{"id":1812,"date":"2025-05-08T10:20:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T09:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/?p=1812"},"modified":"2025-05-28T16:31:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:31:23","slug":"6-lgbtq-books-to-read-this-pride-month-and-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/2025\/05\/08\/6-lgbtq-books-to-read-this-pride-month-and-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"6 LGBTQ+ books to read this Pride Month and forever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like so many other artistic mediums, literature too has played an incredibly important role in documenting stories about the LGBTQ+ community. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This Pride Month, Talking Teesside has collaborated with members of the University\u2019s LGBTQ+ Focus Group to bring you a list of 6 LGBTQ+ books to add to your reading list.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

This book documents the fascinating life of Ewan Forbes, a Scottish transgender doctor whose troubling treatment by the British political and legal systems still has far-reaching effects on trans rights today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. To My Trans Sisters\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

A wonderful, uplifting compilation of letters from a variety of different trans women and femmes, imparting their own life lessons and collected wisdom to their community. A brilliant read for anyone wanting a bit of inspiration!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Copies<\/p>\n

3. Her Majesty\u2019s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This book follows a secret coven of witches from their 90s adolescence in Hebden Bridge to present-day civil unrest in the witching community. <\/span>It wonderfully weaves together themes of gender identity, friendship, and the corrupting nature of power. <\/span>It\u2019s part of a trilogy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Copies<\/p>\n

4. Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This powerful coming-of-age novel was a gripping read. <\/span>It centres around the character Jesse as he navigates his racial and sexual identities amidst his Jehovah\u2019s Witness upbringing and the enduring legacy of the Windrush generation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Copies<\/p>\n

5. Hunger by Roxane Gay<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This is an extraordinary and intimate memoir that explores the emotional and psychological struggles with desire, denial, food, and body image.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Copies<\/p>\n

6. My Policeman by Bethan Roberts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Set in 1950s Brighton, this book portrays an intricate romantic triangle, and we loved its movie adaptation too.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Copies<\/p>\n

7. Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This book captures the decadence and repression of 1930s Berlin at the tense dawn of the Second World War.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Copies<\/p>\n

8. Gender Euphoria by Laura Kate Dale<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Our final book group pick is an anthology that features the experiences of 19 trans, non-binary, agender, gender-fluid and intersex writers. <\/span><\/p>\n

They share their personal perspectives on Gender Euphoria – a feeling of elation, confidence, pride, and freedom that emerges from coming out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What else should we be reading? Drop your book recommendations in the comments…<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Like so many other artistic mediums, literature too has played an incredibly important role in documenting stories about the LGBTQ+ community. This Pride Month, Talking Teesside has collaborated with members of the University\u2019s LGBTQ+ Focus Group to bring you a list of 6 LGBTQ+ books to add to your reading list. 1. The Hidden Case … Continue reading “6 LGBTQ+ books to read this Pride Month and forever”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25149,"featured_media":1823,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[90,132,131,134,133],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/files\/2023\/06\/edoardo-botez-2SBBsa2nMaE-unsplash.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1812"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25149"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1812"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4209,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1812\/revisions\/4209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/talkingteesside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}