So, if you’re looking to diversify your reading list and expand your literary horizons, my list of contemporary queer books by Asian authors is just what you need. The popularization of these books has been a potent tool in sustaining pro-queer rights. The existence of Asian queer literature has made their otherwise forcefully silenced voices mainstream. The experience of individuals occupying a suburban space is vastly different from that of those who live in the metropolis. Thanks to the monumental power of literature, queer mutinies, both big and small, are going beyond the megalopolises and reaching the small towns as well. These books have not only positively contributed to the ongoing conversations centered around the LGBTQ+ community but also have helped bring a change in the sociopolitical consciousness of the hoi polloi.
While being queer and Asian can be a double-edged sword, it would be unfair on our part to ignore the intellectual and literary value of queer narratives that have been voiced by Asian authors in the past few years. If you're in the mood to read a romantic comedy (and really, who isn't) with major Pride and Prejudice vibes but with a queer couple, I've got just the book for you: Tell Me How You Really Feel. Told in alternative viewpoints and set against the backdrop of Los Angeles in the springtime, when the rainy season rolls in and the Santa Ana's can still blow-these two girls are about to learn that in the city of dreams, anything is possible-even love.When thinking about contemporary queer literature, many a time, we exclude Asian authors, mistakenly thinking that these writers won’t have much to offer. She never did really get over that first crush, even if Rachel can barely stand to be in the same room as her.
Rachel was furious that Sana tried to prank her by asking her on a date.īut when it comes time for Rachel to cast her senior project, she realizes that there's no more perfect lead than Sana-the girl she's sneered at in the halls for the past three years. Rachel is a film buff and aspiring director, and she's seen Carrie enough times to learn you can never trust cheerleaders (and beautiful people). The first time Sana Khan asked out a girl–Rachel Recht-it went so badly that she never did it again. Aminah Mae Safi's Tell Me How You Really Feel is an ode to romantic comedies, following two girls on opposite sides of the social scale as they work together to make a movie and try very hard not to fall in love.
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