Inspired by the Writers of Color 50 Book Challenge, the Queer Authors 50 Book Challenge has been created to encourage reading books by queer authors. The FAQ includes links to lists of queer sf authors and to zahrawithaz’s list of More than 50 books by Queer People of Color for inspiration.

Richard Norton, a scholar of gay history, has a website of essays on Gay History and Literature – there’s a particular focus on the 18th century (including a sourcebook of hundreds of primary documents from 18th century England) but the essays range from centuries BCE through to the 20th century.

Writing Gay Characters by Megan Rose Gedris covers topics including:

• Why write gay characters at all?
• “Gay Characters” vs. “Characters Who Just Happen to Be Gay”
• Avoiding cliches.
• Romance: How Much is Too Much / Not Enough?
• Gay characters in children’s/ young adult fiction
• Books with Excellent Gay Characters

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