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Men in dresses? Dame Joan Collins may have finally learned to hold her tongue
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Men in dresses? Dame Joan Collins may have finally learned to hold her tongue

In her latest memoir, actress, author and gay icon Joan Collins shares her thoughts on fashion and the legacy of “Dynasty”

By Matthew Hays
North Dakota book ban could imprison librarians who stock queer literature
Censorship

North Dakota book ban could imprison librarians who stock queer literature

Proposed legislation is the latest in a slew of anti-LGBTQ2S+ book-bannings across the United States

By Eve Cable
Kick off 2023 with comedian Pink Foxx, Sapphic crooning and a comics documentary
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Kick off 2023 with comedian Pink Foxx, Sapphic crooning and a comics documentary

Queer Culture Catch-Up is back with picks to usher in a new year

By S. Bear Bergman
Meet the historian who is driving a bus full of banned queer books across the U.S.
Censorship

Meet the historian who is driving a bus full of banned queer books across the U.S.

Eric Cervini is turning a school bus into a library of queer literature

By Sarah Prager
How the death of a lover inspired Lauren John Joseph’s compelling debut novel
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How the death of a lover inspired Lauren John Joseph’s compelling debut novel

Artist, performer and writer Lauren John Joseph talks about getting beyond mere trans representation

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
This Texas city is privatizing its library after a dispute over LGBTQ2S+ books
Censorship

This Texas city is privatizing its library after a dispute over LGBTQ2S+ books

With book bans and restrictions at an all-time high, studies show that 33 percent of challenged books in the U.S. have queer themes or characters 

By Maddy Mahoney
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‘I’m so queer I’m not even gay.’ A new biography of Kathy Acker paints a picture of a troublemaker on the page and in life
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‘I’m so queer I’m not even gay.’ A new biography of Kathy Acker paints a picture of a troublemaker on the page and in life

REVIEW: Kathy Acker was the kind of writer who’d perform sex acts in public; author Jason McBride captures her raucous life in his new biography

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
The five queer books that helped me come out
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The five queer books that helped me come out

These recent memoirs echoed events in my own life, sometimes in unexpected ways

By Natalie Schriefer
A lesbian holiday rom-com, Brian Falduto’s queer country and Nick Cave art
Queer Culture Catch-Up

A lesbian holiday rom-com, Brian Falduto’s queer country and Nick Cave art

A selection of cultural concoctions to get you through this heavy week

By S. Bear Bergman
Asexual YA fiction, trans film and a Two-Spirit discussion with Landa Lakes
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Asexual YA fiction, trans film and a Two-Spirit discussion with Landa Lakes

We’ve got picks for every letter of the acronym in this week’s Queer Culture Catch-Up

By S. Bear Bergman
Queer author Suzette Mayr wins the biggest literary prize in Canada 
Culture

Queer author Suzette Mayr wins the biggest literary prize in Canada 

The Calgary-based writer took home the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel “The Sleeping Car Porter”

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
How Jeanna Kadlec turned away from evangelical Christianity and stopped being ‘a car wreck in progress’
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How Jeanna Kadlec turned away from evangelical Christianity and stopped being ‘a car wreck in progress’

The author of “Heretic: A Memoir” talks about why fantasy and mystical things appeal to queer people

By Ren Jender
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In the ravished world of Trynne Delaney’s ‘The Half-Drowned,’ shape-shifting ideas of family are key to survival
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In the ravished world of Trynne Delaney’s ‘The Half-Drowned,’ shape-shifting ideas of family are key to survival

REVIEW: Trynne Delaney’s genre-breaking debut novella introduces us to a group of Black survivors imagining their future

By H Felix Chau Bradley
Drag kings, queer cowboys and a pair of trans books to catch up on this week
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Drag kings, queer cowboys and a pair of trans books to catch up on this week

S. Bear Bergman is back with a curated collection of culture creations

By S. Bear Bergman
What Queen Anne and Marie Antoinette had in common (rhymes with thespian dove)
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What Queen Anne and Marie Antoinette had in common (rhymes with thespian dove)

EXCERPT: Kirsty Loehr’s playful new book, “A Short History of Queer Women,” introduces us to women across history who weren’t just friends

By Kirsty Loehr
‘From the queer perspective, the best that we could have been was invisible’: Booker winner Douglas Stuart on growing up gay in Glasgow
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‘From the queer perspective, the best that we could have been was invisible’: Booker winner Douglas Stuart on growing up gay in Glasgow

With “Young Mungo,” Douglas Stuart solidifies his legacy as the chronicler of working-class queer Scotland

By Paul Gallant
Why does the esteemed author John Irving care so much about queer and trans people?
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Why does the esteemed author John Irving care so much about queer and trans people?

In John Irving’s latest novel, “The Last Chairlift,” the straight cis protagonist feels like a minority amidst all the queerness

By Paul Gallant
‘We have defined, for ourselves, what our relationship looks like:’ Candy Palmater in an excerpt from her new memoir
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‘We have defined, for ourselves, what our relationship looks like:’ Candy Palmater in an excerpt from her new memoir

In “Running Down a Dream,” Candy Palmater recounts how dating the woman who was to be her wife felt different from dating men

By Candy Palmater
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