Hugh Ryan’s new book “The Women’s House of Detention” spotlights a crossroads of Black, trans and gay liberation

Check out the 14 LGBTQ2S+ books we’re most excited to dive into this Pride

Joris Bas Backer talks to Maia Kobabe about going beyond the narrative of “I always knew”

Plus other recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning April 28

In this excerpt from their new book, Laurence Fox challenges cishet norms in the current wave of dystopian novels

A Brooklyn Public Library initiative is countering a new wave of censorship across the U.S.

“There’s just so much weird, imaginative, bizarre stuff being published now”

In “The Memory Librarian And Other Stories of Dirty Computer,” the songstress tackles oppressive political systems and surveillance in a series of curated short stories

Florence Ashley argues that bans are just the first step in preventing trans people from dealing with the trauma of such “therapy”

Plus other recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning March 31

A new book spotlights a photogenic queer couple in rural New Brunswick in the 1910s and ’20s

If passed, the bill would give parents the power to ban curriculum they deem “controversial”

Titles by and about LGBTQ2S+ young people are among the most banned books, especially in the U.S.

Plus other recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning March 17

The prolific author talks drawing on 1990s young adult fiction, the trans book boom and the best approach to writing about eating disorders

In an age where fans know a little bit too much of what’s in the dark corners of the minds of famous people, maybe we should look for other role models

Her debut memoir, “Girls Can Kiss Now,” explores the mainstreaming of lesbian pop culture

Plus other recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning March 3

Books

Just a three-minute walk from Stonewall, New York’s House of D was the site of an overlooked and turbulent queer history

Our pick of books to help you celebrate Pride season (plus some edgier reads, too)

In the graphic novel ‘Kisses for Jet,’ a gender-questioning teenager wrestles with who they are

Celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week with the Indigo Girls and roller derby YA

Where the fuck are we in your dystopia?

Teens will now be able to access banned LGBTQ2S+ books for free

For sci-fi author Charlie Jane Anders, queer hope and camaraderie are just as important as explosions and spaceships

Janelle Monáe’s new book offers a glimpse into a reimagined world

A new book on conversion practices examines exactly what trans people need from lawmakers

Ocean Vuong, the ‘Canadian Ballroom Extravaganza’ and lots of trans feelings

More than a century ago, rural queers were invisible. Thankfully, this same-sex couple had a camera

Virginia is about to enact a Florida-style law censoring LGBTQ2S+ education in schools

Banned books: eight authors targeted by censors speak up about why they think it happened

Spicy erotica, crying Nazis and the Badass Trans Women of Comedy

A little bit ‘The Baby-Sitters Club,’ a little bit body horror; Megan Milks’ novel is a real pre-trans trip

Do celebrities—especially queer ones—deserve to be role models?

Jill Gutowitz on Che Diaz, offline girlfriends and getting stepped on by Rachel Weisz

‘Keyboard Fantasies,’ Queering The Canon and Harvey Fierstein