Bill Clegg returns with a deeply moving, emotionally resonant second novel about the complicated bonds and breaking points of friendship, the corrosive forces of secrets, the heartbeat of longing, and the redemption found in forgiveness. These books reject the idea of the token gay person for each friendship group. Instead, they celebrate queer community in all its forms: bi & lesbian best friends, all-queer friend groups, trans community, and more. Although these titles may contain romance, they also include relationships between queer people that aren’t romantic. I’ve separated the list into two categories: The Queer BFF, books with a pair of queer friends; and The Queer Friendship Group, books with more than two queer people in a friend group. I could find a lot more YA books with queer friends than adult books: please let me know on Twitter which adult titles I missed! I think that’s enough preamble. Let’s get into the books!
The Queer BFF
The Queer Friendship Group
Those are my picks for friendship books between queer characters! I’m sure this is not a complete list: it’s mostly made of books that I’ve read and loved that I know fit this category well. Have you read any books that celebrate platonic friendships between queer people that I’ve missed? Feel free to reach out and let me know, especially if it’s an adult title, because I’d love to read even more books with queer friendships!
