lotstradamus:

books that feature lgbt romances with happy endings: 

• maurice by e. m. forster (notable because almost every ~*~queer narrative~*~ pre-80s ended in tragedy, and this was written in 1913!)
• the charioteer by mary renault 
• call me by your name by andre aciman (ymmv on the “happy ending”, but no one died so i’m calling it a win)
• aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjamin alire saenz
• one man guy by michael barakiva
• boy meets boy by david levithan
• i’ll give you the sun by jandy nelson
• grasshopper jungle by andrew smith (the world ends but other than that the ending is pretty chipper) 
• the darkest part of the forest by holly black 
• a hero at the end of the world by erin claiborne
• will grayson, will grayson by john green & david levithan
• the art of being normal by lisa williamson
• “gay without the gay angst” books about girls
• “gay without the gay angst” books about boys
• goodreads list: best gay/lesbian fiction with happy endings

books that feature lgbt romances but aren’t about white cis men: 

• tipping the velvet by sarah waters
• a hero at the end of the world by erin claiborne
• aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjamin alire saenz
• the art of being normal by lisa williamson
• oranges are not the only fruit by jeanette winterson
• the night watch by sarah waters
• the hours by michael cunningham
• the well of loneliness by radclyffe hall 
• almost perfect by brian katcher
• goodreads list: best lesbian fiction
• goodreads shelf: most popular transgender books

books that are both: 

• a hero at the end of the world by erin claiborne
• aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjamin alire saenz
• the art of being normal by lisa williamson