In honor of LGBT Pride Month, here are 10 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer authors of young adult fiction to know:
T Cooper
Co-author with Allison Glock-Cooper of Changers Book 1: Drew, and several books for adults
t-cooper.com
Sara Farizan
Author of the Lambda Award-winning If You Could Be Mine and the forthcoming Tell Me How a Crush Should Feel
@SaraFarizan
Nina LaCour
Author of Everything Leads to You and the William C. Morris finalist Hold Still
ninalacour.com | @nina_lacour | Facebook
David Levithan
Author of the Lambda Award-winning Two Boys Kissing, Boy Meets Boy, and co-author with John Green of Will Grayson, Will Grayson; and more
davidlevithan.com
Malinda Lo
Author of the sci-fi duology Adaptation and Inheritance, and the William C. Morris finalist Ash; co-founder of Diversity in YA
malindalo.com | @malindalo | Tumblr
Alex London
Author of the sci-fi duology Proxy and Guardian
calexanderlondon.com | @ca_london | Tumblr
Patrick Ness
Author of More Than This and the award-winning Chaos Walking series including The Knife of Never Letting Go
patrickness.com | @Patrick_Ness | Facebook
Julie Anne Peters
Author of Lies My Girlfriend Told Me, the National Book Award finalist Luna, Keeping You a Secret, and more
julieannepeters.com
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Author of the Printz Honor book Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Last Night I Sang to the Monster, and several books for adults
@BenjaminAlireSa
Tess Sharpe
Author of the 2014 debut Far From You
tess-sharpe.com | @sharpegirl | Tumblr