Jacqueline Woodson & Jeanette Winterson to be Honored at the 29th Lammy Awards
Jacqueline Woodson will receive Lambda’s Visionary Award and Jeanette Winterson will receive the Trustee Award at the 29th Annual Lambda Literary Awards
‘Primahood: Magenta’ by Tyler Cohen
“Cohen tackles the innate struggles of parenthood, as well as the challenges of trying to raise a humanist child.”
‘This is a Dance Movie!’ by Tim Jones-Yelvington
The collection as a whole speaks to any reader unafraid of a revealing dive into sexual deviancy, fickle intimacy, and evasive amour
‘The Queer Heroes Coloring Book’ by Tara Madison Avery and Jon Macy
If you’re looking for the perfect holiday gift or birthday present, search no more.
A Queer Latina Superhero, the Resurgence of Poetry, and More LGBT News…
Writers struggle to respond to the election, amazing lgbt bookstores, and more lgbt news
A Poem by Tommy Pico
This week, an excerpt from Tommy Pico’s book-length poem IRL
‘Black Dove: Mama, Mi’jo, and Me’ by Ana Castillo
One of the collection’s implicit questions is what intersections of identities might come next, what experiences and realities we have yet to see represented
Nicole Dennis-Benn, Marlon James, Queer Robin Hood, and More LGBT News
Being queer and Jamaican, same gender loving Robin Hood, and more lgbt news…
A Poem by Miriam Bird Greenberg
This week, a poem by Miriam Bird Greenberg.
A Poem by Kamden Hilliard
This week, a poem by Kamden Hilliard.
A Poem by K.T. Billey
This week, a poem by K.T. Billey.
Carrie Brownstein on the Joys and Agonies of Storytelling
“Music writing can be very frustrating, too, but for some reason, at the end of three hours of trying to write a song, if I’m unsuccessful, it doesn’t feel quite as degrading as not being able to write a successful paragraph.”
A Poem by Diana Hamilton
This week, a poem by
Maggie Nelson: On Writing ‘The Argonauts’ and Doing Justice to Queer Happiness
“On one level, I tried to do something I hadn’t done before, which was use the book as a holding container for sentiments of love and happiness […]”
A Look at the Bureau of General Services–Queer Division: New York City’s Queer Bookstore
“The primary service we provide is a welcoming and stimulating space where queers can meet and get to know each other; share our work and our ideas with each other; and encourage, inspire, and learn from each other.”
Two Poems by Ilinca Popescu
This week, two poems by Ilinca Popescu.
‘Canary’ by Nancy Jo Cullen
Every story in Nancy Jo Cullen’s debut collection skates along the edge of weirdness. These characters are just a tiny bit off, drawing the reader into their delightful eccentricities.
‘Harley Loco: A Memoir of Hard Living, Hair, and Post-Punk, from the Middle East to the Lower East Side’ by Rayya Elias
Millions of Syrian refugees have
In Remembrance: Margaret Thatcher’s Queer Legacy
It was compelling for the young lesbian-feminist reporter that I was, being in a country run by a woman. As a feminist, I wanted to experience that difference–having a woman in charge. That constancy of presence of Thatcher’s was part of the difference, the intensity with which she seized power was another.
‘Nevada: A Novel’ by Imogen Binnie
In her debut novel Nevada (Topside Press), Imogen Binnie welds a fierce new voice in an expertly delivered narrative.
Queer Rites: ‘Faitheist’
An atheist might be said
Literature at the End of the World
A variety of theories, predictions, prophecies, astronomical fears, and ancient calendar concerns mark December 21st, 2012—the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice, the return of the sun—as the end of the world.
What of literature, then?
‘SATANICA’: Pleasure Seekers Wanted
At a loss on what
‘Travels in a Gay Nation: Portraits of LGBTQ Americans’ by Philip Gambone
Who are the “real” LGBTIQ
