Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered literature

Provides a guide to twentieth century gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) literature. Examines fiction, biography, and drama which is organized according to popular genres such as mystery, romance, and historical novels as well as significant themes such as "coming out" and AIDS, and notes books with a graphic novel format. The author of the text argues that GLBT literature should be classified as a genre. The text opens with explanatory essays and then proceeds with a bibliographic format with annotations covering over 1,100 titles.