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100 Most Challenged LGBTQ+ Books

In alphabetical order:

  1. 10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert
  2. All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
  3. Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher
  4. Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence edited by Marion Dane Bauer
  5. And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell
  6. Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
  7. Athletic Shorts by Christopher Crutcher
  8. Baby Be Bop by Francesca Lia Block
  9. Be Gay, Do Comics: Queer History, Memoir, and Satire by The Nib by Matt Lubchansky
  10. Being You: A First Conversation About Gender by Jessica Ralli and Megan Madison
  11. The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson
  12. Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle
  13. Between Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey
  14. Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin
  15. The Boy and The Bindi by Vivek Shraya
  16. The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson
  17. Call Me Max by Kyle Lukoff
  18. Cheaters by Eric Jerome Dickey
  19. Check, Please! Book 1: # Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu
  20. Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
  21. Coming Out in College: The Struggle for a Queer Identity by Robert A. Rhoades
  22. Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite
  23. Dance on My Grave by Alan Chambers
  24. A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss
  25. Drama by Raina Telgemeier
  26. The Drowning of Stephan Jones by Bette Greene
  27. The Education of Harriet Hatfield by May Sarton
  28. Eight Seconds by Jean Ferris
  29. The Family Book by Todd Parr
  30. Family Values by Phyllis Burke
  31. 3Five, Six, Seven, Nate! by Tim Federle
  32. Flamer by Mike Curato
  33. From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom
  34. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
  35. Gays/Justice: A Study of Ethics, Society and Law by Richard D. Mohr
  36. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
  37. Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
  38. GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens by Kelly Huegel
  39. Good Moon Rising by Nancy Garden
  40. Growing Up Gay in America by Jason R. Rich
  41. Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman
  42. Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White
  43. Hey Dollface by Deborah Hautzig
  44. Holly's Secret by Nancy Garden
  45. The Homo Handbook: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Homo by Judy Carter
  46. Homosexuality: What Does it Mean? by Julie K. Endersbe
  47. Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
  48. I Am Jazz by Jazz Jennings
  49. n My Rainbow by Trinity and DeShanna Neal
  50. In Our Mothers' House by Patricia Polacco
  51. Iron Man by Chris Crutcher
  52. It's Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
  53. Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by L.C. Rosen
  54. Jacob's New Dress by Sarah Hoffman
  55. Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
  56. King & King by Linda de Haan
  57. King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
  58. Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
  59. The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault
  60. Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
  61. Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart
  62. Looking for Alaska by John Green
  63. Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin by John D’Emilio
  64. The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
  65. Melissa by Alex Gino
  66. Mommy, Mama and Me by Leslea Newman
  67. More Happy Than Not by Adam Silver
  68. My Father’s Scar by Michael Cart
  69. My Heartbeat by Garret Freymann-Weyr
  70. My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis
  71. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
  72. Obie is Man Enough by Schuyler Bailar
  73. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
  74. Peter by Kate Walker
  75. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
  76. Postcards from Noman’s Land by Aiden Chambers
  77. Pride Puppy! by Robin Stevenson
  78. Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
  79. Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack
  80. The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
  81. Queer, There and Everywhere: 20 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager
  82. Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
  83. Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez
  84. Rainbow Revolutionaries: Fifty LGBTQ+ People Who Made History by Sarah Prager
  85. Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
  86. Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology
  87. Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU by Cory Silverberg
  88. Stonewall: The Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution by David Carter
  89. Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse
  90. This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson
  91. This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman
  92. This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
  93. The Trouble With Babies by Martha Freeman
  94. Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
  95. Uncle Bobby's Wedding by Sarah Brannen
  96. We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
  97. Weird Girl and What's His Name by Meagan Brothers
  98. When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita
  99. Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland
  100. Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian