Queer Fiction Book Suggestions?

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Does anyone have any recommendations for fiction books which star a member of the queer community? I find that is is hard to find decent,non-smutty,novels in which a gay,lesbian,bisexual,or transgender person is portrayed in a positive manner.

The recommendation doesn't have to be leftist* and can be from any genre other than romance (not a big romance fan).

-Thanks!

*though bonus points to those who find queer leftist fiction

[x359594]

Queer by William Burroughs, Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, Nightwood by Djuna Barnes.

[Sasha]

Red london by stewart holmes

[Smyg]

Oscar Wilde, while not a fictional character :D, was a homosexual (and anarchist) author of large badassery.

Also: Harry Potter. Dumbledore is no doubt the most awesome gay character of all time.

[eyeheartlenin]

I just wanted to say that if you are ever interested in reading a beautifully written love story (and I know you said you are not big on romance, so please forgive this post), Maurice, by E.M. Forster, is a lovely book about two men, who are vastly different, finding each other, across the great chasm of the English class system, that separates them. The novel, as I remember it, is just about perfect, and I would bet that lots of literate people would enjoy it. Reading it made a big impression on me. (Please forgive my digression)

[Queercommie Girl]

Try Raptor - a historical romance novel with a genderqueer character, set at the era just after the fall of the Western Roman empire:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raptor_%28novel%29

[Volcanicity]

"At Swim,Two Boys" by Jamie O'Neill.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Swim,_Two_Boys.

[blake 3:17]

Dennis Cooper is prolly my favourite fiction writer. He doesn't portray queerdom as something great.

[-marx-]

Queer by William Burroughs.
I was going to suggest this.

I have a first edition of it. It's a brilliant book and you can read it in an afternoon easily.

Also, many of Burroughs' works have a gay theme here and there thoughout.

I remember reading in one of his novels, I can't recall which, where he shoved some Hot Chili in his ass! LMAO

It may have been Queer even...

[x359594]

...I remember reading in one of his novels, I can't recall which, where he shoved some Hot Chili in his ass! LMAO...It may have been Queer even...

It was The Soft Machine.

[-marx-]

Ah, OK. I haven't read that in so long (Since like the mid 90's) I cant even recall what it's actually about.:laugh: