Celebrate Pride Month with the act of reading.  Amplify the voices of LGBTQ+ authors by buying and reading their stories.

Borderlands/ La Frontera by Gloria Anzaldúa
If you want to take a deep dive into the queer literature, this semi-autobiographical work which combines prose and poetry is a must-read. Defying the boundaries between lands, cultures, languages, and gender, Anzaldúa boldly claims the transgressive identity of the “New Mestiza” which universalizes the queer experience.

Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
This novel follows a queer Puerto Rican girl in her journey from her conservative parents in the Bronx to become an intern for a white feminist author. In this coming of age book, Juliet navigates questions based on her Latinx and lesbian identity and finds her own voice.

Hull by Xandria Phillips
If you are looking to read poetry to celebrate Pride, you cannot go wrong with this one. Winner of the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for Trans Poetry, this collection of poems explores the intense emotional impact of enslavement and colonization on the queer Black body with a strong sense of history.

Gulf Dreams by Emma Perez
If you are a fan of experimental narratives, this coming-of-age story of a lesbian Chicana set in rural Texas is for you. A tale of love and obsession composed in a fragmented, dream-like style, this book raises questions on patriarchy through the lens of memory.

Butterfly Boy: Memoirs of a Chicano Mariposa by Rigoberto Gonzalez
This memoir is going to tug at the chords of your heart as it takes you on a journey of coming out as a gay man in a culture that values machismo. Growing up queer in a family of Mexican farmworkers, Gonzalez offers a raw insight into the trauma and abuse which scars him forever.