The Scarlet Pansy (1932) First published in 1932, The Scarlet Pansy is a groundbreaking queer novel that defied the censorship of its time. Written under the pseudonym Robert Scully, it tells the story of Fay Etrange, a flamboyant and unapologetically queer protagonist navigating a world that sought to erase them. Long suppressed and nearly forgotten, the book has since been rediscovered as a rare early work of LGBTQ literature—remarkable not only for its campy style, but for daring to put queer lives at the center of the story.
