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

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re here, how we got here,…

Stef Rubino

Apr 22, 2026

Books To Read if You’re Gay and Kinda Haunted

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Books To Read if You’re Gay and Kinda Haunted

Books that ask questions like: Is any of this really happening? What is possible, in this great big world of ours? And, of course, how do we survive each other?

A.

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Apr 16, 2026

Fat Swim by Emma Copley Eisenberg, Aviary by Maria Dong, and Work To Do by Jules Wernersbach

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for April 2026

From a grocery co-op drama to a cheeky pop star saga to a linked story collection centering fat queer characters to a trans neo-noir, our top picks for the month…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Apr 10, 2026

Hemlock by Melissa Faliveno

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The Many Queer Hauntings of ‘Hemlock’

Earning its title, Hemlock is a beautiful poison.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 8, 2026

Vernal Thaw by Frances Cannon

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New Novel ‘Vernal Thaw’ Explores Toxic Queer Monogamy

While most texts about polyamory explore what happens when a relationship opens up, Vernal Thaw reverses this trope: the novel explores what happens when a polyamorous person chooses to close…

Lauren Herold

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Apr 6, 2026

6 Books Exploring Queer Boricua Experience

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6 Books Exploring Queer Boricua Experience

Interacting with Queer Boricua art has always felt like coming home to a part of myself I didn’t always know how to name.

Titeänyä Rodríguez

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Mar 20, 2026

Whidbey by T Kira Madden

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Whidbey, the Blast Radius of Sexual Trauma, and Resisting the Story the World Wants

Whidbey is not precisely concerned with the why of what happened, although it is concerned with what comes next. The abuser, as a voice, is almost completely absent.

Zefyr Lisowski

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Mar 18, 2026

A Body Made Home by Kai Marshall Green

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

Kai Marshall Green resists cliche disability recovery narratives and normative tropes of trans storytelling.

Lauren Herold

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Mar 5, 2026

sara torres x is where i am, whidbey by t kira madden, and hell's heart by alexis hall

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for March 2026

March is here, and it’s a BIG month for queer books.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Mar 3, 2026

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The Best Queer Poetry Releases of 2025

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17 Sapphic Holiday Romances To Devour This Winter

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10 New Middle Grade Books Featuring LGBTQ+ Main Characters

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Ashley Herring Blake and Get Over it, April Evans

Ashley Herring Blake Loves Writing Messy Queer Characters

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Queers at the Table

What Does ‘Queer Food’ Mean?

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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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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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