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Queer History Meets UFO Lore in Ilana Masad’s Stunning New Novel ‘Beings’

“I think having crushes can be really nice. It can remind you that you have a body that can reach…

Gabrielle Korn

Oct 7, 2025

Matricide by Carola Tomaso. A badge reads LOST LESBIAN LIT.

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Lost Lesbian Lit: Mommy Issues! At the Women’s Writers Retreat

Lost Lesbian Lit is a series of essays about lesbian literature from before 2010 with fewer than 25 ratings on Goodreads.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Mar 17, 2023

Faltas by Cecilia Gentili, Virology by Joseph Osmundson, Brown Neon by Raquel Gutiérrez, Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield, Ma and Me by Putsata Reang, How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler, Before We Were Trans by Kit Heyam, Pretty Baby by Chris Belcher, Gods of Want by K-Ming Chang, and Manywhere by Morgan Thomas

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Congratulations to the 2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalists!

Revisit Autostraddle’s reviews and interviews with this year’s Lambda Literary 2023 shortlisted books and authors.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Mar 15, 2023

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Omise’eke Tinsley’s “The Color Pynk” Celebrates Black Femme Art for Survival

A beautiful commitment to and demonstration of Black femme poetics, The Color Pynk offers a radical alternative to the genre of the academic book, one that celebrates Black queer language…

Lauren Herold

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Mar 2, 2023

Cover of Alex D. Ketchum's book "Ingredients for Revolution"

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“Ingredients for Revolution” Offers a New Look at Social Justice Movement History

Cafes became hubs for marginalized members of the communities they were in, and learning their history helps us understand the power of their impact.

Stef Rubino

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Jan 10, 2023

Selfie Aesthetics: Seeing Trans Feminist Futures in Self-Representational Art by Nicole Morse

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Nicole Morse Wants You To See Trans Feminist Futures in Selfies

Selfie Aesthetics: Seeing Trans Feminist Futures in Self-Representational Art is a book about selfies and our relationships to them.

Lauren Herold

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Jan 4, 2023

Two protesters with Act Up march in 1988

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Marika Cifor Wants You To Activate Your Nostalgia for ACT UP

Marika Cifor’s new book Viral Cultures: Activist Archiving in the Age of AIDS explores how LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS archives shape our understanding of history.

Lauren Herold

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Dec 6, 2022

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A Memoir Isn’t a Self-Help Book

Author Jeanna Kadlec talks about her new memoir Heretic, the loss of leaving a life, gay Bible stories, and more.

Stef Rubino

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Nov 4, 2022

An image of Blair Braverman's novel, Small Game, which is a green background with a campfire and text on it. In between two copies of the book, there is a portrait of Blair, who is a white woman standing in the snow wearing winter clothes, looking directly into the camera with a serious expression.

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When Survival Isn’t Just About Yourself

Writer Blair Braverman talks preppers, survival, queer love, and her gripping new novel, Small Game.

Darcy

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Oct 31, 2022

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