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LGBT Literature Cindy Ann Nieves English 126 Prof. Evelyn Lugo
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What’s LGBT Literature ? LGBT literature or Queer Literature is a collective term for literature produced by people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, or which involves characters, plot lines or themes concerning this community.literaturelesbian gaybisexualtransgendercharactersplot
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Sub-genders Lesbian Literature Gay Pulp Gay Science Fiction LGBT Mysteries LGBT Horror LGBT Romance Gay Teen Fiction Lesbian Teen Fiction MaleSlash Fiction FemSlash Fiction Transgender Fiction
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Gay Literature: Homosexual Protagonists Lesbian Literature: Lesbians Protagonists Gay Pulp: Is More Erotica Than anything. Its Cheap and actually it doesn't’t have a real plot. Its more for the sex. It can be called Gay Erotica.
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Gay Science Fiction: it’s the same as normal Science Fiction, their themes are based more in the futuristic than the Medieval Ages. Also in this sub-gender you can find Yaoi and Yuri Mangas (Japanese Comics)
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Gay Teen Fiction: They are light Gay Literature, with themes realated to gay teens. Alex Sánchez is a Gay Mexican Author Famous For His Rainbow Trilogy: Rainbow Boys Rainbow High Rainbow Road
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Lesbian Teen Fiction: They are light Lesbian Literature. Julie Anne Peters is a Lesbian writer one of her books and personal favorite is Far from XanaduFar from Xanadu MaleSlash Fiction And FemSlash Fiction. Its More For Fanfiction The two more famous MaleSlash are Harry Potter’s Harry/Draco Fanfiction and Start Trek Kirk/Spoch Fanfiction. The later being the first pair appear of MaleSlash Fiction. And In FemSlash Xena/Gabrielle Xena: Warrior PrincessXena: Warrior Princess
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Transgender fiction: is a rare subset of LGBT literature. Most books published by and about transgender and transsexual people are non-fiction: autobiographies, critiques or general LGBT or queer studies texts. Julie Anne Peters wrote “Luna”, a Transgender fiction. LGBT literaturetransgendertranssexualnon-fictionautobiographiesLGBTqueer studies
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Awards Lambda Literary Awards (also known as the "Lammies") are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works which celebrate or explore LGBT themes. Categories include Humor, Romance and Biography. US LGBT The Stonewall Book Awards are the first and most enduring awards for LGBT books. The awards are presented annually to English language works of fiction and non-fiction.LGBT
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Websites http://www.fictionpress.com/ http://www.queerhorror.com/ http://www.gayauthors.org/index.php
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Books
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