Gay pirate books

From genderqueer pirates to sapphic love on the high seas, these eight queer pirate books depict the best and truest stories about piracy — even if they sometimes add a bit of magic and mermaids along the way. A girl living on the streets of New Orleans and an airship captain with a penchant for smuggling team up in this alternate take on an independent New Orleans filled with a melting pot of American, French, and Haitian culture.

In my teenage isolation, I fantasized for hours about a strong handsome young guy who would swoop into my life and carry me away to a place where we could be free to love each other.

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From genderqueer pirates to sapphic love on the high seas, these eight queer pirate books depict the best and truest stories about piracy — even if they sometimes add a gay of magic and mermaids along the way. And those ideals of equality extended beyond governance, as well.

But Creeper is holding one wild card close to the chest: her connection to Oya, the African orisha of the wind and storms, who speaks to Creeper and sometimes grants her divine powers. But now the two must devise an escape from the lives laid out for them with the help of a captured mermaid, an opportunistic witch, and the spirit of the Sea itself.

They might not feature Blackbeard in leather, but these queer pirate books have their own impeccable love interests and pirate antics to recommend them. Inthe sun is setting on the golden age of piracy, and the legendary Dragon Fleet, scourge of the South China Sea, is no more than a story these days.

You can follow her writing at rachelbrittain. What lies beneath the surface of the Forever Sea? And what, exactly, was her grandmother searching for in its dark depths? On a pirate ship disguised as a transport vessel, Evelyn, a lady journeying across the sea to marry her betrothed, and a young pirate who goes by Florian, but is secretly Flora, finds themselves drawn to each other, despite their very different paths and upbringings.

We dive into some of the most exciting and quirky pirate stories out there, presenting works that not only celebrate LGBTQ+ characters but also offer an exciting journey through the high seas. Florian was a war orphan, Evelyn a girl in a gilded cage.

But women were pirates too, with some — though not all — dressing as men, like Anne Bonny and Mary Read. But despite her perfect sense of direction, Rose soon learns that navigating the turbulent relationships aboard the ship may prove the undoing, even of her.

Despite their penchant for violence, historically, pirates valued equality and democracy, including a system of checks and pirates and a benefits packageas opposed to the extremely hierarchical life most had lived as books, enslaved people, or indentured servants.

The term “gay” had barely even come into use.

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Twitter and Instagram: rachelsbrittain. But when Xiang learns that the pendant left behind by her father might prove his connection to the Dragon Fleet and contain a long lost treasure map, she jumps on the chance to find the treasure, even if it means joining ranks with the girl who tried to steal her pendant.

Rachel is a writer from Arkansas, most at home surrounded by forests and animals much like a Disney Princess. A navigator with an inherent perception of cardinal directions finds herself working on a mercenary ship in this futuristic science fiction journey.

In this sci-fi pirate adventure, a girl raised to work with the genetically engineered sea monsters that fill the pirate-infested NeoPacific is kidnapped by the pirate queen Santa Elena, who wants her help in training an unhatched Reckoner pup.

A mythic pirate city floating beyond the farthest edges of safe seas, sea monsters, and a water war between two clashing cultures lie in wait in the pages of this environmental epic fantasy novel. She spends most of her time writing stories and playing around in imaginary worlds.

View All posts by Rachel Brittain. Rose is part of a secret mission, commissioned by Admiral Comita herself to journey into the heart of pirate territory. And Oya has her own plans for Creeper and Ann-Marie.