In a beautiful new book, artist and designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has co-edited a celebration of places around the world that bring LGBTQ2S+ people together

In this excerpt from his posthumous memoir, the late activist and journalist Gerald Hannon relives the “hooker” headline

In Davey Davis’s “X,” a sadist has their world upended by an elusive sexual partner

The non-binary burlesque performer and “Slag Wars” winner gives Xtra a personal tour of LGBTQ+ London

Laurie Marhoefer’s book on Magnus Hirschfeld looks at the famed German sexologist’s darker side and his relationship with a younger Asian man

Plus more of what’s up and on, starting June 23

How comedian Gina Yashere, once shy about being out, became a Hollywood powerhouse with a little help from “Bob ❤️ Abishola”

In her debut novel, “Solo Dance,” Taiwanese-Japanese author Li Kotomi follows her character through Japan’s “queer desert”

Plus more of what’s up and on starting June 10

Andrea Werhun’s memoir captures the challenges, joys and humour of a career in sex work

In a conversation hosted by Xtra, the two authors talk about their new books and how far they’ve come

Ben Miller, co-author of the new book “Bad Gays,” takes a look at “evil and complicated” people over the course of centuries

Employees at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters accused the platform of “rainbow-washing” over their refusal to pull transphobic titles from the platform

The activist and founder of Refuge America shares his inspiring story in a new memoir

Podcaster, psychologist and scientist Julia Shaw brings her own personal experiences to her survey on the science and culture of bisexuality

“My life was always dependent on my needs and also the network of people needing to depend on me”

Plus more of what’s on and happening starting May 26

“It’s important that we find love,” says R. Eric Thomas, “but it’s also important that we we queer people find community and a sense of belonging”

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Queer spaces are, in fact, whatever we damn well declare them to be

‘I hope you’re not going to make too much of this:’ Gerald Hannon recounts how his sex work got splashed all over international media

Set amidst futuristic political turmoil, Davey Davis’s new book unpacks pain and pleasure

Cabaret star Tyreece is the toast of London—and the internet!

One of the world’s first gay rights activists was racist and sexist. The author of a new book explores how much should it bug us

Celebrate Pride with ‘The Annie Sprinkle Project’ and theatre from Bilal Baig

Gina Yashere’s dream was to play a best friend on a sitcom. Now she’s writing for one of TV’s most popular shows and making other people famous

The life and hope in literature: the message behind a Japanese literary sensation, newly translated into English

‘Sex Is as Sex Does,’ Kelechi, Green Room 42 and more Pride Month happenings

‘Modern Whore’ is a love letter to sex workers—and the art of the hustle

Almost 30 years after their breakout literary successes, Shani Mootoo and Shyam Selvadurai are (mostly) no longer outsiders

What can we learn from all of history’s ‘bad gays’?

Amazon employees interrupt Pride event to protest sales of anti-LGBTQ2S+ books

Edafe Okporo on writing ‘Asylum’ and finding home as a Black gay man in America

Julia Shaw’s new book continues the conversation about bisexuality, but is it the one we need right now?

Inside Brontez Purnell’s ‘100 Boyfriends,’ a collection of complex love stories

Stonewall history, a Two-Spirit powwow and your new favourite Black trans TikToker

A writer for screen, stage and page, R. Eric Thomas uses comedy to recalibrate the American experience