Autobiographies of LGBTQ+ Individuals

Leslie Feinberg's (Stone Butch Blues) is a groundbreaking autobiography that chronicles the life of a butch lesbian in the 1960s and 1970s.

Alice Walker's (The Color Purple) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that tells the story of a young black woman in the rural South in the 1930s.

Alison Bechdel's (Fun Home) is a graphic memoir that tells the story of her coming out as a lesbian and her relationship with her closeted father.

James Baldwin's (Giovanni's Room) is a novel that tells the story of a young American man in Paris who falls in love with an Italian man.

Audre Lorde's (Zami: A New Spelling of My Name) is a biomythography that tells the story of her life as a black lesbian woman.

Adrienne Rich's (The Dream of a Common Language) is a collection of essays that explore the experiences of women, lesbians, and mothers.

Elizabeth Strout's (My Name is Lucy Barton) is a novel that tells the story of a woman who returns to her hometown to visit her dying mother.

Garrard Conley's (Boy Erased) is a memoir that tells the story of his experience in a conversion therapy program.

Emily M. Danforth's (The Miseducation of Cameron Post) is a novel that tells the story of a young woman who is sent to a conversion therapy program.

Maggie Nelson's (The Argonauts) is a memoir that explores the experiences of genderqueer and transgender people.

Ocean Vuong's (On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous) is a novel that tells the story of a young Vietnamese American man who comes to terms with his sexuality and his family's history.

Michelle Zauner's (Crying in H Mart) is a memoir that tells the story of her relationship with her Korean mother and her experience of grief after her mother's death.

Charles Yu's (Interior Chinatown) is a novel that tells the story of a Chinese American man who works as a background actor in a television show.

Cathy Park Hong's (Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning) is a memoir that explores the experiences of Asian Americans in the United States.

Carmen Maria Machado's (In the Dream House) is a memoir that tells the story of her experience in an abusive relationship.