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The line of beauty
By Alan Hollinghurst. 2004
"The line of beauty" traces the further history of a decade of change and tragedy. A time when drugs, gay…
sex and AIDS are rife. In the summer of 1983, 20-year-old Nick Guest moves into an attic room in the Notting Hill home of the Feddens as the Thatcher boom-years unfold. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2004 Man Booker Prize. 2004.The picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin classics)
By Oscar Wilde, Robert Mighall. 1890
"If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old...I would give…
my soul for that!" The wish uttered by Dorian Gray as he gazes on his portrait forms the basis of this story, of a gilded and spoilt hedonist who is willing to sell his soul for his beauty. 1890.We are water: a novel
By Wally Lamb. 2013
Successful artist Annie Oh is marrying gallery owner Viveca. As Annie’s ex-husband, children, and many other people gather for the…
wedding, Annie reexamines her life. Ugly truths and long-held secrets are festering just below the surface. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2013.Written on the body
By Jeanette Winterson. 1992
Written on the body is a secret code, only visible in certain lights; the accumulations of a lifetime gather there.…
In places the palimpsest is so heavily worked that the letters feel like braille. I like to keep my body rolled up away from prying eyes. Never unfold too much, tell the whole story. I didn't know that Louise would have reading hands. She has translated me into her own book. Includes sex. 1992.Wings in the snow
By Jim Oliver. 1998
Dr. Theo Tithonus is oblivious to his family until a series of crises cause him to take stock of his…
life. His father, stepmother, and sisters are fighting; his unruly daughter shows up; and his gay lover leaves. Work also disintegrates into strife. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1998.What belongs to you: a novel
By Garth Greenwell. 2016
On an unseasonably warm autumn day, an American teacher walks down a stairwell beneath Sofia's National Palace of Culture, looking…
for sex. Among the stalls of a public bathroom he encounters Mitko, a charismatic young hustler. He returns to Mitko again and again over the next few months, and their trysts grow increasingly intimate and unnerving as the enigma of this young man becomes inseparable from that of his homeland, a country with a difficult past and an uncertain future. 2016.Weekend: a novel
By Jane Eaton Hamilton. 2016
Two lesbian couples living next door to each other one summer in cottage country find each of their relationships at…
a crossroads. One woman celebrates her fiftieth birthday, which causes her to reconsider what she wants out of life and her partner; the other couple are the parents of a new baby, which cannot conceal the turmoil of their relationship. 2016.We were witches: a novel
By Ariel Gore. 2018
Venous hum
By Suzette Mayr. 2004
In a not so distant future, same sex marriage has been legalized, zombies and undead vegetarians roam the streets, hospitals…
are closing to make way for shopping malls, and the poor kids get the life sucked out of them by bloodsucking third grade teachers. In the midst of all this, Lai Fun Kugelheim and Stefanja Dumanowski are trying to organize a 20-year reunion when they hear about an old high school acquaintance's death. Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence and strong language. 2004.Unicorn mountain
By Michael Bishop. 1988
A herd of beautiful, but vulnerable, unicorns appear in the Colorado Mountains. They are helped by four humans: a homosexual…
man with AIDS; a near-bankrupt woman; and two Ute Indians suffering from life on the reservation. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1988.Under the udala trees: a novel
By Chinelo Okparanta. 2015
Born before independence, Ijeoma is eleven when civil war breaks out in Nigeria. Sent away to safety, she meets another…
displaced child, and the star-crossed pair fall in love. They are from different ethnic communities. They are also both girls. 2015.They both die at the end
By Adam Silvera. 2017
Told that they're going to die today, Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio, two total strangers, meet up for one last…
great adventure--an unforgettable day that will change both their lives forever. For senior high readers. 2017.The wild boys (Classics library)
By William S Burroughs. 2013
The well of loneliness (Virago modern classics #Vol. 76)
By Radclyffe Hall. 1982
This book was banned in 1928 for twenty years because it is the story of an "invert", that is a…
woman who is born with the mind and soul of a man trapped in a female body. Stephen was baptised with a saint's name by her father who had longed for a boy and she grew up with all the virtues of a son. As a daughter she thinks, feels and desires in a way that was forbidden to a woman and must therefore be an outlaw. 1982.The truth can get you killed
By Mark Richard Zubro. 1997
Gay detective Paul Turner and his partner investigate the death of a federal judge responsible for antihomosexual legislation. The body…
was found in a dumpster near the gay bar where Turner had been celebrating New Year's Eve the night before. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1997.The story of the night: a novel
By Colm Tóibín. 1997
Half British-half Argentine homosexual Richard Garay lives the quiet life of an English teacher in Buenos Aires. As the Falklands…
War approaches, he is recruited by American agents who hope to benefit from his cultural insights. Caught in a web of intrigue, Garay suffers betrayal and tragedy. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex. 1997.The swimming pool library
By Alan Hollinghurst. 1988
William Beckwith is a young gay aristocrat who leads a life of privilege and promiscuity. His friend, the elderly Lord…
Nantwich, is an old Africa hand who is searching for someone to write his biography and inherit his traditions. A sweeping portrayal of the gay life of a century unfolds, in which homosexual adventure, loyalty, oppression and the quest for beauty trace subtly recurring patterns. Descriptions of sex. 1988.The spell
By Alan Hollinghurst. 1998
Following the interlocking affairs of four men: Robin, an architect in his late forties, who is trying to build an…
idyllic life in Dorset with his younger lover Justin, a would-be actor increasingly disenchanted with the countryside; Robin's attractive and dangerously volatile 22-year-old son Danny; and Justin's former boyfriend Alex. As each falls under the spell of romance, drugs, country living or rough trade, a richly ironic picture emerges of the illusions of love, and of the clashing imperatives of modern gay life. Descriptions of sex. 1998.The space between
By Don Aker. 2007
Just dumped by his girlfriend, Jace is on vacation in Mexico, barely 18 and still a virgin, but hopeful that…
he can change that with the girls on the beach - if only he wasn't travelling with his mother, aunt and nine-year-old autistic brother. Then he meets Kate, but doesn't know how to talk to her - no one in his family talks much after what happened to his older brother Stefan. And Jace has also been keeping a secret from everyone - including himself - for nearly a year. Some descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. For senior high readers. 2007.The secret journey of Pauline Siddhartha (Pauline, btw. #three.)
By Edeet Ravel. 2007
Pauline Carelli-Bloom is off to London to visit her grandmother. She's thrilled by all the different cultures she encounters in…
the great city - and thrilled even more with Nigel Sivananda, a dashing young New Age devotee. Will Pauline be swept completely off her feet? Will she return to her dull-but-faithful boyfriend Yoshi or escape to an ashram with Nigel in search of adventure and everlasting enlightenment? For junior and senior high readers. Some strong language. Sequel to "The mysterious adventures of Pauline Bovary" (DC31353). 2007. (Pauline, btw ; 3)