Queer: A Collection of LGBTQ Writing from Ancient Times to Yesterday

Queer gathers writing by queer people from ancient times to the present, a span that the anthology treats as the record of people who have written about their lives despite censorship and persecution. The pieces are a mix of short fiction, verse, essays, excerpts and scenes from many countries.

The selection runs from Homer's grief-stricken Achilles to later voices such as Paul Verlaine and Virginia Woolf, and it includes modern writers such as Alison Bechdel, Audre Lorde and Larry Kramer. It also brings in younger queer, trans and non-binary writers, among them Zhang Yueran and Niviaq Korneliussen.

It suits readers of literature, LGBTQ history and anyone who wants to hear many different voices in one volume.

Edition note: published by Head of Zeus in 2021, 624 pages, ISBN-13 9781789542349.