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AAPI Heritage Month

Asian American

Sal Tran cooking their mom's recipe of braised fish.

identity

Lost and Found in the Fish Sauce: How I Cooked My Way Back Home

Through my mother’s recipes, I’m reminded of the resilience that flows in our blood. Instead of disconnecting from my body to survive, I nurtured it. Like me, cooking is hella…

Sal Tran —

May 21, 2020

Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian

novel

book lists

Eight Awesome Queer Historical Fiction Books Like Tipping the Velvet

Queer historical fiction books full of the steaminess, lush historical detail, and drama of Sarah Waters’s iconic lesbian coming of age story Tipping the Velvet.

Casey —

May 21, 2020

lez liberty lit

link roundup

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Paying Attention Differently

A time capsule of queer Los Angeles, how paying attention matters, read “A Quick and Easy Guide to Sex and Disability,” black queer writers winning Pulitzer Prizes and more.

Ryan Yates —

May 21, 2020

link roundup

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Stephanie Beatriz Would Like to Be Your New Batwoman

Hey and so would Ali Liebert! Motherland: Fort Salem and Gentefied have been renewed, more details on ODAAT’s animated special, Vanity Fair’s Janelle Monáe profile is a must-read, and more!

Heather Hogan —

May 20, 2020

Legends of Tomorrow – Lesbian & Queer Storylines

Legends of Tomorrow recap