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Sports Have Always Been a Battleground for Gender Equity

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on trans girls and women in sports, check out these books to…

Stef Rubino

Jul 3, 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

Ashley Herring Blake and Get Over it, April Evans

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Ashley Herring Blake Loves Writing Messy Queer Characters

Get Over It, April Evans has all the signature elements of a great sapphic romance, including some deliciously spicy sex scenes.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Feb 26, 2026

Amy Spalding - In Her Spotlight

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How Amy Spalding Built a Four-Book Sapphic Romance Universe

Getting to write four queer romance novels, especially sapphic romance novels, in the same universe isn’t something many authors get to do.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Feb 25, 2026

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Things I Read That I Love #348: Food Delivery, Sizing, Bushwick, Agentic Tech Bros, Dog Shows and More

The wealthy Los Angeles couple who obtained dozens of children through surrogates, Snow White’s Scary Adventures, Gen Alpha’s bedrooms, WOOFing, the evolution of women’s clothing sizing, that lesbian couple on…

Riese

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Feb 21, 2026

Persona by Aoife Josie Clements

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Let This Trans Horror Novel Ruin Your Day as Soon as Possible

Persona by Aoife Josie Clements is a cult classic of literary horror in the making.

Nic Anstett

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Feb 19, 2026

Heap Earth Upon It, A Body Made Home, and Citizenship — three of Autostraddle's most anticipated books for February 2026

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for February 2026

Here are our most anticipated LGBTQ+ book picks for February! There’s a little bit of something for everyone!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Feb 3, 2026

Actress Goldie Hawn Reading a Newspaper (Photo by David Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

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Things I Read That I Love #347: Portlandia, The New Yorker Story, Vegans, The Great Movie Ride and More

Looking back on Portlandia, the “New Yorker story,” the most anticipated books lists, the Great Movie Ride, our friends in Minneapolis, the downfall of Veganism and more longform for your…

Riese

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Jan 31, 2026

two nuns

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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

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Morgan Thomas on Writing Complex Portrayals of Autistic Trans Experience

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Bone Horn and the novel's author

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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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Best Woman by Rose Dommu and The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

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