Minnie's Fiction Addiction

Looking for stories that are raw, powerful, and beautifully real? This week, we’re diving into LGBTQ+ memoirs , bold, honest, and often hilarious reflections on identity, love, struggle, and joy. Whether you’re in the mood for poetic prose or laugh-out-loud chaos, there’s something here to move you.

Here are a few must-reads:

🌈 Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Part memoir, part manifesto, Untamed charts Glennon Doyle’s transformation from a “tamed” wife and mother into a fiercely authentic woman in love with soccer icon Abby Wambach. It’s about trusting your inner voice, breaking free from cultural expectations, and building a life that feels true. Inspiring, bold, and deeply personal.

🌈 The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
A stunning hybrid of memoir and theory, The Argonauts explores Nelson’s queer relationship with gender-fluid artist Harry Dodge while navigating pregnancy and family. It’s poetic, academic, and intimate, a mind-expanding read about love, identity, and language that challenges binaries at every turn.

🌈 Boy Erased by Garrard Conley
In this moving memoir, Conley recounts his experience in a Christian conversion therapy program after being outed to his religious parents. It’s a haunting but ultimately redemptive look at shame, family, and the resilience of the human spirit. A must-read for understanding the real-life impacts of homophobia.

🌈 Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story by Jacob Tobia
With humour, heart, and a whole lot of sass, Jacob Tobia shares their journey of embracing gender nonconformity. From Southern childhood to queer activism, Sissy dismantles gender norms with glitter and wit. It’s funny, fabulous, and unapologetically honest.

🌈 All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
This powerful series of personal essays explores Johnson’s experiences growing up Black and queer in America. Covering everything from family and masculinity to sexual abuse and identity, it’s essential reading for teens and adults alike. Deeply moving and beautifully written.

These stories remind us that pride is about authenticity, and there’s nothing more powerful than living your truth.

📖 What LGBTQ+ memoir has stayed with you? Drop your recs below! 👇💬