The most lucrative concepts in Hollywood sometimes begin as books. They may also be a terrific source for stories from voices we need to hear in an era when diversity in front of and behind the camera is desperately needed.
The seven LGBTQ+ books Video Librarian wants to be made into movies are listed below. Consider adding these titles to your LGBTQ+ book collection.
The One Woman by Laura May
As a graphic designer, Julie manipulates what the eye cannot see, yet regardless of the lens she employs, her life and her relationship with her lover Mark remain routine. Until Ann comes along. Ann is charming, attractive, and successful. Julie is unable to ignore the chemistry they shared when they randomly crossed paths. The spark will rekindle in Barcelona as their pasts converge once more. When tragedy strikes, Julie is forced to choose between her love for Ann and her commitment to Mark. Can true love endure when the circumstances aren't right? Find out in this new book by Laura May.
Read the book The One Woman by purchasing it here.
All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown
Andrew is starving and hurt when he finds Jamie's home and has nothing left to lose. The majority of the world's population has been wiped off by lethal injection, including everyone the two boys have ever loved. Why does it seem so simple for them to trust each other when if this new world has taught them anything, it's to be afraid of what other desperate people will do?
They leave their safe haven in the face of peril and head south in quest of civilization. But something about Andrew's story doesn't add up, and it might cost them everything. Jamie also has a secret. He's beginning to sense a connection with Andrew that goes beyond friendship, which adds another level of uncertainty and worry to an already turbulent voyage.
They have a long road ahead of them, and in order to survive, they will need to come clean about their past, take responsibility for their choices, and muster the strength to stand up for one another in their quest for a better future. There is only one thing left in their universe that feels certain, and that is the strong tug they feel for one another.
Read the book All That's Left in the World by purchasing it here.
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
Yamilet Flores, 16, would rather be recognized for her impeccable eyeliner than for being one of the few Mexican students at her brand-new, predominantly white, extremely wealthy Catholic school. However, nobody around here is aware that she is lesbian, and Yami wants to keep it that way.
In order to keep her brother out of trouble, please her mother, and, most importantly, avoid falling in love, Yami has new priorities after being outed by her crush and ex-best friend before going to Slayton Catholic. Even though she has never been particularly good at any of those things, Future Yami has an issue with it.
The problem is that Bo, the only openly lesbian female at school, is so painfully perfect, making it difficult to pass for straight. And shrewd. And gifted. And cute . In either case, Yami isn't going to repeat the error. Even worse than rejection would await her if word reached her mother. So she'll have to start thinking about what a straight girl would do, or WWSGD.
Read the book The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by purchasing it here.
Golden Boys by Phil Stamper
Best friends Gabriel, Reese, Sal, and Heath share a tiny rural community because they are all queer, have high academic standing, and have lofty aspirations. Each is ready to set out on a brand-new, exciting adventure during the summer before their final year of high school. In Paris, Reese is enrolled in a design program. In order to help out with an environmental NGO, Gabriel is traveling to Boston. Sal is working as a senator's intern on Capitol Hill. And Heath is compelled to visit Daytona Beach to assist at his aunt's arcade on the sand.
What will each person's summer of novel encounters and globetrotting entail for them individually—and for their friendship?
Read the book Golden Boys by purchasing it here.
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
Mungo, a Protestant, and James, a Catholic, were both born under separate stars and raised in a Glasgow housing estate. If they are to be considered men at all, they should be sworn enemies. Nevertheless, despite all chances, they end up becoming best friends as they find refuge in the pigeon dovecote James erected for his prize racing pigeons. While Mungo struggles to keep his actual identity hidden from everyone around him, especially from his big brother Hamish, a local gang boss with a brutal reputation to uphold, as they fall in love, they both dream of finding a place they belong.
Mungo will need to muster all of his inner strength and courage to try to return to a place of safety, a place where he and James might still have a future when his mother sends him on a fishing trip to a loch in Western Scotland several months later with two strange men whose drunken banter belies murky pasts.
Read the book Young Mungo by purchasing it here.
A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow
Aaron and Oliver have only ever had each other for as long as they can remember. They have shared milestones like coming out as trans, and falling in love together in a tiny town with few LGBT teenagers, much alone young trans males.
Aaron, though, leaves just as their relationship is beginning to take off. They look for solace in delving deeply into the history of America because they feel lost and cut off from the only person who can relate to them. They are motivated to honor these heroes by taking their names, Aaron and Oliver, after learning about the story of two Revolutionary War soldiers who they believe to have been trans men in love.
They explore deeper into untold LGBTQ experiences as they study and come to understand the transforming potential of taking back one's place in history.
Read the book A Million Quiet Revolutions by purchasing it here.
The Temperature of Me and You by Brian Zepka
When Dylan Highmark, 16, fell in love with a kid who was practically too hot to handle, he believed his winter would be filled with dull shifts at the Dairy Queen.
Dylan has always wanted a boyfriend, but there aren't many possibilities in the Philadelphia suburbs. Jordan, a boy who is entirely normal (and undoubtedly cute) and runs at a cool 110 degrees Fahrenheit, then enters the scene. Dylan has a variety of emotions when the boys spend time together, and when he suddenly starts coughing up flames and spikes a fever for two weeks, he worries that he may be dealing with anything other than just a crush.
Dylan is compelled by Jordan to conceal his symptoms. Dylan, though, presses Jordan for explanations as the strain grows and he drifts away from his closest friends and family. Dylan comes to understand how extraordinary first love really is after Jordan makes discoveries about why he behaves in this way, where he came from, and who is out to get him. Jordan and Dylan can only be together for so long through love if Earth is home to live that need oxygen to survive.
Read the book The Temperature of Me and You by purchasing it here.