The Masterpost of Diversity p.1

While I love YA, diversity can be hard to come by. Really, really hard. Really, really... *sigh* So I decided to put together a GIANT LIST OF DIVERSE BOOKS. Yes. I did. I count it as diverse if a/the main character is, so besties don't count. Some books appear on multiple lists. They will be put in parts because by God, I know a lot of books and if I put them together it would take up way too much space.

Feel free to comment if I forgot something! Also, I haven't read most of these, so if I need to take them off or put a trigger warning on them, tell me.

Part 1 LGBT/MOGAI

Lesbian

Ash- Malinda Lo

Huntress- Malinda Lo

Bluebell Hall- Kayla Bashe (Heard there was a trans side character? I could be wrong)

Everything Leads to You- Nina LaCour (Lesbian or Bi, I don't know)

If You Could be Mine- Sarah Farizan (Tw drug use, death mention)

Far From You- Tess Sharpe (Tw drug use, death, sad gays (Okay, not a tw, whatever))

The Dark Wife- Sarah Diemer (Tw rape mention, death- might be more, I didn't read all of it)
 
Far From Xanadu- Julie Anne Peters

Tessa Masterson Will Go to Prom- Emily Franklin, Brendan Halpin

The Summer I Wasn't Me- Jessica Verdi

Gravel Queen- Tea Benduhn

Ask the Passengers- A.S. King

The Miseducation of Cameron Post- Emily M. Danforth (Tw drug use, death, alcohol use, homophobia, transphobia... I swear it's a good book)

Nik Nassa & the Mark of Destiny- A.J. Salt

Crush- Jane Futcher 

Gravity- Leanne Lieberman

The You Know Who Girls: Freshman Year- Annameekee Hesik

 Silhouette of a Sparrow- Molly Beth Griffin

 The Story Thief- Shari McNally

Sister Mischief- Laura Goode

The Girls From Alcyone- Cary Caffrey

Pink- Lili Wilkinson

Girl Walking Backwards- Bett Williams (Tw self harm)

Good Moon Rising- Nancy Garden (Tw homophobia)

Starting from Here- Lisa Jenn Bigelow (Tw death and some biphobic stuff)

The Beast of Callaire- Saruuh Kelsey (Tw death)

Sister Girl- Jonna Ivin

Because of Her- K.E. Payne

Kissing Kate- Laurn Myracle (Tw alcohol use)

Annie on My Mind- Nancy Garden

What's up with Jody Barton?- Hayley Long (Lesbian? Gay? Summary was too vague to tell, but I think this is the right list)

Wildthorn- Jane Eagland

 No One Needs to Know- Amanda Grace, Mandy Hubbard

Her Name in the Sky- Kelly Quindlen

Dare Truth or Promise- Paula Brock

Moon at Nine- Deborah Ellis (Tw war, death)

 Lies We Tell Ourselves- Robin Talley

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel: A Novel- Sara Farizan

Freak Camp: Posts From a Previously Normal Girl- Jessica V. Barnett

My Best Friend, Maybe- Caela Carter

 An Unstill Life- Kate Larkindale (Tw homophobia, and most likely death mentions)

 She Loves You, She Loves You Not- Julie Anne Peters

Gay

Hero- Perry Moore
 

Witch Eyes series- Scott Tracey

Fan Art- Sarah Tregay

Falling from the Sky- Nikki Godwin (Tw death) 

Exiled to Iowa. Send Help. And Couture- Chris O'Guinn

Superhero- Eli Easton
 

Boy Meets Boy- David Levithan

The Misfits- James Howe

Twice Bitten- Dave Ferraro 

Caleo- James Crawford 

Vast Fields of Ordinary- Nick Burd

One Man Guy- Micheal Barakiva

Call Me by Your Name- Andre Aciman

My Life as a Myth- Huston Piner

With or Without You- Brian Farrey (Tw violence, homophobia, prolly another sad gays story)

In Mike We Trust- P.E. Ryan (Tw death)

I'll Give You the Sun- Jandy Nelson

Hat Trick- Jeff Adams

Sprout- Dale Peck (Tw death, alcohol abuse)

Omorphi- C. Kennedy (Tw abuse, violence)

Swimming to Chicago- David-Matthew Barnes (Tw suicide)

Freak Show- James St. James (Has drag queens. *slow voice* I do not like drag queens.)

Gives Light- Rose Christo (Tw death)

Wicked- Christian Marotti, Clover Donovan

The Red Sheet- Mia Kerick
  

Turning 16- Perie Wolford

Safe- C. Kennedy (Tw abuse)

The Unwanted- Jeffery Ricker (Tw death?)

 Ghost Songs- Andrew Demcak (Tw alcohol abuse, past death)

Tristant and Elijah- Jennifer Lavoie

Caught in the Crossfire- Juliann Rich

The God Box- Alex Sanchez

Evolution- Sam Kadence

What They Always Tell Us- Martin Wilson 

So Hard to Say- Alex Sanchez

Out of the Pocket- Bill Konigsberg

The Before Now and After Then- Peter Monn

Supermassive- Nina Rossing (Tw death)

Us Three- Mia Kerick (Polyamory,  tw abuse)

The Culling- Steven dos Santos (Tw threat of death) 

Vintage: A Ghost Story- Steve Berman (Tw death) 

Here's to You, Zeb Pike- Johanna Parkhurst 

Last of the Summer Tomatoes- Sherrie Henry (Tw abuse) 

Unnatural- Micheal Griffo (Tw basically anything having to do with vampires (death, blood, etc.))

Nail Polish and Feathers- Jo Ramsey (Tw violence)

Dolphins in the Mud- Jo Ramsey (Autism spectrum is involved! That's a first for this list.) 

Bisexual

Otherbound- Corinne Duyvis (OMG WE HAVE THE SAME NAME YAY)

Team Human- Justine Larbalestier, Sarah Rees Brennan

It's Our Prom- Julie Anne Peters

Adaption series- Malinda Lo

Frenemy of the People- Nora Olsen

Empress of the World- Sara Ryan

Indigo Springs- A.M. Dellamonica (Tw death)

 A Map of Home- Randa Jarrar

Teenage Rewrite- Brandon Williams

Postcards from No Man's Land- Aidan Chambers, Eric Dinyer (Tw warfare, death, violence, injury, the likes)

Tides- Betsy Cornwell (Tw eating disorders and OH MY GOD SELKIES SELKIES SELKIES I AM VIBRATING WITH CELTIC JOY)

The Sky Always Hears Me: And the Hills Don't Mind- Kirstin Cronn-Mills (Tw alcohol abuse)

 Grasshopper Jungle- Andrew Smith

 A Kiss in the Dark- Cat Clarke 

 The Difference Between You and Me- Madeline George

 Not Otherwise Specified- Hannah Moskowitz (Tw eating disorders)

Teeth- Hannah Moskowitz

 Santa Olivia- Jacqueline Carey (Tw death)

Life Skills- Jo Ramsey (short story)
 
Listening Skills- Jo Ramsey (short story)

Trans

Luna- Julie Anne Peters

I am J- Cris Beam

Beautiful Music for Ugly Children- Kristin Cronn-Mills 

Parrotfish- Ellen Wittlinger 

Straight, No Chaser- Raul Santiago

Shadows on the Moon- Zoë Marriott (It's on a list for trans characters, I know that- tw self harm)
 
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown- Holly Black (On a goodreads list for books with trans characters, so.... tw death, blood, not sure about anything else)

Almost Perfect- Brian Katcher

Where No One Knows- Jo Ramsey (Pyrokinetic trans dudes, ooooooh, tw fire)

Ace/Aro

Quicksilver- R.J. Anderson

Boy Proof- Cecil Castellucci

Guardian of the Dead- Karen Healey (Tw death, gore (that I know of)) 

Accepting Me- Jo Ramsey (Aromantic and ace)

Demonosity- Amanda Ashby

Dust- Elizabeth Bear (Ace, and also there's agender people -squee!-  tw anything to do with cannibalism)

How to Say Goodbye in Robot- Natalie Standiford (I think it's ace or aro? I could be wrong)

Genderqueer/Intersex

What Happened to Lani Garver- Carol Plum-Ucci (Genderqueer- Summary kind of bothers me. "And most disturbing of all, is Lani a boy or a girl?" How is that disturbing. Tell me. Also, it's an "issues" book. Neh.)

Golden Boy- Abigail Tarttelin (intersex)

Cycler- Lauren McLaughlin (Genderfluid- but with the whole XX to XY shebang instead of just the identity)

Freakboy- Kristin Elizabeth Clark (Genderfluid, transgender character- be warned, I am VERY VERY uncertain of the portrayals in this book from the summaries I've read, also, lots of dysphoria)

Brooklyn, Burning- Steve Brezenoff (Non-Binary, I think/hope)

Every Day- David Levithan (Genderfluid, or so I hear)
 

Pantomime- Laura Lam (Intersex- sorry, spoiler)

Changers Book One: Drew- T Cooper (Another Genderfluid XY-XX thing? Um, okay.)

Multiple

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe- Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Gay, Bi- tw violence, death, homophobia, brief transphobic language, mentions of drug use, alcohol, injuries (there's a lot of them, okay))

Please Don't Kill the Freshman- Zoe Trope (Trans, lesbian)

Two Boys Kissing- David Levithan  (Gay, heard there's a trans character)

Beauty Queens- Libba Bray (Bisexual, 1 Trans character wow)

The End- Nora Olsen (Bisexual, Lesbian- more but, I don't know, tw death and warfare)

Boyfriends with Girlfriends- Alex Sanchez (Bi, Gay)

Down to the Bone- Mayra Lazara Dole (Genderqueer character! Yay! Oh. And Lesbian. Also that.)

Debbie Harry Sings in French- Megan Brothers (Gender and sexuality confusion- questioning)

Dramarama- E. Lockhart (Within this book is a gay character. Which one? I don't know.)

Dirty London- Kelley York (Lesbian, Gay)

Geography Club- Brent Hartinger (Gay, Bi, Lesbian)

The Year They Burned the Books- Nancy Garden (Gay, Lesbian) 

Fool for Love- Lisa Lees (Lesbian, intersex)

 (This took on-and-off work over WEEKS to finish it. Mostly organizing it... Anyhow, part one! Hope this helps someone! :3)
(Thanks to Jo Ramsey for telling me about her other books so I could add them!)

~Corinne