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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

“The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext” Celebrates Latinx Community and Future-Building

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“The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext” Celebrates Latinx Community and Future-Building

“Writing, for me, is a way of reimagining that which I’ve experienced and creating something new. It’s a way of future-building. It’s a way of taking back agency. Each time…

Jaelani Turner-Williams

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Apr 7, 2020

11 Poems to Read to Your Lesbian Lover in Isolation

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11 Poems to Read to Your Lesbian Lover in Isolation

11 poems of varying lengths that you can read to your lesbian lover with that expensive wood wick candle flickering on the bedside table.

danijanae

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Apr 6, 2020

Celia Laskey’s “Under the Rainbow” Is Dark, Redeeming, and Very Very Queer

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Celia Laskey’s “Under the Rainbow” Is Dark, Redeeming, and Very Very Queer

Both light and heavy, dark and redeeming, this book is sure to be a comfort and resource for many, as we try to bridge the growing gap between “coastal elites”…

Kate Gorton

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Apr 3, 2020

9 Poems to Read in These Trying Times

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9 Poems to Read in These Trying Times

One place that I have found comfort before and continue to find it now is in poetry, the words of others who have experienced and seen unspeakable things and come…

danijanae

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Apr 2, 2020

Vivek Shraya Remains an Original with New Novel “The Subtweet”

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Vivek Shraya Remains an Original with New Novel “The Subtweet”

It’s one of many reasons Shraya is such a singular artist. She’s making work for herself and her communities – everyone else is welcome to appreciate her, but she doesn’t…

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Apr 2, 2020

Sabrina Imbler’s “Dyke (geology)” Makes Science Horny

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Sabrina Imbler’s “Dyke (geology)” Makes Science Horny

Science and sexuality collide with swift force in this short but striking chapbook.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 1, 2020

Samantha Irby’s “Wow, No Thank You.” Masters the Art of Self-Deprecation

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Samantha Irby’s “Wow, No Thank You.” Masters the Art of Self-Deprecation

Irby evokes Nora Ephron in her latest essay collection.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Mar 31, 2020

Lez Liberty Lit: The Emergency Library

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Lez Liberty Lit: The Emergency Library

1.4 million free books, virtual museum tours, maintaining a creative practice (but maybe not starting that coronavirus novel) and more.

Ryan Yates

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Mar 26, 2020

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The Best Queer Poetry Releases of 2025

The Best Queer Poetry Releases of 2025

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Gabrielle Grace Hogan

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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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Nic Anstett

memoirs by brandi carlile, brittney griner and kristen kish

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

A/S/L, Make Sure You Die Screaming, and Luminous

7 New Trans Novels To Read This Summer

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Author Interviews

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

A close up of Alison Bechdel next to the cover her for new novel Spent

Alison Bechdel Never Thought She’d Be This Successful

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Drew Burnett Gregory

photos from behind the scenes of The L Word, taken by Jennifer Beals

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

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Sa'iyda Shabazz

Cinema Her Way Marya E Gates interview: side by side author photo and book cover

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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