/lit/ - Literature

>>11941485
Confessions of a Mask (semi-biographical story from Mishima where he explores homoeroticism to the extent we're still a bit unsure whether he was really gay or if it was all just a big ruse lmao)
Plato's Symposium (a lot of reasoning on the benefits of homosexuality and why homosexuality is seen as a purer form of love because of the love and respect for your own form -- plus Socrates' drama with Agathon is Alcibiades is top notch comedy gold)
Fingersmith (it's sexual at times but not erotica and it explores the innocence of a first-time lesbian love with the backdrop of a victorian crime story)

Also because I don't know many gay books here's some queer film suggestions that are well worth watching:

Weekend
The Handmaiden (a loose adaptation of Fingersmith but if you like this film - and you almost certainly will - you'll like the book)
Blue is the Warmest Colour (excluding the incredibly graphic sex scenes this has a great gay drama between two young women at its centre that left me feeling a choke in my throat)
Fox and his Friends (german film about a gay guy getting fucked over by his "boyfriend" and their associates, a real tragedy that'll ruin your weekend)
Querelle (same director as Fox and His Friends - gets a lot of flack for being homophobic but Rainer Fassbinder was gay himself so maybe he gets a pass, idk)
Call Me By Your Name (it's a meme at this point but it is beautifully shot, Sufjan Stevens music is gorgeous and Timothee and Armie deliver very good performances. There's not much in narrative, but if you like pretty films where there's some lingering underlying subtext, and that ending/credits sequence is amazing too, but apart from that it's just worth a single watch)
Moonlight (maybe a meme but a really good film nonetheless, black kid struggles to connect with people, comes to realise he's gay and connects with a childhood friend but becomes distant and goes down a life of crime. Has one of the quietest, gentlest and heartfelt endings I've seen in black cinema to be honest)

ITT: /lit/erary confessions thread.

Confess your sins, it's not like you're going anywhere else.

>>11350633
that was probably me