“Butches & Femmes paved the way for tons of fantastic lesbians, radical queers, revolutionary feminists, and really awful (and awesome) hairstyles that came after them.”

“I give you a selection of the extremely gay life of Miss Anne Lister, a contemporary of Jane Austen and a precursor to Shane McCutcheon.”

Curated video from 80’s and 90’s afterschool specials in which being gay was a lot like being a tornado or a flesh-eating virus.

Bondage Month presents some flash-fiction erotica by Sinclair Sexsmith.

“And so while I would have loved to have done what Laura did, to go to New York and try to find myself, I did the more conventional thing, and I think I was not alone in that.”

“Embracing failure. Obsessive thoughts. Banal repetition of actions. For me they can be both very meditative and calming or crazed and overwhelming. Intensely intimate.”

Lesbian art or lesbian artist? Either way, Sadie Lee leaves a mark.

Schrag captures the anxiety of queer adolescence, will make your heart break, make you cry.

Whether you want to be smarter, get lost in a novel, relive Pure Poetry Week or read a book geared towards 13-year-olds, everyone can find something to read in this post.

You’ve got swagger, fashion, comedy, whiskey, geeky pick-up lines and the coolest klub on the mountain!

Intern Bren’s Team Pick: Are you weirder than some of history’s weirdest authors? Probably and that’s why I love you.

Think Emily Post has nothing for you? Think again.

Intern Bren’s Team Pick: “Who wrote the Bible again? I’ve forgotten.”

“Oh, but that’s why I got to cut his throat,” she said plainly. “If I didn’t love the son of a bitch, I’d let him live forever.”

WE’RE YOUR BEST GIRLFRIEND AND YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE

Patti Smith’s ‘Just Kids’ is an incredible story. I want to tell you about it.

#1 – Never apologize for being an artist.

I don’t know you, but I love you.

Get ready to read ALL OF THE BOOKS.

Did gay books save your life?