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The 20 Best Queer Romances of All Time
What are the characteristics of a truly great gay love story?
Most unbent romance novels are given the stamp of confirmation when their two main characters — regardless of circumstances — end the book with a happily ever after. Judging same-sex attracted romances by this criteria is a little more complicated, mostly because so many of the initial narratives to even launch to touch on homosexual love could often only mention them peripherally to avoid censorship and general decency laws. Even when queer romances were explicit, many were steeped in trauma, malaise, and hand wringing, matching the real earth repercussions of being queer in less accepting times. Nowadays, finding a gender non-conforming romance can be as easy as spotting two cartoons of the matching sex on the front of a book’s cover. But will that way really bring you the best results?
Queer cherish stories are more than just romantic plot points They’re about a vibe — which makes them both hard to quantify and infinitely exciting when you discover another superb one. Pride month isn’t just the time
Browse Books: Fiction / Adoration / LGBTQ+ / Gay
I didn&#;t realize until the film came out just how many queer women in my social circle and workplace had read and adored Red, Alabaster and Royal Blue. But perhaps I shouldn&#;t have been so surprised, considering women have historically been the primary readers of M/M affectionate fiction, even if the general assumption around that evidence is that it&#;s straight women. But I suspect I&#;m not the only lesbian out there who enjoys a light, unchallenging tiny romp into lgbtq+ romance. Whether you&#;re looking for fiery sex scenes, tender coming-of-age tales, historical romance or kitchen-centric love, we&#;ve got you covered. Give your favorites in the comments!
Red, Light & Royal Cobalt , by Casey McQuiston
If you&#;re looking for a reading encounter that will be an unmitigated delight from top to bottom, try Red, White & Royal Blue! I loved this book so much I sent a Kindle clone to my girlfriend because I wanted her to own the same opportunity to access and harness easy delight in her experience as I’d just given myself. If you’re here, you know the basics: Alex Claremont-Diaz is th
Gay love stories in historical fiction
What was it like to be a gay man in Paris in ? While researching my novel The Beasts of Paris, I couldn’t find much in 19th-century writing about homosexual like, and even later there are strangely few literary, queer, period-set love stories (shout outs to Sarah Waters and Mary Renault), so I’m pushing the boundaries of both ‘love story’ and ‘historical’ here. All I establish in 19th-century accounts is an occasional minor character – e.g. in Zola’s Nana – or documentary reports of police raids, or porn (thank you, Jack Saul). I delved into novels, paintings and photographs as adv as history. And if my historical period stretches from Ancient Greece to the early s – well, you take what you can get.
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Maurice by E.M. Forster
The daddy of all homosexual love stories. Although written in , Forster’s book was not published until after his death, in He was inspired to write it after meeting the writer and activist Edward Carpenter and his long-term partner George Merrill. It’s a deeply compassionate picture of a man who experiences intense pass