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‘All Us Saints’ Boldly Slashes Away at the Trans Killer Trope

All Us Saints is hardly the first work to critique and analyze the prolific horror trope of the transgender slasher…

Nic Anstett

Jun 6, 2026

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What We Can Learn From Lesbian Nuns

A forgotten 1980s bestseller on lesbian nuns is the antidote to dating app burnout and the “cool queer” rat race.

Carolina Flores

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Jan 23, 2026

A Malaysian woman reads a tabloid newspaper at a news stand in Kuala Lumpur. Among the titles on display are Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and National Geographic. (Photo by © Shepard Sherbell/CORBIS SABA/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Things I Read That I Love #346: Bama Rush, Celebrity Memoirs, Laptop Boyfriends, Leaving LA and More

An elite rescue squad in the Great Smokey Mountains, the museum at the Pennhurst Asylum, a liberal journalist gets hired by ICE, how to cast a baby commercial and more…

Riese

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Jan 17, 2026

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

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

If you have struggled to adjust to a life without Pluribus, I’m right there with you.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jan 15, 2026

You'll Never Forget Me by Isha Raya

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‘You’ll Never Forget Me’ Is a Rip-Roaring Queer Thriller With ‘Killing Eve’ Energy

It’s hard to pull off murder and romance and thriller, and one of the reasons this book did is because I did believe these were real f*cked up people.

Christina Tucker

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Jan 14, 2026

Hemlock by Melissa Faliveno, Mega Milk by Megan Milks, and On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for January 2026

New year, new queer books!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Jan 6, 2026

A fashion model engrossed in a magazine sits on the floor while people walk about her. She is participating in a fashion show being held at the Louvre. (Photo by David Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

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Things I Read That I Love #345: Hoarding Dunkaroos, Polycrisis, Gentle Parenting, Chain Restaurants and More

Caity Weaver goes to Austria to quit sugar, misadventures in gentle parenting, the chainifcation of American restaurants, the decline of Starbucks and more longform I loved this week.

Riese

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Jan 3, 2026

The Best Queer Poetry Releases of 2025

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The Best Queer Poetry Releases of 2025

During a time as turbulent as 2025, being able to spend time off my phone and with a poetry book has kept me afloat. Here are the queer poetry releases…

Gabrielle Grace Hogan

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Dec 29, 2025

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The Best Queer Books of 2025

It was, despite the right’s attacks on LGBTQ+ literature, indeed a great year for queer books.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Dec 28, 2025

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Vernal Thaw by Frances Cannon

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A Body Made Home by Kai Marshall Green

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What Does ‘Queer Food’ Mean?

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Best Woman by Rose Dommu and The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

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