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Writers on the Election, Hopeful Public Art, and More LGBTQ News

Justin Vivian Bond on revolutionary art, writers on the election, and more LGBTQ news…

November 12, 2016

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Frank Ocean Opens the Floodgates, Lidia Yuknavitch on Writing About Sexuality, and Alexander Chee’s Fashion Moment

Frank Ocean’s cultural production, Brandon Taylor on writing with empathy, and more LGBTQ news

August 26, 2016

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Writers on Mississippi’s Anti-Gay Legislation, Jewelle Gomez on Vampires, and Other LGBT News

Childhood literary crushes, ACLU takes on prison censorship, and more LGBT news

April 17, 2016

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Reader Meet Author: Personal Advice from Poet Danez Smith

“My best friend (who is a liberal like myself) just started dating a Republican.”

May 20, 2015

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Danez Smith: On His New Poetry Collection, Writing About Gay Sex, and the Power of Blackness

“Today, being black and gay is an armor, a gospel I love dearly. I love black queers. I love who and how we are. It’s taught me a lot of love; how it can surprise you with its leaps and failures.”

January 26, 2015

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