
Book List
The books on this list are some of our favorites, but this list isn't comprehensive. If you see books missing, particularly bokks you've authored or been part of, please send their information to admin@loveboldly.org. We've tried to categorize the books the best we can, but many titles could fit under several headings. We encourage you to look through the whole list.
LOVEboldly encourages you to purchase books at your local independent bookstore or from Bookshop.org.
Books from Our Community - General LGBTQIA+
Books from Our Community
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Grace & Glitter: A Queer Devotional for 2026 (produced by LOVEboldly and available here.)
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The Queer Allies Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Being an Empowering LGBTQIA+ Ally by NV Gay
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True Inclusion: Creating Communities of Radical Embrace by Brandan Robertson
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The Gospel of Inclusion by Brandan Robertson
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Our Witness: The Unheard Stories of LGBT+ Christians edited by Brandan Robertson
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Nomad: A Spirituality for Packing Light by Brandan Robertson
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Dry Bones and Holy Wars: A Call for Social and Spiritual Renewal by Brandan Robertson
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Hush, Child by Dale Lykins
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Faith Deconstruction For Dummies by Mashaun D. Simon
General LGBTQIA+
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This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids: A Question & Answer Guide to Everyday Life by Dannielle Owens-Reid and Kristin Russo
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This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson
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The LGBTQ+ History Book (no author)
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Beyond Magenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
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Y'All Means All: The Emerging Voices Queering Appalachia edited by Z. Zane McNeil
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Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon
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Non-Binary Lives: An Anthology of Intersecting Identities edited by Jos Twist
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Life Isn't Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between by Meg-John Barker and Alex Iantaffi
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They, Them, Their by Eris Young
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Nonbinary For Beginners: Everything You’ve Been Afraid to Ask About Gender, Pronouns, Being an Ally, and Black & White Thinking by Ocean Atlas
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How to They/Them: A Visual Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity by Stuart Getty
LGBTQIA+ Christian
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Transforming: The Bible and Transgender Christians by Austen Hartke
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Walking the Bridgeless Canyon: Repairing the Breach Between the Church and the LGBTQ Community by Kathy Baldock
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The Church and the Homosexual by John J. McNeill
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Still Time to Care: What We Can Learn from the Church's Failed Attempt to Cure Homosexuality by Greg Johnson
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Our Strangely Warmed Hearts: Coming Out into God's Call by Bishop Karen Oliveto
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Called Out: 100 Devotions for LGBTQ Christians by E. Carrington Heath
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Queerfully and Wonderfully Made: A Guide for LGBTQ+ Christian Teens edited by Leigh Finke
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Beyond A Binary God: A Theology for Trans* Allies by Tara Shougers
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Their Own Receive Them Not by Horace Griffin
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Queering Christianity: Finding a Place at the Table for LGBTQI Christians edited by Robert Everett Shore-Goss, Thomas Bohache, Patrick Cheng, and Ramona Faye West
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Love Makes Room: And Other Things I Learned When My Daughter Came Out by Staci Frenes
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Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity by James Martin, SJ
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Rescuing Jesus: How People of Color, Women, & Queer Christians are Reclaiming Evangelism by Deborah Jian Lee
Spirituality
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Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human by Cole Arthur Riley
Queer Theology
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Radical Love: Introduction to Queer Theology by Patrick Cheng
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From Sin to Amazing Grace: Discovering the Queer Christ by Patrick Cheng
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Rainbow Theology: Bridging Race, Sexuality, and Spirit by Patrick Cheng
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The Queer God by Marcella Althaus-Reid
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Indecent Theology by Marcella Althaus-Reid
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From Feminist Theology to Indecent Theology by Marcella Althaus-Reid
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Liberation Theology and Sexuality edited by Marcella Althaus-Reid
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The Courage to be Queer by Jeff Hood
Progressive Christianity
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Undoing Conquest: Ancient Israel, the Bible, and the Future of Christianity by Kate Common
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Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint by Nadia Bolz-Weber
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Shameless: A Sexual Reformation by Nadia Bolz-Weber
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Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church by Rachel Held Evans
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Unprotected Texts: The Bible's Surprising Contradiction About Sex and Desire by Jennifer Wright Knust
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The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book by Timothy Beal
LGBTQIA+ Fiction and Graphic Novels