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Debbie Millman

The cover of the book Why Design Matters has the words "why design maters" in red ink in from of black circles and squiggles agains a white book jacket. It is by Debbie Millman, with a forward by Roxane Gay. The cover is displayed twice in front of a red background.

Debbie Millman’s “Why Design Matters” Is a Career Long Tribute of Lesbian Brilliance to Get Lost in on a Sunday Afternoon

Design Matters isn’t explicitly queer, but the longest-running podcast in history — with more than 40 million downloads and counting — comes from the mind of a lesbian and I’m…

Carmen Phillips —

Feb 27, 2022

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Rainbow Reading

A Black woman in a red beret reads a book with a mug in one hand

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Rainbow Reading: Trans! Vampire! Romance!

Plus, the debate about Sally Rooney’s depictions of bisexuality and queerness continues apace.

Yashwina —

Feb 24, 2022

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interview

The author Gretchen Felker-Martin. She is wearing red framed glasses and black lipstick and her hair is short and dark brown. On either side of her is the cover of her new novel Manhunt.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin on “Manhunt,” Martyrdom, and the Unimportance of Being Valid

“Manhunt is really my attempt to show the utility and the importance of existing in discomfort.”

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Feb 22, 2022

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In Verse

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In Verse: Poetry Collections for Broken Hearts

This new series, In Verse, is about bringing you the collections of poetry that meet you where you are at. This first installment is for the person dealing with a…

danijanae —

Feb 17, 2022

The book cover of Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin features a pair of plums in a netted bag with a bite taken out of one of the plums. The bottom of the book says: The end of the world is nuts.

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A Mile in Her Jackboots: Writing TERFs as a Trans Author

The challenge of writing about human monsters is that you have to confront the ways in which they’re exactly like you are.

Gretchen Felker-Martin —

Feb 16, 2022

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short fiction playlist

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 —

Feb 14, 2022

Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian

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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 —

Feb 13, 2022

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Rainbow Reading

A retro woman reads a book holding a glass bottle of Coke in one hand

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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 —

Feb 10, 2022

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