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Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on the link between the COVID-19 and AIDS crises
Books

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on the link between the COVID-19 and AIDS crises

Sycamore’s new novel “Terry Dactyl” shirks nostalgia, instead showing how queer history often repeats

By Veronica Esposito
This trans zine from the ’90s has never been more relevant
Books

This trans zine from the ’90s has never been more relevant

“Gendertrash From Hell” collects all the issues of the iconoclastic publication. It’s a major event

By H Felix Chau Bradley
‘Radical Unlearning’ explores what it takes to shift our beliefs
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‘Radical Unlearning’ explores what it takes to shift our beliefs

Lewis Raven Wallace’s new book digs into the science of personal transformation

By Syrus Marcus Ware
‘DILF’ asserts trans people’s rightful place in feminism
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‘DILF’ asserts trans people’s rightful place in feminism

With “Did I Leave Feminism?,” Jude Ellison S. Doyle takes on TERFs—while drawing on unlikely sources

By Veronica Esposito
Grace Byron’s ‘Herculine’ shows what a trans cult might actually look like
Books

Grace Byron’s ‘Herculine’ shows what a trans cult might actually look like

Byron flips right-wing stereotypes about trans people with her frightening and funny debut novel

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
Lana Lin’s new book channels—and challenges—Gertrude Stein
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Lana Lin’s new book channels—and challenges—Gertrude Stein

“The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam” is an intimate and experimental love story

By H Felix Chau Bradley
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Rose Dommu is bringing back messy rom-coms
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Rose Dommu is bringing back messy rom-coms

The viral writer talks trans shenanigans, the power of contradiction and her debut novel “Best Woman”

By Sam Franzini
How BookTok inspired this real-life romance bookstore
Taking Space

How BookTok inspired this real-life romance bookstore

Edmonton’s Book Boudoir is building queer-inclusive community one page at a time

By Lauren Kalinowski
‘Cannon’ shows the cost of keeping in your feelings
Books

‘Cannon’ shows the cost of keeping in your feelings

Lee Lai’s latest graphic novel follows a woman on the verge of exploding

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
Alberta book ban mess continues with updated ministerial order
Censorship

Alberta book ban mess continues with updated ministerial order

Premier Danielle Smith’s fave Ayn Rand is safe. Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer” is not

By Mel Woods
‘Lessons in Magic and Disaster’ beautifully melds fantasy and queer history
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‘Lessons in Magic and Disaster’ beautifully melds fantasy and queer history

Charlie Jane Anders’s latest novel deals with campus politics—and trans magic

By H Felix Chau Bradley
UK-based Polari Prize called out for honouring self-described ‘TERF’
Books

UK-based Polari Prize called out for honouring self-described ‘TERF’

At least 11 authors withdrew their books from consideration for the U.K. LGBTQ+ literary award because of John Boyne’s history of anti-trans statements

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods
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Liberation has always been on the shelves of queer bookstores
Taking Space

Liberation has always been on the shelves of queer bookstores

Despite raids and threats, bookstores carry on as crucial LGBTQ2S+ organizing hubs

By Adam Rhodes
Mattie Lubchansky’s ‘Simplicity’ interrogates queer communism
Books

Mattie Lubchansky’s ‘Simplicity’ interrogates queer communism

The star author’s latest graphic novel is a visionary glimpse into the highs and lows of trans peace

By Eli Cugini
Queer third places are making a comeback
Taking Space

Queer third places are making a comeback

Gen Z is fuelling the revival of LGBTQ2S+ social spaces

By Samuel Eli Shepherd
Andrea Gibson helped me see life in the good light
Proud Lives

Andrea Gibson helped me see life in the good light

Gibson’s poetry about queerness and mortality taught thousands of people how to reject apathy and embrace life

By Lindsay Lee Wallace
China is cracking down on gay fiction and erotica writers
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China is cracking down on gay fiction and erotica writers

ANALYSIS: Danmei authors say they have been increasingly targeted with arrests and censorship

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods
‘Hot Girls with Balls’ is deliciously, painfully online
Books

‘Hot Girls with Balls’ is deliciously, painfully online

Benedict Nguyễn’s debut novel is both tender and ruthless about the frictions of being internet famous

By H Felix Chau Bradley
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