LGBTQIA+ Nonfiction audiobooks

VIRAL: The Fight Against AIDS in America

By: Ann Bausum

Narrated by: Vikas Adam & Ann Bausum

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Groundbreaking narrative nonfiction for teens that tells the story of the AIDS crisis in America.

Thirty-five years ago, it was a modern-day, mysterious plague. Its earliest victims were mostly gay men, some of the most marginalized people in the country; at its peak in America, it killed tens of thousands of people. The losses were staggering,... Read more

Out in Time

By: Perry N. Halkitis

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The civil rights of LGBTQ people have slowly yet steadily strengthened since the Stonewall Riots of June, 1969. Despite enormous opposition from some political segments and the catastrophic effects of the AIDS crisis, the last five decades have witnessed improvement in the conditions of the lives of LGBTQ individuals in the United States. As... Read more

Out In Time

By: Perry N. Halkitis

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 9 hours

Abridged: No

The civil rights of LGBTQ people have slowly yet steadily strengthened since the Stonewall Riots of June, 1969. Despite enormous opposition from some political segments and the catastrophic effects of the AIDS crisis, the last five decades have witnessed improvement in the conditions of the lives of LGBTQ individuals in the United States. As... Read more

Queer Intentions

By: Amelia Abraham

Narrated by: Amelia Abraham

Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2020

‘Eloquent, empathetic and passionate, this book will not just resonate with a new generation of queer people, but with all those who seek to be their allies. A brilliant book.’ Owen Jones

Today, the options and freedoms on offer to LGBTQ+ people living in the West are greater than ever before. But... Read more

Brave Face

By: Shaun David Hutchinson

Narrated by: Shaun David Hutchinson

Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A YALSA 2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Selection

“[P]rofound…a triumph—a full-throated howl to the moon to remind us why we choose to survive and thrive.” —Brendan Kiely, New York Times bestselling author of Tradition

“Razor-sharp, deeply revealing, and brutally honest…emotionally raw and deeply insightful.” —Booklist (starred review)
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Gay New York

By: George Chauncey

Narrated by: Graham Halstead

Length: 18 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The award-winning, field-defining history of gay life in New York City in the early to mid-20th century

Gay New York brilliantly shatters the myth that before the 1960s gay life existed only in the closet, where gay men were isolated, invisible, and self-hating. Drawing on a rich trove of diaries, legal records, and other unpublished documents,... Read more

The Book of Pride

By: Mason Funk

Narrated by: Mason Funk, Robin Miles, Eileen Stevens, Kevin ...

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

THE BOOK OF PRIDE captures the true story of the gay rights movement from the 1960s to the present, through richly detailed, stunning interviews with the leaders, activists, and ordinary people who witnessed the movement and made it happen. These individuals fought battles both personal and political, often without the support of family or... Read more

Angels in America

By: Tony Kushner

Narrated by: Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane, Susan Brown, Deni...

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Presenting an original audiobook performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, starring the cast of the National Theatre's 2018 Broadway revival.

In this production, adapted especially for the listening experience, Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane, and the entire cast recreate their acclaimed performances from the 2018 Tony Award-winning National... Read more

Trans Mission

By: Alex Bertie

Narrated by: Alex Bertie

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A brave firsthand account of online personality Alex Bertie's life, struggles, and victories as a transgender teen, as well as a groundbreaking guide for transitioning teens.
Long before he became known for his YouTube videos, Alex Bertie was an isolated, often-afraid transgender teenager looking for answers. In this revolutionary memoir and... Read more

Me, Myself, They

By: Luna M. Ferguson

Narrated by: Luna M. Ferguson

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

From renowned trans activist, Luna M. Ferguson, comes a work of memoir and critical analysis that embraces an inclusive understanding of sex and gender.Me, Myself, They: Life Beyond the Binary chronicles Luna M. Ferguson’s extraordinary story of transformation to become a celebrated non-binary filmmaker, writer, and advocate for trans rights.... Read more

Gentleman Jack (Movie Tie-In)

By: Anne Choma

Narrated by: Eva Pope & Erin Shanager

Length: 8 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The official companion book to the HBO series Gentleman Jack created by Sally Wainwright and starring Suranne Jones

In 1834, Anne Lister made history by celebrating and recording the first ever known marriage to another woman. This is her remarkable, true story.

Anne Lister was extraordinary. Fearless, charismatic and determined to explore her... Read more

The Stonewall Reader

By: New York Public Library

Narrated by: Various

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

"...a remarkable audio experience that emphasizes the revolutionary power of LGBTQ voices and provides an invaluable record of a community that refuses to be silenced." -AudioFile magazine Earphones Award winner

For the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, an anthology chronicling the tumultuous fight for LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and... Read more

Cruising Utopia

By: José Esteban Muñoz

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The LGBT agenda for too long has been dominated by pragmatic issues like same-sex marriage and gays in the military. It has been stifled by this myopic focus on the present, which is short-sighted and assimilationist.

Cruising Utopia seeks to break the present stagnancy by cruising ahead. Drawing on the work of Ernst Bloch, José Esteban Muñoz... Read more

Lo nuestro sí que es mundial. Una introducción a la historia del movimiento LGTB en España

By: Ramón Martínez

Narrated by: Fernando Castro

Length: 10 hours

Abridged: No

En apenas cuatro décadas el "Movimiento LGTB" ha transformado España. Un país que en 1975 se declaraba mayoritariamente favorable a la eliminación de la homosexualidad a través de leyes represivas es hoy, gracias a la reivindicación política de lesbianas, gais, bisexuales y transexuales, uno de los Estados que más derechos y libertades garantiza... Read more

Sodoma

By: Frédéric Martel

Narrated by: Adam Bauman

Length: 27 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Dlaczego homoseksualni duchowni są największymi homofobami? Z jakich powodów ukrywają seksualnych przestępców w koloratkach? Za co tak nienawidzą papieża Franciszka? Odpowiedzi na te i wiele innych pytań w rozmowie z kościelnymi hierarchami szuka francuski socjolog F. Martel. Jego książka to efekt śledztwa w 30 krajach. Read more

He Said, She Said

By: Gigi Gorgeous

Narrated by: Gigi Gorgeous

Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Today, Gigi Gorgeous is beloved for her critically-acclaimed documentary, her outrageous sense of humor, her no-holds-barred honesty, and her glam Hollywood lifestyle. Ten years ago, she was a gawky Canadian teen named Gregory. In He Said, She Said, Gigi brings us on her personal journey from Gregory to Gigi, going deeper than ever... Read more

Second Lives, Second Chances

By: Donald R Laub, MD

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Through his work in plastic and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Donald Laub changed the lives of thousands of people who had been shunned by society. His influence fostered the development of three key areas in the surgical profession: pioneering and influencing international humanitarian medical missions in the developing world, being at the... Read more

Such Sweet Possession: The Life and Loves of “Gentleman Jack”, Anne Lister

By: Mary Cooper

Narrated by: Deborah McAndrew, Helen Schlesinger & Full Cast

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet Anne Lister, the 18th Century landowner, industrialist, explorer, lesbian and feminist icon. This is her story...

Anne was different from society’s expectations of a woman at the time: she not only did not wish to marry, but she also did not want to conform. Anne was only interested in women and had ‘marriage’ ceremonies with Mariana Lawton... Read more

The Queer Art of Failure

By: Jack Halberstam

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

The Queer Art of Failure is about finding alternatives—to conventional understandings of success in a heteronormative, capitalist society; to academic disciplines that confirm what is already known according to approved methods of knowing; and to cultural criticism that claims to break new ground but cleaves to conventional archives. Halberstam... Read more

When Brooklyn Was Queer

By: Hugh Ryan

Narrated by: Hugh Ryan

Length: 11 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The never-before-told story of Brooklyn’s vibrant and forgotten queer history, from the mid-1850s up to the present dayHugh Ryan’s When Brooklyn Was Queer is a groundbreaking exploration of the LGBT history of Brooklyn, from the early days of Walt Whitman in the 1850s up through the queer women who worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World... Read more

Finding Stevie

By: Cathy Glass

Narrated by: Denica Fairman

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Finding Stevie is a dark and poignant true story that highlights the dangers lurking online. When Stevie’s social worker tells Cathy, an experienced foster carer, that Stevie, 14, is gender fluid she isn’t sure what that term means and looks it up. Stevie, together with his younger brother and sister, have been... Read more

Ética marica. Proclamas libertarias para una militancia LGTBQ

By: Paco Vidarte

Narrated by: Jonás Merino

Length: 5 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Esto no es un libro. Es un interruptor. Un dispositivo que corta la corriente. Y que a la vez permite que algo se ponga en marcha, que algo se encienda. Me gustaría que la lectura de este libro supusiera un "clic", un chispazo que interrumpiera una cadencia de mierda, una bajada de tensión en el movimiento LGTBQ que debe terminar cuanto antes. Y... Read more

El laberinto queer. La identidad en tiempos de neoliberalismo

By: Susana López Penedo

Narrated by: Andrea Sánchez

Length: 12 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Este libro explica la génesis de la teoría queer y su desarrollo, analizando y recopilando los diferentes discursos que se ven implicados en ella. Ofrece al lector de habla hispana unas claves de lectura para un nuevo concepto crítico nacido en el mundo anglosajón, poco conocido aún en España pero imprescindible para comprender los parámetros en... Read more

Ike’s Mystery Man

By: Peter Shinkle

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 16 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

This exhilarating Cold War narrative takes listeners from top-secret Cabinet Room meetings to exclusive social clubs, and into the pages of a powerful man’s intimate diary. Ike’s Mystery Man brings a new dimension to our understanding of the inner-workings of the Eisenhower White House. It also shines a bright light on the indispensable... Read more