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Communal Living Can Save Us

Two months after my graduation, filled with a very American shame, I sat down in front of my parents and…

Mia Arias Tsang

Aug 12, 2026

Two lesbian recline while reading on their couch

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These Queer Books Databases Make It Easy To Search for Your Next Favorite LGBTQ+ Read

What exactly do I mean by database? Well, I want it to be something that can be queried or filtered; it’s not just a long book list, and searching isn’t…

Sally

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Oct 14, 2022

A bunch of vampires bare their fangs and are surrounded by red demons

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Interview With a Tranpire

It’s not hard to see the connection that trans readers and storytellers can find in vampire media.

Nic Anstett

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Oct 12, 2022

The book Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner as well as an author photo of Meryl Wilsner. They are wearing a yellow buttonup shirt and glasses while smiling at the camera.

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Author Meryl Wilsner on Writing MILFs, Age Gaps, and Twisting Tropes

“We never learned to write books, we only learn how to write the book that we’re writing.”

Christina Tucker

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Oct 11, 2022

Nightwood by Djuna Barnes surrounded by lips with a split tongue emerging from them

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The Unspeakable Shadows of Nightwood

You fear Nightwood because of what it reveals about you.

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Oct 10, 2022

The following books: Nothing but Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw, Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt, White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi, and What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

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10 Queer Haunted House Books

Let’s get gay and scared!

Casey

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Oct 9, 2022

Three identical images for the cover of The Family Outing, which is written in rainbow letters on a blue background, with arrows on some of the letters.

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“The Family Outing” Is a Vivid Memoir of Neglect, Secrets, and the Power of Family

Over the course of five years, Jessi Hempel came out as a lesbian; her dad then came out as gay, her sister as bisexual, and her brother as trans.

Darcy

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Oct 7, 2022

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya takes a mirror selfie, surrounded by copies of her novelette HELEN HOUSE. A small ghost comes out of her phone.

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya on Writing a Lesbian Horror Protagonist Who Has Been to Therapy

Autostraddle Managing Editor Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya’s debut book — Helen House, a queer horror novelette — comes out October 18.

Nico

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Oct 6, 2022

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Rainbow Reading: We Fell in Love (With Some Rad New Books) in October

When someone declared on Twitter “october is an inherently gay month” — they were right.

Yashwina

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Oct 6, 2022

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Communal Living Can Save Us

These Queer Books Databases Make It Easy To Search for Your Next Favorite LGBTQ+ Read

Interview With a Tranpire

Author Meryl Wilsner on Writing MILFs, Age Gaps, and Twisting Tropes

The Unspeakable Shadows of Nightwood

10 Queer Haunted House Books

“The Family Outing” Is a Vivid Memoir of Neglect, Secrets, and the Power of Family

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya on Writing a Lesbian Horror Protagonist Who Has Been to Therapy

Rainbow Reading: We Fell in Love (With Some Rad New Books) in October

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Sports Have Always Been a Battleground for Gender Equity

7 Queer Palestinian Books To Read This Pride

All 100+ Queer Women of the Star Wars Universe, Ranked

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Books To Read if You’re Gay and Kinda Haunted

6 Books Exploring Queer Boricua Experience

Queer Books To Read if You’re Really Missing ‘Pluribus’

The Best Queer Poetry Releases of 2025

The Best Queer Books of 2025

17 Sapphic Holiday Romances To Devour This Winter

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Morgan Thomas on Writing Complex Portrayals of Autistic Trans Experience

‘Bone Horn’ Is a Well of Horniness Rippling With Comedy, Grief, and the Ultimate Lesbian Mystery

‘The Queer Bookshelf’ Will Help You Find Your Next Gay Read — Without Algorithms

New Novel ‘Vernal Thaw’ Explores Toxic Queer Monogamy

New Memoir ‘A Body Made Home’ Embraces Black Trans Love, Healing, and Transformation

Ashley Herring Blake Loves Writing Messy Queer Characters

How Amy Spalding Built a Four-Book Sapphic Romance Universe

What Does ‘Queer Food’ Mean?

Rose Dommu and Casey McQuiston on Writing Queer Romance That Fucks With the Formula

Queer History Meets UFO Lore in Ilana Masad’s Stunning New Novel ‘Beings’

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