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LGBTQ Literature
LGBTQ literature may refer to: * Lesbian literature * Gay literature * Bisexual literature * Transgender literature * Intersex literature * Or any other literature featuring the LGBTQ community By country * LGBTQ literature in Argentina * LGBTQ literature in Australia * LGBTQ literature in Colombia * LGBTQ literature in Ecuador * LGBTQ literature in El Salvador * LGBTQ literature in Iceland * LGBTQ literature in Mexico * LGBTQ literature in Singapore * LGBTQ literature in Spain * LGBTQ literature in the Dutch-language area LGBT Literature in the Dutch-language area comprises the works from writers from de Lage Landen, that is Flanders and the Netherlands, using themes or characters that form a part of, or are related to, sexual diversity. According to Gerrit Komrij ... * Black lesbian literature in the United States {{LGBTQ, academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesbian Literature
Lesbian literature is a subgenre of literature addressing lesbian themes. It includes poetry, plays, fiction addressing lesbian characters, and non-fiction about lesbian-interest topics. A similar term is Sapphic love, sapphic literature, encompassing works that feature love between women that are not necessarily lesbian. Fiction that falls into this category may be of any genre, such as historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, Horror fiction, horror, and Romance novel, romance. Overview Lesbian literature includes works by lesbian authors, as well as lesbian-themed works by heterosexual authors. Even works by lesbian writers that do not deal with lesbian themes are still often considered lesbian literature. Works by heterosexual writers which treat lesbian themes only in passing, on the other hand, are not often regarded as lesbian literature. The fundamental work of lesbian literature is the poetry of Sappho of Lesbos. From various ancient writings, historians have g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBTQ Literature In Ecuador
LGBT literature in Ecuador, defined as literature written by Ecuadorian literature, Ecuadorian authors that involves plots, themes or characters that are part of or are related to sexual diversity, had its earliest exponent in the short story ', published in 1926 by Pablo Palacio (writer), Pablo Palacio, became the first Ecuadorian literary work to openly address homosexuality.'' Pedro Jorge Vera also gave a negative vision in his story "''Los señores vencen''" (1968), where a young homosexual who commits suicide leaves a letter to his father in which he refers to himself as "a disgusting little monster" and "hopelessly sick". A notorious novel is ''Por qué Jesús no vuelve'', published in 1963 by Benjamín Carrión. In it, the author criticizes the conservatives of the time but at the same time includes several passages in which he takes a negative view of homosexuality by suggesting that the sexual orientation of one of the characters was caused by seeing the physical abuse of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBTQ Literature In The Dutch-language Area
LGBT Literature in the Dutch-language area comprises the works from writers from de Lage Landen, that is Flanders and the Netherlands, using themes or characters that form a part of, or are related to, sexual diversity. According to Gerrit Komrij qualifying for at least two of the following characteristics makes someone a LGBT author: * Authors who are LGBT. * Authors who wrote for a LGBT audience. * Authors who wrote about LGBT topics. The first of these authors owed much to the late 19th century Decadent movement, decadent literature, with names like Georges Eekhoud in Belgium and Jacob Israël de Haan in the Netherlands. After the second world war Gerard Reve, and later Gerrit Komrij and Tom Lanoye became the leading names. Most of these List of LGBT writers, LGBT writers are List of Dutch-language writers, Dutch-language writers contributing to Dutch-language literature, some of them acquiring a place in the Canon of Dutch Literature (w:nl:Canon van de Nederlandse letterkunde, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBTQ Literature In Spain
LGBT literature in Spain, that is, literature that deals explicitly and primarily with characters and issues within the LGBT, LGBT+ spectrum, is linked to the progressive social acceptance of LGBT rights in Spain, sexual diversity in Spain. A great surge of authors, publications, awards, bookstores, and publishing houses—such as , the "first openly homosexual publishing house in Spain"—burst into the scene in the 1990s. In 1995, the Círculo de Bellas Artes itself in Madrid organized a series of 22 literary gatherings on this subject, which evidenced the flourishing of this type of literature. Hispano-Arabic erotic poetry In Al-Andalus, a type of poetry flourished that was highly refined and in which homoeroticism was a recurring theme. The Andalusi Arabic, Moorish kings themselves wrote this type of pederastic poetry, such as the Abbadid Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad of Seville and Yusuf III of Granada, Yusuf III of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada. It began to flourish in the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBTQ Literature In Singapore
This article deals with writing that deals with LGBT themes in a Singapore context. It covers literary works of fiction, such as novels, short stories, plays and poems. It also includes non-fiction works, both scholarly and targeted at the general reader, such as dissertations, journal or magazine articles, books and even web-based content. Although Singapore lacks a dedicated gay book publisher or gay bookshop, it does have at least one dedicated gay library, Pelangi Pride Centre, which is open weekly to the public. Many of the works cited here may be found both in Pelangi Pride Centre, as well as the National Library or other academic libraries in Singapore, as well as in some commercial bookshops under 'gender studies' sections. Plays The increasing boldness of Singapore writers in sympathetically addressing LGBT themes is intertwined with the growth of English-language theatre from the mid-1980s. It was in theatre that writers first challenged the cultural taboo surrounding ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBTQ Literature In Mexico
LGBT literature in Mexico began to flourish beginning in the 1960s, but came into its own in the 1980s. However, until then, homosexuality had rarely been addressed in literary works, except as something ridiculous, condemnable, or perverted, thanks to the homophobia that dominates Mexican society. In 1975, the activist and theater director Nancy Cárdenas and the writers Carlos Monsiváis and Luis González de Alba published the first manifesto in defense of homosexuals, published in the magazine and, in 1979, they organized the first gay pride march. Although some notable novels preceded it (like the 1964 , "The Diary of José Toledo," by Miguel Barbachano Ponce), the novel that marked a true change in direction regarding the scorn and silence around homosexuality was El vampiro de la colonia Roma by Luis Zapata Quiroz, published in 1978. After its publication, many authors had the courage to follow this path and take on the subject of homosexuality without reservations.L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBTQ Literature In Iceland
LGBTQ literature in Iceland consists of literary works written by Icelandic authors that contain plots, themes, or characters which are part of or related to LGBTQ people. The first Icelandic literary references to homosexuality are found in the Sagas of Icelanders, particularly in ''Njáls saga.'' Its protagonist has a friendship which some researchers have described as homoerotic. During the 20th century one of the most prominent queer authors was the bisexual writer Elías Mar, who published several novels in the 1940s with characters showing internal conflicts which some critics have interpreted as the result of their repressed homosexuality, particularly ''Man eg þig löngum'' (1949). In 1960, Mar also published the story "Saman lagt spott og speki", considered the first Icelandic literary work with an openly homosexual theme. Other notable LGBTQ authors of the 20th century were Guðbergur Bergsson, Nína Björk Árnadóttir and Vigdís Grímsdóttir. The 21st century has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBTQ Literature In El Salvador
LGBT literature in El Salvador consists of literary works written by El salvador authors, Salvadorean authors that involve plots, themes or characters that are part of or related to sexual diversity. Until the 21st century, El Salvador did not have its own tradition of LGBT literature,Borja, 2021 p. 2-3. although there were some representations of themes related to sexual diversity in previous years. One of the oldest was the verse story "''La corrección de menores''", published in 1923 by humorist Francisco Herrera Velado, which tells the story of a boy who is raised as a woman and lives in constant transition between the two genders.Lara Martí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBTQ Literature In Colombia
LGBTQ literature in Colombia— defined as literature written by Colombian authors that involves plots, themes, or characters that are part of or are related to sexual diversity— dates back to the early 20th century, specifically to the homoerotic poetry of Porfirio Barba-Jacob. The first openly homosexual Colombian novel, ''Por los caminos de Sodoma: confesiones íntimas de un homosexual'', was published in 1932 by . In later decades, some of the authors who have dealt with LGBTQ themes include Fernando Vallejo, with works such as ''La virgen de los sicarios'' (translated into English with the title '' Our Lady of the Assassins'') and ', and Efraim Medina Reyes with ''Técnicas de masturbación entre Batman y Robin''. The most frequent literary genres have been short stories and novels, with male authors being more prevalent than female writers. The reflection of homosexual experiences is varied and conditioned by the geographical, professional, and social conditions of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gay Literature
Gay literature is a collective term for literature produced by or for the gay community which involves characters, plot lines, and/or themes portraying male homosexual behavior. Overview and history Because the social acceptance of homosexuality has varied in many world cultures throughout history, LGBT literature has covered a vast array of themes and concepts. LGBT individuals have often turned to literature as a source of validation, understanding, and beautification of same-sex attraction. In contexts where homosexuality has been perceived negatively, LGBT literature may also document the psychological stresses and alienation suffered by those experiencing prejudice, legal discrimination, AIDS, self-loathing, bullying, violence, religious condemnation, denial, suicide, persecution, and other such obstacles. Themes of love between individuals of the same gender are found in a variety of ancient texts throughout the world. The ancient Greeks, in particular, explored the theme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBTQ Literature In Australia
LGBTIQ+ literature in Australia, or queer literature, refers to Australian literature that is written by, portrays or reflects the experiences of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people. The definition of what constitutes queer literature in Australia is evolving and open to debate. 20th Century For the greater part of the twentieth century, literature that discussed or represented homosexuality was tightly restricted by censorship in Australia. Before a national censorship authority was established, Australian Customs officers used their own discretion to confiscate books they deemed to contain obscenity, blasphemy or sedition. After the establishment of the Book Censorship Board in 1933, prohibition or restricted circulation of literature considered to contain homosexual content continued to be strictly enforced, sometimes with the risk of criminal prosecution. Examples of LGBTQ literature subject to bans or restrictions in Australia in this perio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBTQ Literature In Argentina
LGBT Literature in Argentina comprises Argentine literature, Argentine authors using themes or characters that form a part of, or are related to, sexual diversity. It forms part of a tradition dating back to the 19th century, although LGBT literature as its own category in the Argentine humanities did not occur until the end of the 1950s and beginning of the 1960s, on par with the birth of the LGBT movements, LGBT rights movement in the country. The first examples of LGBT relationships in Argentine literature had a negative connotation. These relationships illustrated the idea of the supposed social degradation in the working class and as an antagonistic paradigm of the platform that the country wanted to promote. The oldest is found in the story "The Slaughter Yard" (1838) by Esteban Echeverría, a classic of Argentine literature in which sex between men is used as a metaphor for barbarism. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, examples of homosexual characters were neg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
