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Memoirs from the LGTBQIA+ Community

Posted 06/17/21 by Susan S

I love a good memoir.  For me, better than an autobiography that offers a chronological telling of the subject’s life, a memoir uses the subject’s life events to elaborate on a larger theme.  The exceptional memoirs expand the world of the reader in creative and engaging ways.  Here are some excellent choices written by members of the LGTBQIA+ community.

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Cover of In the Dream House

In the Dream House

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Cover of Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

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Cover of Spinning

Spinning
Cover of The Argonauts

The Argonauts

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Cover of Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More

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Cover of Gender Queer

Gender Queer
Cover of All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto

All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto

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Cover of Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors

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Cover of How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir

How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir

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Cover of Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting

Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting
Cover of The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant: An Adoption Story

The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant: An Adoption Story
Cover of Life as a Unicorn: A Journey from Shame to Pride and Everything in Between

Life as a Unicorn: A Journey from Shame to Pride and Everything in Between
Cover of Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

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Cover of Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir
Cover of Naturally Tan

Naturally Tan

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Biography & History

Book Cover: The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos Book Cover: In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire Book Cover: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Book Cover: Philip Roth: The Biography Book Cover: A Worse Place Than Hell: How the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg Changed a Nation Book Cover: Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis Book Cover: My Broken Language: A Memoir Book Cover: George Washington: The Political Rise of America's Founding Father Book Cover: The Ratline: The Exalted Life and Mysterious Death of a Nazi Fugitive Book Cover: True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee Book Cover: Stronger: Courage, Hope, and Humor in My Life with John McCain Book Cover: Broken Horses: A Memoir Book Cover: The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing Book Cover: With Her Fist Raised: Dorothy Pitman Hughes and the Transformative Power of Black Community Activism Book Cover: Two Truths and a Lie: Murder, Obsession, and Justice in the Sunshine State Book Cover: The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen: Warfare, Constitutions, and the Making of the Modern World Book Cover: A Step Away from Paradise: The True Story of a Tibetan Lama's Journey to a Land of Immortality Book Cover: Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion Book Cover: Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier Book Cover: Grace & Steel: Dorothy, Barbara, Laura, and the Women of the Bush Dynasty Book Cover: Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure Book Cover: Limitless: The Power of Hope and Resilience to Overcome Circumstance Book Cover: The Motherlode: 100 Women Who Made Hip-Hop Book Cover: Ensnared in the Wolf's Lair: Inside the 1944 Plot to Kill Hitler and the Ghost Children of His Revenge Book Cover: When America Stopped Being Great: A History of the Present Book Cover: The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women's Rights Book Cover: Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Racial Justice Book Cover: Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World Book Cover: Churchill & Son Book Cover: Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power Book Cover: Ghost Flames: Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953 Book Cover: Black Boy Out of Time: A Memoir Book Cover: The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War Book Cover: Blow Your House Down: A Story of Family, Feminism, and Treason Book Cover: Winning in Reverse: Defying the Odds and Achieving Dreams-The Bill Lester Story Book Cover: Recipes for a Sacred Life: True Stories and a Few Miracles Book Cover: Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World Book Cover: Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir Book Cover: The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle Book Cover: Beautiful Things: A Memoir Book Cover: Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter's Story Book Cover: Nova Scotia: Shaped by the Sea: A Living History