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My ‘Dry Season’

Taking time to be celibate during my first year in California allowed me to build a life which matched my…

Gen

Jun 2, 2026

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22 Fictional Books From Movies and TV Shows We Would Really Like to Actually Read

Anybody got a copy of “Station Eleven” or um, “The Wrong Side of the Bed; Corruption, Cover-Ups and a Crisis of Culture on America’s #1 Morning Show”?

Riese

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Mar 23, 2022

My Volcano by John Elizabeth Stintzi

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“My Volcano” Is an Abnormal, Bizarre, Exhilarating Novel About a Volcano Suddenly Emerging in Central Park

My Volcano is an abnormal, bizarre, sometimes frustratingly opaque novel — but it’s also one of the most exhilarating ones I’ve read in years.

Abbie Jones

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Mar 22, 2022

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Things I Read That I Loved #325: Like a Hippie Van Collided With a Paint Factory

Topics include TED Talks, murder, Morrissey, a horrific party limousine crash, infertility, the Atlanta Spa Shootings, Super Bowl Halftime Shows, a legendary Massachusetts roadside restaurant and more.

Riese

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Mar 18, 2022

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In Verse: Poetry Collections for Impressing the One You Love

Being in love is to be full of swell, all bells, and tinkles.

danijanae

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Mar 17, 2022

The book Body Work by Melissa Febos

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Melissa Febos on “Body Work,” Medieval Women, and First Drafts

“The process of writing for me is the great work of life. It is the nexus where everything that matters to me intersects.”

Yashwina

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Mar 15, 2022

A tween is curled up in a blanket reading a book

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Rainbow Reading: I’ve Been Thinking About What I Was Reading When I Was 13

Plus, a new podcast exploring queer history through the lens of archive holdings at my favorite library.

Yashwina

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Mar 10, 2022

Jill Gutowitz's book cover for her debut essay collection Girls Can Kiss Now is dark purple with pink font and many line drawing illustrations of cool lesbians in the background

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“Girls Can Kiss Now” and Other Realizations with Jill Gutowitz

We reviewed “Girls Can Kiss Now,” Jill Gutowitz’s debut essay collection about pop culture, the internet, growing up, and being very very gay. You’re gonna love it.

Vanessa

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Mar 8, 2022

Eight Mystery Books With Bi+ Main Characters

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Eight Mystery Books With Bi+ Main Characters

We’ve got mystery thrillers, historical mysteries, fantasy mysteries, graphic novel mysteries!

Casey

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Mar 2, 2022

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

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Nic Anstett

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

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Stef Rubino

Books To Read if You’re Gay and Kinda Haunted

Books To Read if You’re Gay and Kinda Haunted

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6 Books Exploring Queer Boricua Experience

6 Books Exploring Queer Boricua Experience

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Titeänyä Rodríguez

The Seep, Land of Milk and Honey, and The Unworthy

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

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

The Best Queer Poetry Releases of 2025

The Best Queer Poetry Releases of 2025

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Gabrielle Grace Hogan

the best queer books of 2025

The Best Queer Books of 2025

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

17 Sapphic Holiday Romances To Devour This Winter

17 Sapphic Holiday Romances To Devour This Winter

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Sa'iyda Shabazz

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10 New Middle Grade Books Featuring LGBTQ+ Main Characters

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Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Vernal Thaw by Frances Cannon

New Novel ‘Vernal Thaw’ Explores Toxic Queer Monogamy

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Lauren Herold

A Body Made Home by Kai Marshall Green

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

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Lauren Herold

Ashley Herring Blake and Get Over it, April Evans

Ashley Herring Blake Loves Writing Messy Queer Characters

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Sa'iyda Shabazz

Amy Spalding - In Her Spotlight

How Amy Spalding Built a Four-Book Sapphic Romance Universe

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Sa'iyda Shabazz

Queers at the Table

What Does ‘Queer Food’ Mean?

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Stef Rubino

Best Woman by Rose Dommu and The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

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

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Adam Eli

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

Pick An Actual Category, You Strange Genius

Gabrielle Korn

Benedict Nguyễn interview: a photo of Benedict next to the cover for Hot Girls with Balls

Benedict Nguyễn Finds Performance On the Page

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Drew Burnett Gregory

Rachel and Harrison Browne and their book Let Us Play

The Right Isn’t the Only Side We Need To Fight When It Comes to Trans Sports Inclusion

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Stef Rubino

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Alison Bechdel Never Thought She’d Be This Successful

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Drew Burnett Gregory

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