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LGBT Literature

LGBT Literature. Cindy Ann Nieves English 126 Prof. Evelyn Lugo. What’s LGBT Literature ?.

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LGBT Literature

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  1. LGBT Literature Cindy Ann Nieves English 126 Prof. Evelyn Lugo

  2. What’s LGBT Literature ? • LGBT literature or Queer Literature is a collective term for literature produced by people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, or which involves characters, plot lines or themes concerning this community.

  3. Sub-genders • Lesbian Literature • Gay Pulp • Gay Science Fiction • LGBT Mysteries • LGBT Horror • LGBT Romance • Gay Teen Fiction • Lesbian Teen Fiction • MaleSlash Fiction • FemSlash Fiction • Transgender Fiction

  4. Gay Literature: Homosexual Protagonists • Lesbian Literature: Lesbians Protagonists • Gay Pulp: Is More Erotica Than anything. Its Cheap and actually it doesn't’t have a real plot. Its more for the sex. It can be called Gay Erotica.

  5. Gay Science Fiction: it’s the same as normal Science Fiction, their themes are based more in the futuristic than the Medieval Ages. Also in this sub-gender you can find Yaoi and Yuri Mangas (Japanese Comics)

  6. Gay Teen Fiction: They are light Gay Literature, with themes realated to gay teens. Alex Sánchez is a Gay Mexican Author Famous For His Rainbow Trilogy: • Rainbow Boys • Rainbow High • Rainbow Road

  7. Lesbian Teen Fiction: They are light Lesbian Literature. Julie Anne Peters is a Lesbian writer one of her books and personal favorite is Far from Xanadu • MaleSlash Fiction And FemSlash Fiction. Its More For Fanfiction The two more famous MaleSlash are Harry Potter’s Harry/Draco Fanfiction and Start Trek Kirk/Spoch Fanfiction. The later being the first pair appear of MaleSlash Fiction. And In FemSlash Xena/Gabrielle Xena: Warrior Princess

  8. Transgender fiction: is a rare subset of LGBT literature. Most books published by and about transgender and transsexual people are non-fiction: autobiographies, critiques or general LGBT or queer studies texts. Julie Anne Peters wrote “Luna”, a Transgender fiction.

  9. Awards • Lambda Literary Awards(also known as the "Lammies") are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works which celebrate or explore LGBT themes. Categories include Humor, Romance and Biography. • The Stonewall Book Awards are the first and most enduring awards for LGBT books. The awards are presented annually to English language works of fiction and non-fiction.

  10. Websites • http://www.fictionpress.com/ • http://www.queerhorror.com/ • http://www.gayauthors.org/index.php

  11. Books

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