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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…

Gabrielle Grace Hogan

Photo 1: An African grey parrot is nestled in cherry blossoms. Photo 2: Black leather kink toys. Photo 3: A loaf of white bread is sliced. Photo 4: The ocean against pink-tinted sand. Photo 5: A pile of pink macarons

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Short Fiction Playlist: Five Stories With Queer Sex

Welcome to another Short Fiction Playlist! In honor of Valentine’s Day, today’s theme is queer sex! Dig into these five stories featuring a sex-talking parrot, period sex, gay clubs, spanking,…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Feb 14, 2022

The book covers of Delilah Green Doesn't Care, She Drives Me Crazy, The Perks of Loving a Wallflower, Thorn, How to Find a Princess, Masquerade, Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating, and Femme Like Her

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Quiz: Which Queer Romance Novel Should You Read This February?

This February celebrate love NOT being a lie by reading a queer romance novel.

Casey

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Feb 13, 2022

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Rainbow Reading: More Like Mercury READtrograde, Am I Right!

Learn more about the book whose “highlights include: a May/December queer romance, psychopaths on the loose, and a school for bad girls….” Plus, more book news and recommendations, including lots…

Yashwina

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Feb 10, 2022

The book cover of Please Miss: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis by Grace Lavery, which features a pair of red lipsticked lips with a cigarette hanging out

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Grace Lavery on Her New Memoir “Please Miss,” Sex Writing, and the Trans Glamour of Nicole Kidman

“When one is trying to write about sex, if you’re doing it right, something happens in the prose that is unpredictable and kind of wild.”

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Feb 8, 2022

The book cover of Getting Clean With Stevie Green

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“Getting Clean With Stevie Green” Cares More About the Mess

It’s an attitude that’s really relatable, a year and some change sober as I am, the idea that your whole life would be different if not for this one thing…

Analyssa

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Feb 1, 2022

A collage featuring a photo of a painting canvas, a photo of a grand piano in the desert, a photo of a yoga mat, a photo of soapy water, and a photo of feet propped on a car's dashboard with a map

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Short Fiction Playlist: Five Queer Stories That Find Humor in Sad Places

A road trip, a strip mall, a breakup, a painting, and a pregnancy bump — read these five queer short stories where humor sits inside of sadness.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jan 28, 2022

A woman in ripped jeans and a flannel sits in a blue chair reading a book and holding a mug

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Rainbow Reading: A New Story Collection From Carmen Maria Machado Is Coming!

Plus, book awards for Torrey Peters, Sarah Schulman, Darcie Little Badger, and more!

Yashwina

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Jan 27, 2022

A collage of queer books set in the 90s

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Eight Queer Punk and Counterculture Books Set in the 90s

90s queer punk / counterculture / DIY books coming up!

Casey

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Jan 24, 2022

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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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10 Trans Horror Books You Should Read Right Now

10 Trans Horror Books You Should Read Right Now

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48 Lesbian, Queer and Trans Celebrity Memoirs

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Riese

15 Great Queer Novels About Sisters

15 Great Queer Novels About Sisters

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

16 Queer Road Trip Books To Adventure With

16 Queer Road Trip Books To Adventure With

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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What Hot Queer Book Published This Summer Should You Read?

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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7 New Trans Novels To Read This Summer

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Nic Anstett

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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

ilana masad BEINGS

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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Jennifer Beals Is Letting You Into Her Massive ‘The L Word’ Archive

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Sa'iyda Shabazz

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The Greatest Women Filmmakers Are Mad for a Reason

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Stef Rubino

Bob the Drag Queen Harriet Tubman Live in Concert: a photo of Bob next to a photo of the book cover

Bob the Drag Queen’s New Novel ‘Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert’ Is More Than a Joke

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Elyssa Maxx Goodman

Kristen Arnett interview: a close up author photo of Kristen

Clowning Around With Kristen Arnett

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Drew Burnett Gregory

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