When shots were fired from Fort Sumter, a fortification near Charleston, S.C., signaling the war’s beginning, its gay Confederate and Union soldiers didn’t have to worry about the modern infamous DADT policy, which blatantly discriminated against gay, lesbian and bisexual servicemembers.
We've put together a list of 30 recommended YA books featuring LGBTQ+ characters and themes. We include books from Madeline Miller, Leigh Bardugo, John Green, and many more.
Laws prohibiting homosexual activity have been struck down; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals can now serve openly in the military. And same-sex couples can now legally.