LGBTQ+ Media Recommendations

Whether you’re looking for a documentary, drama, humor, or something else, the media list below has got you covered. If there is anything that you think should be added to our list, let us know at pflagstl@gmail.com. We hope you find this list of LGBTQ+ titles useful.

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  • Crisis: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social and Religious Pain and Trauma Of Growing Up Gay In America Mitchell Gold and Mindy Drucker
  • He/She/They Schuyler Bailer
  • Helping Your Transgender Teen Irwin Krieger
  • My Child is Trans, Now What? Ben Greene
  • Parenting Your LGBTQ Teen Allan Sadac
  • Rainbow Relatives Sudi “Rick” Karatas
  • Raising LGBTQ Allies Chris Tompkins
  • Stuck in the Middle with You: A Memoir of Parenting in the Three Genders Jennifer Finney Boylan
  • The Savvy Ally Jeannie Gainsburg
  • This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids Dannielle Owens Reid
  • Ties That Bind: Familial Homophobia and Its Consequences Sarah Schulman
  • Unconditional Telaina Eriksen

(Please research each title to find out its intended audience.)

  • An Angel in Sodom: Henry Gerber And The Birth Of The Gay Rights Movement Jim Elledge
  • Annie on My Mind Nancy Garden
  • Before We Were Trans Kit Heyam
  • Beyond Magents- Transgender Teens Speak Out Susan Kuklin
  • Bi America: Myths, Truths And Struggles of an Invisible Community William Burleson
  • Bi Any Other Name-Bisexual People Speak Out Lorraine Hutchins and Lani Kaahumanu
  • Brown and Gay In LA Anthony Christian Ocampo
  • Detransition Baby Torrey Peters
  • For Colored Boys: Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough  Keith Boykin
  • Her Majesty’s Royal Coven Juno Dawson (Adult Fiction)
  • Light from Uncommon Stars Ryka Aoki
  • Nina Here Nor There: My Journey Beyond Gender Nick Krieger
  • Outlaw- What LGBT Youth Should Know About Their Legal Rights Lisa Keen
  • Psalm for the Wild Built Becky Chambers
  • Stonewall-the Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution David Carter
  • The Genesis of Misery Neon Yang
  • The Sunbearer Trials Aiden Thomas
  • The Witch King + Fae Keeper Duology H.E. Edgmon (Older YA)
  • This Book is Gay James Dawson
  • This is How it Always Is Laurie Frankel
  • Trans History Susan Stryker
  • Transgender Warriors Leslie Feinberg (25th anniversary edition)
  • Two Boys Kissing David Levithan
  • Am I Ok?
  • Anything’s Possible
  • Bad Education
  • Blue Is The Warmest Color
  • Booksmart
  • Bros
  • But I’m A Cheerleader
  • Call Me By Your Name
  • Chasing Amy
  • Fire Island
  • Happiest Season
  • Milk (2009)
  • Moonlight
  • Paris Is Burning
  • Party Monster
  • Pride
  • RuWoo
  • The Birdcage
  • The Boys In The Band
  • The Kids Are Alright
  • The Times Of Harvey Milk
  • The Watermelon Woman
  • Trick
  • Venus
  • Water Lilies
  • Big Mouth
  • Easy
  • Elite
  • Euphoria
  • Genera+Ion
  • Heartstopper
  • Love, Victor
  • My So-Called Life
  • Never Have I Ever
  • One Day at a Time (Remake)
  • One Life to Live
  • Pose
  • Schitt’s Creek
  • Sex Education
  • Special
  • The Bold Type
  • The L Word: Generation Q
  • Will And Grace