News broke this afternoon that U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker had struck down California’s Proposition 8–a legal move that will probably send the same-sex marriage ban to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jacket Copy has posted a list of 20 Classic Works of Gay Literature in honor of the ruling. We’ve selected a few our our favorites, complete with Jacket Copy’s descriptions. Check out the entire list here. Add your favorites in the comments section.
“Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel (pictured, via)– a graphic novel memoir of her troubled gay father and her own coming out
“Howl” by Allen Ginsberg — the poem was subject to an obscenity trial in part because of its explicit gay themes
“Brokeback Mountain” by Annie Proulx — a story of cowboys in love, from the collection “Close Range”