| TPPL GLBT Humor Bibliography |
The Tucson-Pima Public Library has made this list of Gay and Lesbian humorous novels and collections available in printed form. No inference should be made that the books listed here are written for the young adult/teen audience.
Author |
Titles |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Henry Alford |
Big Kiss |
One actor's desperate attempt to claw his way to the top. |
Alison Bechdel |
Dykes to Watch Out For |
A series of Bechdel's comic lampoons of lesbian life. |
Diane DiMassa |
The Complete Hothead Paisan |
Combines two collections of the comic book starring Hothead Paisan, an over-caffeinated, media-crazed psychotic lesbian. |
Mary Duggan |
The History of Lesbian Hair |
Offers a humorous look at lesbian chic, questions used to determine if a woman is a lesbian, lesbians in literature and film, and everyday gay life. |
Jeff Fessler |
When Drag is Not a Car Race |
A zany reference of gay and lesbian vocabulary lists and for definitions more than four hundred words and phrases, divided into such sections as men on men, women on women, sex, straights, fashion sense, and more. |
Michael Thomas Ford |
The Little Book of Neuroses: Ongoing Trials From My Queer Life It's Not Mean if it's True: More Trials From My Queer Life That's Mr. Faggot to You: Further Trials From My Queer Life Alec Baldwin Doesn't Love Me & Other Trials of My Queer Life |
A collection of essays by the award-winning humorist, poking fun at various aspects of gay life, with a few forays into serious commentary on the progress of gay rights. |
Ray Kampf |
The Bear Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for Those Who are Husky, Hairy, and Homosexual, and Those Who Love 'em |
A highly detailed and humorous book about "bears" and their culture. |
Julian Lake |
Guess Who's Coming Out at Dinner? Please Don't Come Out While We're Eating |
Two volumes from the celbrated gay cartoonist, offering a humorous glimpse at the joys and tribulations of coming out. |
Charles Flowers |
Out Loud & Laughing |
A collection of monologues, sketches, and stories by fifteen prominent gay humorists. |
Shelly Roberts |
Roberts' Rules of Lesbian Break-Ups Roberts' Rules of Lesbian Dating |
A syndicated columnist offers humorous nuggets of wisdom about the ups and downs of Lesbian life. |
Robert Rodi |
Bitch Goddess: A Novel Closet Case: A Novel Drag Queen Fag Hag Kept Boy |
The titles of these novels say it all. |
David Sedaris |
Me Talk Pretty One Day Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays Holidays on Ice Naked |
Hilarious essays by one of the best. |
Edward Taussig |
501 Great Things About Being Gay |
A collection of fun facts, multiple-choice quizzes and aphorisms, and a look at the benefits of being gay. |
Oscar Wilde |
Complete Works of Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest The Exquisite Life of Oscar Wilde / Stephen Calloway |
Oscar Wilde, "need we say more?" |