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Out of the Closet: A Collection of Early LGBTQ+ Fiction

This is a collection of 22 LGBTQ+ stories published between 1841-1923, covering a wide span of authors, genres, and literary traditions. Some stories are coded and euphemistic, often framing their central relationships as friendships or familial bonds. Others are surprisingly brazen and bold for their time, courting controversy for their refusal to obscure the sexuality of their chararcters. Some tales come from canonical, widely known authors (Whitman, Chopin, Wilde, Cather), while others emerge from obscurer and less recognized writers (Thanet, Cooke, Bunner). Some are tragic and self-critical, clearly the byproducts of when they were written. Others are lightly comedic or triumphant, bucking the conventions of the time. Throughout each story, however, persists a desire to represent the seemingly unrepresentable, finding expression for the “love that dare not speak its name.” - Summary by ChuckW

Genres: Anthologies

Running Time: 18 hours 15 minutes 34 seconds(32 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Tasha C Mapes, VachaT, WendyKatzHiller

#	Chapter Name
	The Child's Champion Tasha C Mapes	24:18
	In the Tules Cavaet	39:25
	The Falling in Love of Fedora Tasha C Mapes	6:45
	The Man who thought Himself a Woman Yuhan L Jiang	49:27
	Pearl Hunting in the Pomotous whisperintoearth	27:52
	Twin Love VachaT	38:24
	Portrait of W.H. Chapter 1 Philip Erickson	30:15
	Portrait of W.H. Chapter 2 & 3 Philip Erickson	29:28
	Felipa Anamika	52:31
	My Visitation Part 1 WendyKatzHiller	29:51
	My Visitation Part 2 WendyKatzHiller	34:49
	A Scrap of Paper part 1 Chuck Williamson	43:57
	A Scrap of Paper part 2 Chuck Williamson	44:18
	The Man who became a Woman part 1 ashleighjane	47:49
	The Man who became a Woman part 2 ashleighjane	46:37
	Out of the Deeps Tomas Peter	23:16
	There and Now Nancy Halper	35:05
	Marjorie Daw Christine Rottger	48:01
	Two Friends Colleen McMahon	26:56
	Martha's Lady EliseDee	38:33
	My Lorelei: A Heidelberg Romance PinewoodMists	46:00
	Our Aromatic Uncle Joanna Schreck	34:31
	The True Story Of A Vampire Tomas Peter	21:16
	The Heart’s Desire Tasha C Mapes	4:47
	Two Gentlemen of Kentucky" (part one) Mark Nelson	45:56
	Two Gentlemen of Kentucky" (part two) Mark Nelson	22:41
	A Boy's Discovery Donald Cummings	18:58
	Paul’s Case: A Study in Temperament WendyKatzHiller	1:04:19
	The Prussian Officer (Chapter 1) VachaT	25:00
	The Prussian Officer (Chapter 2) VachaT	27:43
	"Aquae Multae Non––" (Part I) Devan Tatlow	30:16
	"Aquae Multae Non––" (Part 2) Devan Tatlow	36:30