 For Authors: March 26, 2014 Issue [#6226] |
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This week: LGBT in Literature Edited by: 🦄🏳️🌈Sapph  
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The purpose of this newsletter is to share my thoughts, ideas, and experience with the world of literature.
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Topics involving the LGBT community permeate our society and seem to inhabit some bit of every aspect of it. Recently I have been thinking on these topics, as they pertain to my personal life, and it made me wonder what kind of role this genre holds in the literary world.
In 1895, Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years of hard labor for his sexuality. He is one of the first well known LGBT authors. Some others that you may recognize are Tennessee Williams, Walt Whitman and Virginia Woolf. These authors have made an impact on the world of literature in one way or another and they all belonged to the LGBT community (even if they didn't write specifically in the genre).
Against The Law written by Peter Wildeblood in 1955 was a true account of his arrest for indecent acts (being gay and acting on it at that time) and played a major role in decriminalizing homosexuality in the UK. This book not only had an impact on literature and a more abundant acceptance of LGBT writings, but made an impression on the world itself.
Since then, many more books have been written and published in the genre. So many, in fact, that there is even an award just for writings that have exceptional merit relating to the LGBT experience. The Stonewall Awards, which are sponsored by the American Library Association, has recognized these works each year since 1971 when the first award went to Isabel Miller's Patience and Sarah.
If you write LGBT books, there are a number of LGBT-specific publishers such as Bywater Books, Intaglio Publications, and Purple Books Publishing. You can also find many LGBT-friendly publishers including Hyperion Books, Penguin Random House, and Scholastic. All it takes is a little research and you can find a number of publishers willing to accept submissions in this genre.
LGBT themes in literature will continue to increase and become more prevalent in our society. Why not take the time now to pick up a good book and see what you may have been missing?
Recommended LGBT Books
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate...
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene and is also the star quarterback)...
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan (my personal favorite)
One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teens—both named Will Grayson—are about to cross paths. As their worlds collide and intertwine, the Will Graysons find their lives going in new and unexpected directions...
Running With Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
The true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist who bore a striking resemblance to Santa Claus...
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Since this is my first newsletter here, I will leave you with a question: What are your thoughts on LGBT Literature? Are there enough books, not enough, could it use more exposure, has it had a positive or negative impact on literature?
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