Out of the Closet: A Collection of Early LGBTQ+ Fiction

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Anthologies

Authors: Various In Year : 0

Book Language: English

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The Child's Champion
In the Tules
The Falling in Love of Fedora
The Man who thought Himsek a Woman
Pearl Hunting in the Pomonous
Twin Love
Portrait of W.H. Chapter 1
Portrait of W.H. Chapter 2 & 3
Felipa
My Visitation Part 1
My Visitation Part 2
A Scrap of Paper part 1
A Scrap of Paper part 2
The Man who became a Woman part 1
The Man who became a Woman part 2
Out of the Deeps
There and Now
Marjorie Daw
Two Friends
Martha's Lady
My Lorelei: A Heidelberg Romance
Our Aromatic Uncle
The True Story Of A Vampire
The Heart’s Desire
Two Gentlemen of Kentucky" (part one)
Two Gentlemen of Kentucky" (part two)
A Boy's Discovery
Paul’s Case: A Study in Temperament
The Prussian Officer (Chapter 1)
The Prussian Officer (Chapter 2)
"Aquae Multae Non––" (Part I)
"Aquae Multae Non––" (Part 2)

This is a collection of 22 LGBTQ+ stories published between 1841-1923, covering a wide span of authors, genres, and literary traditions. Some stories are coded and euphemistic, often framing their central relationships as friendships or familial bonds. Others are surprisingly brazen and bold for their time, courting controversy for their refusal to obscure the sexuality of their chararcters. Some tales come from canonical, widely known authors (Whitman, Chopin, Wilde, Cather), while others emerge from obscurer and less recognized writers (Thanet, Cooke, Bunner). Some are tragic and self-critical, clearly the byproducts of when they were written. Others are lightly comedic or triumphant, bucking the conventions of the time. Throughout each story, however, persists a desire to represent the seemingly unrepresentable, finding expression for the “love that dare not speak its name.” - Summary by ChuckW