June 28, 1969 - a day that shall live forever as a monument in queer history. On that day, the Stonewall Riots started in a bar in Greenwich Village. Let's take a look at that history today before we talk about the importance of queer romancelandia today with fellow librarian, Thomas!
Books we mention:
- Red White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
- The God Box by Alex Sanchez
- The Rainbow trilogy by Alex Sanchez
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
- Harry Potter by She Who Shall Not Be Acknowledged
- The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- They Both Die At the End by Adam Silvera
- Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
- David Levithan
- Tessa Dare
- Float Plan by Trish Doller (prosthetic leg on cover!)
- Titan by Jillian Graves
- Sarah J. Maas
- Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne (Google Lens Cover)
- Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly
- Too Hot To Handle by Tessa Bailey
- Virginia Heath (the author Jackie couldn't remember but likes the illustrative style)
- Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
- Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall
- Girls and Their Horses by Eliza Jane Brazier
- Dear Prudence by Daniel Laverly
- Marriage, A history by Stephanie Coontz
Sources:
- "Stonewall Riots" (history.com, 2017)
- “Stonewall then and now” (Walsh, 2019)
- “‘Queer, hilarious and full of joy’: the rise of LGBTQ+ romance fiction” (Braidwood, 2022)
- “‘I Just Want Something That’s Gay and Happy’: L.G.B.T.Q. Romance Is Booming” (Harris, 2022)
- “The Rise of Queer ‘New Adult Romance’ Literature,” (Beggs, 2022)
- “I ONLY READ QUEER ROMANCE AND I FEEL GREAT ABOUT IT” (Sackton, 2017)
- “Love is for everyone. Modern romance writers are breaking barriers to show it” (Asmelash, 2023)
- “A Brief History of the Path to Securing LGBTQ Rights” (Davidson, 2022)
- “Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"” (Human Rights Campaign.org)
- “Stonewall at 40: The Voice Articles That Sparked a Final Night of Rioting” (Village voice, 1969, ed. 2009)
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