Trailblazing authors like David Levithan and Sarah Waters proved that readers were hungry for LGBTQ+ fiction and representation, and since the early aughties, this trend has only been on the rise. and even more recently that their stories have become accepted fare for mainstream fiction.įortunately, times have very much changed. Because while it’s true that LGBTQ+ creators have long been part of the literary scene (Emily Dickinson, Oscar Wilde, Patricia Highsmith, Truman Capote, and countless more), it’s only recently that they’ve been able to acknowledge their identities without fear of persecution. Over the past fifteen years or so, LGBTQ+ and queer fiction has veritably exploded - what we might call a long-overdue reckoning after many years of literary scarcity. 2 … 98 Next › Last » The Best LGBTQ+ Short Stories
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