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Image shows the cover of the book with text in neon colors that read "The 2000's made me gay" essays on pop culture by Grace Perry

“The 2000s Made Me Gay” Is a Pop Culture Filled Ode to the Queer Millennial Experience

“These essays offer layers of wise hindsight, exploring how certain 2000’s pop culture tropes contributed to how closeted so many gay millennials were — and how they influenced what kind…

Kim Wong-Shing —

Jun 18, 2021

lez liberty lit

link roundup

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Stories Have Power

The power of queer coming-of-age stories, even when you’ve already come; the myth of objectivity; writing about the body; and more.

Ryan Yates —

Jun 17, 2021

Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian

A collage of images of the 8 books featured in the post.

book lists

8 Books about Queer People Dealing with Cancer

From classics such as Audre Lorde’s Cancer Journals published in the 1980s to brand new graphic memoirs, here are eight queer authored books about cancer.

Casey —

Jun 14, 2021

A vintage television set sitting on top of a stool in a warm-toned room with the text LITTLE BLUE showing on a static-y screen

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“Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian)” Is a Queer Trans Eulogy to Love and Television

“When I say it’s comforting I mean it’s comforting in the omg this is so painful and beautiful and I love art and I love being trans and I want…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jun 9, 2021

grace lavery

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COVER REVEAL: Check Out the Smokin’ Cover of Grace Lavery’s Much-Anticipated “Please Miss”

Carmen Maria Machado calls it “hilarious and sexy and terrifying in its brilliance,” while Michelle Tea says it’s a “daring, perverse, mind-blowing, intellectual, hilarious, outrageous, inspired work of art that…

Rachel —

Jun 8, 2021

sci-fi/fantasy

A composite of the cover of First, Become Ashes and a photo of the author, KM Szpara

literature

Cruising for Rivendell: What Draws Queer People to High Fantasy?

“I think people who are seekers can just really want something so badly to be real… but then you’re almost willing to do anything to make it real.”

Rachel —

Jun 7, 2021

interview

the speakeasy

A collage of Leah Johnson side-by-side with her books. "Rise to the Sun" and "You Should See Me in a Crown"

book features

Leah Johnson Is the Toni Morrison of Queer YA, It’s Time We Get Real About That Fact

“I just want people to know that at the core of every book I write, I want to center black girls in their wholeness and show that you can be…

Carmen Phillips —

Jun 4, 2021

fiction

Illustrated cover of Leah Johnson's new novel, Rise to the Sun, features two Black girls holding each other and smiling against a red background.

book features

EXCLUSIVE Excerpt: Meet Toni, One of the Main Characters in Leah Johnson’s Latest Novel “Rise to the Sun”

Leah Johnson’s new novel “Rise to the Sun” follows two Black queer girls falling in love at a music festival — here’s an exclusive excerpt!

Leah Johnson —

Jun 4, 2021

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