LGBTQ - Nonfiction

This list has been created by a Library Assistant at Wake County Public Libraries (WCPL) and encompasses *most* of the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus other identitites such as, intersex, asexual, aromantic, demisexual, demiromantic, nonbinary, genderqueer, and more) titles categorized under "Nonfiction" and "Biography" in the WCPL collection as of March 11, 2025.
 

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1. Pure innocent fun: essays

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Author:
Madison, Ira, III
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4 stars
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Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
814 MADIS
Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Non-Fiction
814 MADIS
Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
814 MADIS
Description:
"In this inviting and joyfully raucous collection of sixteen original essays, written with a rare combination of humor and sharpness, Ira Madison III combines memoir and cultural criticism to offer an updated pop-culture manifesto. Alternately irreverent and emotionally resonant, Pure Innocent Fun will leave you laughing and inspired."--

2. Is it hot in here (or am I suffering for all eternity for the sins I committed on earth)?

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Author:
Zimmerman, Zach
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3 stars
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818 ZIMME
Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Non-Fiction
818 ZIMME
Green Road Community - Adult Non-Fiction
818 ZIMME
Description:
"Hell hath no fury like an ex-Bible-Belter-turned-New-Yorker. To see the world through comedian and writer Zach Zimmerman's eyes is to be reminded of the many ways in which love, religion, family, sex, money-or often lack thereof-lay bare our most elemental and embarrassing humanness. From meditations on heartbreak to not-so-helpful how-tos, this laugh-and-cry-out-loud essay collection documents one man's navigation through queerness, climbing the...

3. Quietly hostile: essays

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Author:
Irby, Samantha
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
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Description:
"Beloved writer Samantha Irby has returned to the printed page for her much-anticipated, sidesplitting fourth book following her 2020 breakout, Wow, no thank you, a Vintage Books Original. The success of Irby's career has taken her to new heights. She fields calls with job offers from Hollywood and walks the red carpet with the iconic ladies of Sex and the City. Finally, she has made it. But, behind all that new-found glam, Irby is just trying to...

4. The one you want to marry (and other identities I've had): a memoir

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Author:
Santos, Sophie
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3 stars
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Cary Regional - Biography
B SANTOS
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B SANTOS
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B SANTOS
Description:
A hilarious and heartfelt memoir about finding your true voice by Sophie Santos, the fearless comic and host of The Lesbian Agenda. From the self-proclaimed Queen of the Stunted Late Bloomers and one of the most exciting emerging voices in comedy comes an honestly funny memoir about the awkward, cringeworthy, hilarious, and longest possible journey of coming of age and into her own.--