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100 Most Challenged LGBTQ+ Books
In alphabetical order:
- 10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert
- All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
- Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher
- Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence edited by Marion Dane Bauer
- And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell
- Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
- Athletic Shorts by Christopher Crutcher
- Baby Be Bop by Francesca Lia Block
- Be Gay, Do Comics: Queer History, Memoir, and Satire by The Nib by Matt Lubchansky
- Being You: A First Conversation About Gender by Jessica Ralli and Megan Madison
- The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson
- Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle
- Between Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey
- Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin
- The Boy and The Bindi by Vivek Shraya
- The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson
- Call Me Max by Kyle Lukoff
- Cheaters by Eric Jerome Dickey
- Check, Please! Book 1: # Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu
- Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
- Coming Out in College: The Struggle for a Queer Identity by Robert A. Rhoades
- Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite
- Dance on My Grave by Alan Chambers
- A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss
- Drama by Raina Telgemeier
- The Drowning of Stephan Jones by Bette Greene
- The Education of Harriet Hatfield by May Sarton
- Eight Seconds by Jean Ferris
- The Family Book by Todd Parr
- Family Values by Phyllis Burke
- 3Five, Six, Seven, Nate! by Tim Federle
- Flamer by Mike Curato
- From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom
- Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
- Gays/Justice: A Study of Ethics, Society and Law by Richard D. Mohr
- Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
- Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
- GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens by Kelly Huegel
- Good Moon Rising by Nancy Garden
- Growing Up Gay in America by Jason R. Rich
- Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman
- Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White
- Hey Dollface by Deborah Hautzig
- Holly's Secret by Nancy Garden
- The Homo Handbook: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Homo by Judy Carter
- Homosexuality: What Does it Mean? by Julie K. Endersbe
- Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
- I Am Jazz by Jazz Jennings
- n My Rainbow by Trinity and DeShanna Neal
- In Our Mothers' House by Patricia Polacco
- Iron Man by Chris Crutcher
- It's Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
- Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by L.C. Rosen
- Jacob's New Dress by Sarah Hoffman
- Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
- King & King by Linda de Haan
- King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
- Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
- The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault
- Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
- Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart
- Looking for Alaska by John Green
- Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin by John D’Emilio
- The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
- Melissa by Alex Gino
- Mommy, Mama and Me by Leslea Newman
- More Happy Than Not by Adam Silver
- My Father’s Scar by Michael Cart
- My Heartbeat by Garret Freymann-Weyr
- My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis
- The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
- Obie is Man Enough by Schuyler Bailar
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
- Peter by Kate Walker
- The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Postcards from Noman’s Land by Aiden Chambers
- Pride Puppy! by Robin Stevenson
- Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
- Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack
- The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
- Queer, There and Everywhere: 20 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager
- Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
- Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez
- Rainbow Revolutionaries: Fifty LGBTQ+ People Who Made History by Sarah Prager
- Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
- Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology
- Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU by Cory Silverberg
- Stonewall: The Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution by David Carter
- Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse
- This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson
- This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman
- This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
- The Trouble With Babies by Martha Freeman
- Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
- Uncle Bobby's Wedding by Sarah Brannen
- We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
- Weird Girl and What's His Name by Meagan Brothers
- When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita
- Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland
- Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian