International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex Discrimination and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) is on the 17 May and is a day to promote equality and fight prejudice.
This is a curated booklist of titles that break down barriers and expands your knowledge of LGBTQIA+ people. From heartfelt memoirs to page-turning novels, feast your eyes on our vibrant collection. You can also follow this link to our catalogue to see the full range of our rainbow collection. LGBTQIA+ collections
A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle available on Libby.
This novel is an exploration of queer identity that begins in 1970s suburban Australia and travels through some key periods in Australia’s queer history. It is a celebration of love and friendship and highlights the grief and joy that often coexist for queer people.
Pageboy by Elliot Page available on catalogue and Libby.
Elliot Page is brutally honest in his memoir about gender dysphoria, trans joy and his journey through fame and identity. This is a book about becoming, surviving and learning to love yourself even when the costs feel high.
You'll be a Wonderful Parent by Jasper Peach available on catalogue and Libby.
A practical and emotional guide for expecting rainbow families. This is an inclusive and celebratory approach to queer parenting with advice on everything from to dealing with other’s definitions of your family, to finding the right medical care and communities.
Hungerstone by Kat Dunn available on Libby.
A sapphic retelling of ‘Carmilla’ - think gothic horror, romance and feminine rage. What do you hunger for?
Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily Austin available on Libby.
A new novel about a librarian who comes back to work after a mental breakdown only to confront book-banning crusaders in an empowering story of grief, love, and the power of libraries.
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters available on Libby.
The latest novel from Torry Peters who wrote bestselling ‘Detransition Baby’. A collection of three stories and a novel, this book showcases a decade of Peters’ writing and her ability to write across genres.
Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby available on Libby.
Hannah Gadsby’s memoir of how she arrived at creating her hugely successful stand-up special ‘Nanette’. This book traces her growth as a queer person from Tasmania - where homosexuality was illegal until 1997 - to her ever-evolving relationship with comedy, to her struggle with adult diagnoses of autism and ADHD, and finally to the backbone of Nanette.
Game Changer by Rachel Reid available on catalogue, Borrowbox and Libby.
This is the book series that ‘Heated Rivalry’ is based on – need I say more? It is a gay ice hockey romance that has taken over the internet.
The Girl from the Sea by Molly Know Ostertag available on catalogue and Libby.
This is a very sweet graphic novel, about a 15-year-old girl struggling to fit in in her small island town. But things start to change when she is saved by the mysterious Keltie.
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J Klune available on Libby.
An enchanting and heart warming fantasy story about found family, inclusion and acceptance of difference. There are magical youths, shadowy bureaucracy trying to shut down an orphanage, and a middle-aged man who takes a leap onto a new path.
I Think I Like Girls by Rosie Day available on catalogue.
Supportive guide to exploring your sexuality, coming out and navigating life as a queer woman. This is the book that Rosie wishes she'd had when she first embarked on her own coming out journey.
The Queer Parent by Lotte Jeffs available on catalogue.
The Queer Parent is a ground breaking toolkit for LGBTQ parents, parents-to-be and anyone looking to support their journey. From adoption, surrogacy, fertility treatment and other routes to parenthood, to donors, trans parenting, how to deal with family-focused homophobia, coming out at the school gates and so much more.
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H available on catalogue.
A queer hijabi Muslim immigrant survives her coming-of-age by drawing strength and hope from stories in the Quran in this daring, provocative, and radically hopeful memoir.
A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows available on catalogue and Libby.
If you like fantasy to be more about politics, kingdoms and arranged marriages than about magic, then this book is for you. It has Byzantine politics and a queer love story that is by turns sweet and sultry. It is also an exploration of gender, identity and self-worth.
Son of Sin by Omar Sakr available on catalogue and Libby.
Omar Sakr’s portrait of a bisexual Arab Australian's coming of age in a country wracked with racism, homophobia, and Islamophobia is a story filled with heartbreak, violence, family secrets and testing the limits of love. It is also beautifully poetic and darkly funny.
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