OUTstages Reading List

Inspired by the programming at OUTstages, our friends at the Greater Victoria Public Library have put together a curated reading list to get more out of the themes on our digital stage. Put together by the GVPL’s finest, these librarian recommendations can be found at your local library. Our thanks to librarians at the GVPL for putting this beautiful list together.

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Fiction

• Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
• Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna
• Masquerade by Mike Fu
• Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett
• Second Night Stand by Karelia Stetz-Waters  
• Taiwan Travelogue by Shuangzi Yang
• The Wildes: a Novel in Five Acts by Louis Bayard

Non-Fiction

• A Little Queer Natural History by Josh L. Davis
• Calling the Shots: a Queer History of Photography by Zorian Clayton editor
• DapperQ Style: Ungendering Fashion by Anita Dolce Vita
• David Bowie Made me Gay: 100 years of LGBT Music by Darryl Bullock
• Eyeliner: a Cultural History by Zahra Hankir
• Glitter and Concrete: a Cultural History of Drag in New York City by Elyssa Goodman
• James and John: a True Story of Prejudice and Murder by Christopher Bryant
• Loving: a Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s: Nini-Treadwell Collection by Maria Paolo Noseda
• Out in the World: an LGBTQIA+ (and Friends!) Travel Guide to More than 120 Destinations Around the World by Amy B. Scher
• Planet Drag: Uncover the Global Herstory by Courtney Conquers editor
• Queer as Folklore: the Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters by Sacha Coward
• So Gay For You: Friendship, Found Family, and the Show That Started it All by Katherine Moennig & Leisha Hailey
• The Love That Dares: Letters of LGBTQ+ Love & Friendship Through History by Rachel Smith
• The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics by Min Christensen
• The Pride Atlas : 500 Iconic Destinations for Queer Travelers by Maartje Hensen
• Transformer: a Story of Glitter, Glam, Rock, & Loving Lou Reed by Simon Doonan

Biography & memoir

• Crooked Teeth: a Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir by Ahmad Danny Ramadan
• In the Form of a Question: the Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider
• The House of Hidden Meanings: a Memoir by RuPaul
• Marry me a Little: a Graphic Memoir by Robert Kirby