queer existence is part of the human condition. queer people exist everywhere, in every community. queer people are part of LGBTQ history. and it's way too easy to overlook the experiences of queer folks who live in regions where, for one reason another, other people think they can't exist or don't belong. i fully think that everyone should read about the lived experiences of people outside of their origins. so. i have (America-focused) memoir and nonfiction recommendations!!!
Memoirs
Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place by Neema Avashia
Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash
Prairie Silence by Melanie Hoffert
Like Me: Confessions of a Heartland Country Singer by Chely White
Saving Alex: When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That's When My Nightmare Began by Alex Cooper
How We Fight for Our Lives by Saaed Jones
Punch Me Up to the Gods by Brian Broome
¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons by John Paul Brammer
Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americas by Dustin Lance Black
Boys and Oil: Growing up Gay in a Fractured Land by Taylor Brorby
Diary of a Misfit by Casey Parks
Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States
Sweeter Voices Still: An LGBTQ Anthology from Middle America
Queering the Redneck Riviera: Sexuality and the Rise of Florida Touri
Men Like That: A Southern Queer History
A Night at the Sweet Gum Head: Drag, Drugs, Disco, and Atlanta's Gay Revolution
Y'All Means All: The Emerging Voices Queering Appalachia
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