THREAD OF LGBT+ BOOKS BY BLACK AUTHORS:
(mostly YA, tried to include the specific rep & any cw i could find, let me know if anything is incorrect!)
THE STARS AND THE BLACKNESS BETWEEN THEM // JUNAUDA PETRUS
~ YA contemporary
~ rep: f/f romance, lesbian mcs, Muslim sc, sapphic sc
~ cw: homophobia, unaccepting parent, parental physical abuse, talk of suicidal ideations, masturbation, leukemia, child abuse
THE STARS AND THE BLACKNESS BETWEEN THEM // JUNAUDA PETRUS~ YA contemporary~ rep: f/f romance, lesbian mcs, Muslim sc, sapphic sc~ cw: homophobia, unaccepting parent, parental physical abuse, talk of suicidal ideations, masturbation, leukemia, child abuse
THE STARS AND THE BLACKNESS BETWEEN THEM // JUNAUDA PETRUS~ YA contemporary~ rep: f/f romance, lesbian mcs, Muslim sc, sapphic sc~ cw: homophobia, unaccepting parent, parental physical abuse, talk of suicidal ideations, masturbation, leukemia, child abuse
THE WEIGHT OF THE STARS // K. ANCRUM
~ YA contemporary scifi
~ rep: lesbian mc, mixed-race Black lesbian li, gay sc, polyam sc
~ cw: alcohol & drug use, mention of death of parents, attempted rape, teen pregnany, mild violence, mention of attempted suicide, homophobia (d slur)
THE WEIGHT OF THE STARS // K. ANCRUM~ YA contemporary scifi~ rep: lesbian mc, mixed-race Black lesbian li, gay sc, polyam sc~ cw: alcohol & drug use, mention of death of parents, attempted rape, teen pregnany, mild violence, mention of attempted suicide, homophobia (d slur)
THE WEIGHT OF THE STARS // K. ANCRUM~ YA contemporary scifi~ rep: lesbian mc, mixed-race Black lesbian li, gay sc, polyam sc~ cw: alcohol & drug use, mention of death of parents, attempted rape, teen pregnany, mild violence, mention of attempted suicide, homophobia (d slur)
FELIX EVER AFTER // KACEN CALLENDER
~ YA contemporary
~ rep: m/m romance, Black trans demiboy gay mc, Black Bengali gay li, nonbinary sc, lesbian sc, gay sc
~ cw: transphobia, emotional abuse, absent parent, dysphoria, TERF character, homophobia, cyber bullying, abandonment
FELIX EVER AFTER // KACEN CALLENDER~ YA contemporary~ rep: m/m romance, Black trans demiboy gay mc, Black Bengali gay li, nonbinary sc, lesbian sc, gay sc~ cw: transphobia, emotional abuse, absent parent, dysphoria, TERF character, homophobia, cyber bullying, abandonment
FELIX EVER AFTER // KACEN CALLENDER~ YA contemporary~ rep: m/m romance, Black trans demiboy gay mc, Black Bengali gay li, nonbinary sc, lesbian sc, gay sc~ cw: transphobia, emotional abuse, absent parent, dysphoria, TERF character, homophobia, cyber bullying, abandonment
YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN // LEAH JOHNSON
~ YA contemporary
~ rep: f/f romance, Black sapphic mc w/ anxiety, sapphic li, Black brother w/ sickle cell anemia
~ cw: anxiety, panic attacks, death of a parent, chronically ill loved one, character being outed, homophobia, classism
YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN // LEAH JOHNSON ~ YA contemporary~ rep: f/f romance, Black sapphic mc w/ anxiety, sapphic li, Black brother w/ sickle cell anemia~ cw: anxiety, panic attacks, death of a parent, chronically ill loved one, character being outed, homophobia, classism
YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN // LEAH JOHNSON ~ YA contemporary~ rep: f/f romance, Black sapphic mc w/ anxiety, sapphic li, Black brother w/ sickle cell anemia~ cw: anxiety, panic attacks, death of a parent, chronically ill loved one, character being outed, homophobia, classism
THE BLACK FLAMINGO // DEAN ATTA
~ YA poetry + contemporary
~ rep: gay biracial (Jamaican, Greek Cypriot) mc
~ cw: physical abuse, absent father, racism, homophobia, drug use, alcohol consumption, bullying, toxic masculinity
THE BLACK FLAMINGO // DEAN ATTA~ YA poetry + contemporary~ rep: gay biracial (Jamaican, Greek Cypriot) mc~ cw: physical abuse, absent father, racism, homophobia, drug use, alcohol consumption, bullying, toxic masculinity
THE BLACK FLAMINGO // DEAN ATTA~ YA poetry + contemporary~ rep: gay biracial (Jamaican, Greek Cypriot) mc~ cw: physical abuse, absent father, racism, homophobia, drug use, alcohol consumption, bullying, toxic masculinity
ODD ONE OUT // NIC STONE
~ YA contemporary
~ rep: Black straight character, afro-latina queer character, biracial (irish-korean) bi character
~ cw: panic attack, childhood trauma, abandonment, talk of death of a parent
ODD ONE OUT // NIC STONE~ YA contemporary~ rep: Black straight character, afro-latina queer character, biracial (irish-korean) bi character~ cw: panic attack, childhood trauma, abandonment, talk of death of a parent
ODD ONE OUT // NIC STONE~ YA contemporary~ rep: Black straight character, afro-latina queer character, biracial (irish-korean) bi character~ cw: panic attack, childhood trauma, abandonment, talk of death of a parent
HURRICANE CHILD // KHERYN CALLENDER & KACEN CALLENDER
~ middle grade
~ rep: Black sapphic mc & li
~ cw: racism, bullying, violence, homophobia
HURRICANE CHILD // KHERYN CALLENDER & KACEN CALLENDER~ middle grade~ rep: Black sapphic mc & li~ cw: racism, bullying, violence, homophobia
HURRICANE CHILD // KHERYN CALLENDER & KACEN CALLENDER~ middle grade~ rep: Black sapphic mc & li~ cw: racism, bullying, violence, homophobia
THE BEAUTY THAT REMAINS // ASHLEY WOODFOLK
~ YA contemporary
~ rep: adopted Korean character, gay character, Black character, Latino sc
~ cw: grief, death of a loved one, mental illness, suicide, alcoholism, mentions of drug abuse, cancer
THE BEAUTY THAT REMAINS // ASHLEY WOODFOLK~ YA contemporary~ rep: adopted Korean character, gay character, Black character, Latino sc~ cw: grief, death of a loved one, mental illness, suicide, alcoholism, mentions of drug abuse, cancer
THE BEAUTY THAT REMAINS // ASHLEY WOODFOLK~ YA contemporary~ rep: adopted Korean character, gay character, Black character, Latino sc~ cw: grief, death of a loved one, mental illness, suicide, alcoholism, mentions of drug abuse, cancer
RUNNING WITH LIONS // JULIAN WINTERS
~ YA sports contemporary
~ rep: bi mc, Pakistani-British Muslim gay li, Black gay side character, gay side character
RUNNING WITH LIONS // JULIAN WINTERS~ YA sports contemporary~ rep: bi mc, Pakistani-British Muslim gay li, Black gay side character, gay side character
RUNNING WITH LIONS // JULIAN WINTERS~ YA sports contemporary~ rep: bi mc, Pakistani-British Muslim gay li, Black gay side character, gay side character
LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE // CLAIRE KANN
~ YA contemporary
~ rep: Black asexual biromantic mc, Japanese li; Filipino character
~ cw: racism, sexism, coming out themes, on-page sexual assault and sexual harassment, disownment, alcohol consumption
LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE // CLAIRE KANN~ YA contemporary~ rep: Black asexual biromantic mc, Japanese li; Filipino character~ cw: racism, sexism, coming out themes, on-page sexual assault and sexual harassment, disownment, alcohol consumption
LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE // CLAIRE KANN~ YA contemporary~ rep: Black asexual biromantic mc, Japanese li; Filipino character~ cw: racism, sexism, coming out themes, on-page sexual assault and sexual harassment, disownment, alcohol consumption
DREAD NATION // JUSTINA IRELAND
~ YA historical fiction + zombies (series)
~ rep: bisexual mc, aroace character
DREAD NATION // JUSTINA IRELAND~ YA historical fiction + zombies (series)~ rep: bisexual mc, aroace character
DREAD NATION // JUSTINA IRELAND~ YA historical fiction + zombies (series)~ rep: bisexual mc, aroace character
HOW TO BE REMY CAMERON // JULIAN WINTERS
~ YA contemporary
~ rep: Black gay mc, Korean-American gay li
~ cw: mention of recreational drug use, underage drinking, talk of depression and alcoholism, bullying, homophobia, racial fetishism
HOW TO BE REMY CAMERON // JULIAN WINTERS~ YA contemporary~ rep: Black gay mc, Korean-American gay li~ cw: mention of recreational drug use, underage drinking, talk of depression and alcoholism, bullying, homophobia, racial fetishism
HOW TO BE REMY CAMERON // JULIAN WINTERS~ YA contemporary~ rep: Black gay mc, Korean-American gay li~ cw: mention of recreational drug use, underage drinking, talk of depression and alcoholism, bullying, homophobia, racial fetishism
THE SOUND OF STARS // ALECHIA DOW
~ YA scifi contemp.
~ rep: plus-sized biracial demisexual mc w/ anxiety, genderqueer bisexual sc
~ cw: colonization, violence, execution, oppression, brainwashing & mind control, anxiety, panic attacks, alcoholism, descriptions of graphic injury
THE SOUND OF STARS // ALECHIA DOW~ YA scifi contemp.~ rep: plus-sized biracial demisexual mc w/ anxiety, genderqueer bisexual sc~ cw: colonization, violence, execution, oppression, brainwashing & mind control, anxiety, panic attacks, alcoholism, descriptions of graphic injury
THE SOUND OF STARS // ALECHIA DOW~ YA scifi contemp.~ rep: plus-sized biracial demisexual mc w/ anxiety, genderqueer bisexual sc~ cw: colonization, violence, execution, oppression, brainwashing & mind control, anxiety, panic attacks, alcoholism, descriptions of graphic injury
ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE // GEORGE M. JOHNSON
~ nonfiction memoir about growing up Black and queer
~ cw: grief, cancer, illness and death of loved ones, sexual assault, physical assault, trauma, sexual content, racial and homophobic slurs
ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE // GEORGE M. JOHNSON~ nonfiction memoir about growing up Black and queer~ cw: grief, cancer, illness and death of loved ones, sexual assault, physical assault, trauma, sexual content, racial and homophobic slurs
ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE // GEORGE M. JOHNSON~ nonfiction memoir about growing up Black and queer~ cw: grief, cancer, illness and death of loved ones, sexual assault, physical assault, trauma, sexual content, racial and homophobic slurs
CLAP WHEN YOU LAND // ELIZABETH ACEVEDO
~ YA poetry + contemporary
~ rep: Dominican mcs, lesbian mc, Black character, Haitian character
~ cw: death of a parent, plane crashes, stalking, sexual assault
CLAP WHEN YOU LAND // ELIZABETH ACEVEDO~ YA poetry + contemporary~ rep: Dominican mcs, lesbian mc, Black character, Haitian character~ cw: death of a parent, plane crashes, stalking, sexual assault
CLAP WHEN YOU LAND // ELIZABETH ACEVEDO~ YA poetry + contemporary~ rep: Dominican mcs, lesbian mc, Black character, Haitian character~ cw: death of a parent, plane crashes, stalking, sexual assault
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