic Coming Of Age ⛪ Catholic School Setting 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🙏 Religious Guilt 🤐 Closeted Romance

Correct, Not Politically Correct

by Frank Turek • 2008

Same-sex marriage wasn't about rights. It sought endorsement, and children pay the price.

3.30

334

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 💍 Marriage Policy ⚖️ Sexual Ethics 📜 Natural Law Ethics 🗳️ Culture War Politics

Correct, Not Politically Correct Summary

Correct, Not Politically Correct 87%

Same-sex marriage wasn't about rights. It sought endorsement, and children pay the price.

by Frank Turek 2008

3.30

334 ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 💍 Marriage Policy ⚖️ Sexual Ethics 📜 Natural Law Ethics 🗳️ Culture War Politics

This Book Is Gay

by Juno Dawson • 2014

Everything school omitted about coming out, identity, and queer sex, delivered with zero apologies.

3.76

13k+

🌈 Queer Sexuality ⚧ Gender Identity 🩺 Inclusive Sex Ed 🚪 Coming Out Guide 👥 Lgbtq Teens

This Book Is Gay 87%

Everything school omitted about coming out, identity, and queer sex, delivered with zero apologies.

by Juno Dawson 2014

3.76

13k+ ratings

🌈 Queer Sexuality ⚧ Gender Identity 🩺 Inclusive Sex Ed 🚪 Coming Out Guide 👥 Lgbtq Teens

The Prodigal Son

by Sara Cate • 2025

A closeted country singer and a preacher with a secret past risk everything for a forbidden love.

4.42

8k+

✝️ Religious Trauma 🛑 Conversion Therapy 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🎸 Musician Hero

The Prodigal Son 87%

A closeted country singer and a preacher with a secret past risk everything for a forbidden love.

by Sara Cate 2025

4.42

8k+ ratings

✝️ Religious Trauma 🛑 Conversion Therapy 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🎸 Musician Hero

Friday I'm in Love

by Camryn Garrett • 2023

A coming-out party was the plan; falling for a taken Irish girl was the complication.

3.81

2k+

🎀 Sapphic Ya 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 🇮🇪 New Girl Crush 💬 Mixed Signals ⛪ Faith Vs Identity

Friday I'm in Love 86%

A coming-out party was the plan; falling for a taken Irish girl was the complication.

by Camryn Garrett 2023

3.81

2k+ ratings

🎀 Sapphic Ya 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 🇮🇪 New Girl Crush 💬 Mixed Signals ⛪ Faith Vs Identity

Queer

by Kathy Belge • 2011

A queer teen's guide to coming out, dating, staying safe, and finding your people.

3.77

855

🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Teens 🚪 Coming Out Guide 🪞 Queer Identity 💕 Queer Relationships 🩺 Queer Sex Ed

Queer 86%

A queer teen's guide to coming out, dating, staying safe, and finding your people.

by Kathy Belge 2011

3.77

855 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Teens 🚪 Coming Out Guide 🪞 Queer Identity 💕 Queer Relationships 🩺 Queer Sex Ed

The Mayor of Castro Street

by Randy Shilts • 1982

Shot in City Hall. His killer's light sentence ignited riots that launched the gay rights movement.

4.15

5k+

🏳️‍🌈 Gay Political History 🌉 San Francisco History 🔫 Political Assassination ✊ Grassroots Organizing 🕯️ Movement Martyrs

The Mayor of Castro Street 86%

Shot in City Hall. His killer's light sentence ignited riots that launched the gay rights movement.

by Randy Shilts 1982

4.15

5k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Gay Political History 🌉 San Francisco History 🔫 Political Assassination ✊ Grassroots Organizing 🕯️ Movement Martyrs

The Velvet Rage

by Alan Downs • 2005

Success and beauty won't fix it: the shame gay men carry from childhood, and the skills that heal.

4.06

12k+

🏳️‍🌈 Gay Self-Help 🪞 Internalized Homophobia ❤️‍🩹 Shame And Healing 🚪 Coming Out 🏆 Validation Seeking

The Velvet Rage 86%

Success and beauty won't fix it: the shame gay men carry from childhood, and the skills that heal.

by Alan Downs 2005

4.06

12k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Gay Self-Help 🪞 Internalized Homophobia ❤️‍🩹 Shame And Healing 🚪 Coming Out 🏆 Validation Seeking

Disobedience by Naomi Alderman

by Naomi Alderman • 2006

When her father dies, she returns to London's Orthodox enclave and the woman she left behind.

3.68

14k+

🕍 Orthodox Jewish Life 💞 Second Chance Love 🏘️ Insular Community 😔 Religious Guilt 🌈 Queer Longing

Disobedience by Naomi Alderman 86%

When her father dies, she returns to London's Orthodox enclave and the woman she left behind.

by Naomi Alderman 2006

3.68

14k+ ratings

🕍 Orthodox Jewish Life 💞 Second Chance Love 🏘️ Insular Community 😔 Religious Guilt 🌈 Queer Longing

Somewhere Beyond the Sea

by T.J. Klune • 2024

Arthur's island sanctuary for magical children faces an inspection set on tearing his family apart.

4.10

224k+

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