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What writing about his life taught Brian Broome about being a queer Black man and battling addiction
Books

What writing about his life taught Brian Broome about being a queer Black man and battling addiction

Brian Broome’s best-selling memoir “Punch Me Up to the Gods” cuts close to the bone

By Jon Higgins
What could be wittier than writer R. Eric Thomas chatting with advice columnist John Paul Brammer?
Queer Culture Catch-Up

What could be wittier than writer R. Eric Thomas chatting with advice columnist John Paul Brammer?

Our recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning Sep. 9

By S. Bear Bergman
19 fall books we can’t wait to get our hands on
Books

19 fall books we can’t wait to get our hands on

The most intriguing LGBTQ2S+ releases you’ll see on the shelves in the next few months

By Paul Gallant
Try a taste of the rootsier Melissa Etheridge we’ve all been waiting for
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Try a taste of the rootsier Melissa Etheridge we’ve all been waiting for

Our recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning Aug. 26

By S. Bear Bergman
For award-winning writer Casey Plett, the beauty of trans lives resides in the details
Books

For award-winning writer Casey Plett, the beauty of trans lives resides in the details

In her latest collection of short stories, characters find themselves in unexpected places and situations

By Niko Stratis
Communing butch voices, dance documentaries and writers on writing
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Communing butch voices, dance documentaries and writers on writing

Our recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning Aug. 12

By S. Bear Bergman
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Robin’s queer. We love to see it!
Culture

Robin’s queer. We love to see it!

A new Batman comic finally makes the homosexual subtext text

By Mel Woods
Ivan Coyote’s latest book demonstrates the power of listening
Books

Ivan Coyote’s latest book demonstrates the power of listening

“To think that transphobia is any less a part of the fabric of this country is to let your guard down”

By Marjorie Celona
Online and offline festival frolics, plus the book club you need to join immediately
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Online and offline festival frolics, plus the book club you need to join immediately

Our recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning July 29

By S. Bear Bergman
What can queers learn about ourselves by conversing with the past?
Books

What can queers learn about ourselves by conversing with the past?

Comedian Tricia Black interviews writer Brian Francis about his hilarious and touching new memoir

By Tricia Black
10 queer books we’re absolutely and completely loving this summer
Books

10 queer books we’re absolutely and completely loving this summer

Need a beach read? We revisit some of the best works of fiction and non-fiction our writers have picked up so far this year

By Paul Gallant
An approach or two to being a daddy, plus a satirical song about gay recruitment
Queer Culture Catch-Up

An approach or two to being a daddy, plus a satirical song about gay recruitment

Our recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning July 15

By S. Bear Bergman
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Coming of age during the AIDS crisis: A dialogue
HIV/AIDS

Coming of age during the AIDS crisis: A dialogue

Authors Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore and Alexander McClelland discuss how a lost generation of queers came out, grieved and thrived through the height of the epidemic

By Alexander McClelland, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
First Lady Nancy Reagan befriended gay men, then betrayed them
Books

First Lady Nancy Reagan befriended gay men, then betrayed them

The legacy of the Reagan presidency’s callous handling of the early HIV/AIDS crisis still haunts us today

By Daniel Sanchez Torres
Death is around every corner in this queer author’s grimly funny debut novel
Books

Death is around every corner in this queer author’s grimly funny debut novel

In “Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead,” Emily Austin examines the intersection of queerness, religion and mental illness

By Mel Woods
How the fight to legalize gay marriage in the U.S. was kickstarted by a PR stunt in Hawaii
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How the fight to legalize gay marriage in the U.S. was kickstarted by a PR stunt in Hawaii

Bill Woods thought his plot to procure marriage licences for gay couples would make news on the islands. He didn’t think, 25 years later, it would make history

By Sasha Issenberg
From the ultimate James Baldwin playlist to a juicy plus-sized cabaret
Queer Culture Catch-Up

From the ultimate James Baldwin playlist to a juicy plus-sized cabaret

Our recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning July 1

By S. Bear Bergman
What writer Peter Dubé is looking for at the intersection of queerness and the surreal
Books

What writer Peter Dubé is looking for at the intersection of queerness and the surreal

His latest book-length poem, “The Headless Man,” follows a mysterious character from birth to sexuality

By Matthew Hays
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