The best LGBTQ+ books of 1970s (chosen by LGBTQ+ authors)

Loved by 6 people

Maurice

By E.M. Forster ,

Loved by 3 people

City of Night

By John Rechy ,

Loved by 1 person

Fadeout

By Joseph Hansen ,

Loved by 1 person

Faggots

By Larry Kramer ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

The Switch

By April McCloud ,

Loved by 1 person

Hey, Dollface

By Deborah Hautzig ,

Loved by 1 person

The Wild Boys

By William S. Burroughs ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

The Switch

By April McCloud ,

The Quicksand Theatre Company

By Molly Ringle ,

Loved by 1 person

Peaches

By Dindga McCannon ,

Loved by 1 person

Patience and Sarah

By Isabel Miller ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

The Switch

By April McCloud ,

The Quicksand Theatre Company

By Molly Ringle ,

What Rides at Night

By Summer Jewel Keown (editor), Elly Blue (editor),

Loved by 1 person

Beginning with O

By Olga Broumas ,

Loved by 1 person

Falconer

By John Cheever ,

The Quicksand Theatre Company

By Molly Ringle ,

What Rides at Night

By Summer Jewel Keown (editor), Elly Blue (editor),

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

The Switch

By April McCloud ,

The Quicksand Theatre Company

By Molly Ringle ,

What Rides at Night

By Summer Jewel Keown (editor), Elly Blue (editor),

Re

By Jean Thesquare ,

Loved by 1 person

Dancer from the Dance

By Andrew Holleran ,

Loved by 1 person

Strange Meeting

By Susan Hill ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

The Switch

By April McCloud ,

The Quicksand Theatre Company

By Molly Ringle ,

What Rides at Night

By Summer Jewel Keown (editor), Elly Blue (editor),

Re

By Jean Thesquare ,

Agents of Secrets & Lies

By Michael Wombat , Victoria Pearson , Lisa Shambrook , Miranda Kate

Night Terminus

By Ellis Scott ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

The Switch

By April McCloud ,

The Quicksand Theatre Company

By Molly Ringle ,

What Rides at Night

By Summer Jewel Keown (editor), Elly Blue (editor),

Re

By Jean Thesquare ,

Agents of Secrets & Lies

By Michael Wombat , Victoria Pearson , Lisa Shambrook , Miranda Kate

Night Terminus

By Ellis Scott ,

Liddy-Jean Marketing Queen and the Matchmaking Scheme

By Mari SanGiovanni ,

Quick Bright Things

By Michael Golding ,

Serpent Visions

By Jinny Webber ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

The Switch

By April McCloud ,

The Quicksand Theatre Company

By Molly Ringle ,

What Rides at Night

By Summer Jewel Keown (editor), Elly Blue (editor),

Re

By Jean Thesquare ,

Agents of Secrets & Lies

By Michael Wombat , Victoria Pearson , Lisa Shambrook , Miranda Kate

Night Terminus

By Ellis Scott ,

Liddy-Jean Marketing Queen and the Matchmaking Scheme

By Mari SanGiovanni ,

Quick Bright Things

By Michael Golding ,

Serpent Visions

By Jinny Webber ,

Beautiful and Terrible Things

By S.M. Stevens ,

Performance Anxiety

By Jonathan Lerner ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

The Birthright of Sons

By Jefferey Spivey ,

The best LGBTQ+ books of the 1970s

The books our community loved the most.

Maurice

City of Night

Fadeout

Faggots

Books from our members

The Jack of Hearts Murders

The Switch

Hey, Dollface

The Wild Boys

Books from our members

The Jack of Hearts Murders

The Switch

The Quicksand Theatre Company

Peaches

Patience and Sarah

Books from our members

The Jack of Hearts Murders

The Switch

The Quicksand Theatre Company

What Rides at Night

Beginning with O

Falconer

Books from our members

The Quicksand Theatre Company

What Rides at Night

Books from our members

The Jack of Hearts Murders

The Switch

The Quicksand Theatre Company

What Rides at Night

Re

Dancer from the Dance

Strange Meeting

Books from our members

The Jack of Hearts Murders

The Switch

The Quicksand Theatre Company

What Rides at Night

Re

Agents of Secrets & Lies

Night Terminus

Books from our members

The Jack of Hearts Murders

The Switch

The Quicksand Theatre Company

What Rides at Night

Re

Agents of Secrets & Lies

Night Terminus

Liddy-Jean Marketing Queen and the Matchmaking Scheme

Quick Bright Things

Serpent Visions

Books from our members

The Jack of Hearts Murders

The Switch

The Quicksand Theatre Company

What Rides at Night

Re

Agents of Secrets & Lies

Night Terminus

Liddy-Jean Marketing Queen and the Matchmaking Scheme

Quick Bright Things

Serpent Visions

Beautiful and Terrible Things

Performance Anxiety

Swimming with Lord Byron

War and Preservation

The Birthright of Sons